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- Effective Term:
- Fall 2019
- Course Number:
- D 170
- Course Title:
- World Dance
- Credit Hours:
- 1
- Lecture Hours:
- 0
- Lecture/Lab Hours:
- 0
- Lab Hours:
- 30
Course Description
Introduces traditional and popular dance forms and styles from a selection of countries and cultures. Examines and practices dance movement within a cultural context. Ethnic dances may vary by term. This course is also offered as PE 124; a student who enrolls in this course a second time under either designator will be subject to the course repeat policy. Audit available.
Intended Outcomes for the course
Upon completion of the course students should be able to:
- Understand basic dance skills, in particular ethnic dance forms and styles.
- Identify and demonstrate specific ethnic and/or popular dances.
- Examine and appreciate dance as cultural and social expression.
Outcome Assessment Strategies
- Recognize specific ethnic dance forms and styles.
- Demonstrate traditional and/or popular dances of particular countries or cultures.
- Observe and analyze specific ethnic dance performances, dancers, and choreography.
- Create and present a report on ethnic dance.
Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)
- Dance warm-up
- Body positions
- Posture and placement
- Arm positions and movements
- Leg and foot positions and steps
- Coordination
- Basic rhythms in ethnic dances
- Counter and polyrhythms
- Steps in place
- Traveling steps
- Turning steps
- Jumping steps
- Muscle memory
- Vocabulary of steps and dances
- Integration of dance and music
- Dance combinations
- Intent and meaning in movement
- Movement aesthetics
- Movement style
- Origin of dances
- Structure of dances
- Musical and dance forms
- Choreography
COMPETENCIES/SKILLS:
- Practice and demonstrate correct techniques and styling in the following elements of traditional and popular ethnic dances:
- Warm-up techniques
- Arm positions and movements
- Body posture and positions
- Foot positions and steps
- Leg positions and steps
- Arm and leg movements together
- Steps in basic rhythmic patterns
- Steps in more complex rhythmic patterns
- Combinations of steps
- Turning movements
- Upper body styling
- Repeat steps and combinations
- Identify particular ethnic dance steps and combinations
- Practice and demonstrate ethnic dances
- Perform ethnic dances with expression and musicality
- Recognize specific ethnic musical and dance forms
- Observe and discuss video and audio recordings of ethnic music and dance
- Explore historical and social perspectives of ethnic dance forms
- Research and present a report on ethnic dance