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DANC201 Intermediate Modern Dance

2 credits

1500

DANC102 (C or better) or Permission of the Department of Arts and Communication

None

Course offered in Fall Semester

This course provides the student with intermediate development and practice in the contemporary/classical principles of modern dance technique. Intermediate Modern Dance includes active participation in center, movement across the floor, proper alignment, improvisation and personal growth within performance techniques. Diverse styles are explored to refine each unique style.

Course Learning Goals

Students will:
1. move successfully through an intermediate dance sequence presented before a group;
2. define level, focus, dimensions, and direction at the intermediate level of Modern Dance;
3. move through time and space: rhythm, walk, run, slide, jumps, falls, recoveries, combinations, and variations of these concepts at an intermediate level;
4. discuss topics from the required text as it relates to modern dance;
5. demonstrate increased muscular strength and endurance at the intermediate level for dance techniques; and
6. use intermediate modern dance techniques grounded in an expressive tradition to showcase story telling through movement with the absence of dialogue.
Planned Sequence of Topics and/or Learning Activities
1. Body placement and Modern Dance intermediate principles.
2. Body control, warm-ups, and stretches that directly influence and relate to the study of modern dance.
3. Under-curve, head-tail connection, plie, tendu, degage, ronde-jambe, across the floor, center work, and improvisation directly related/incorporating modern dance technique.
4. Dance movement: focus, dimension, direction, level, control, execution, and refined movement style.
5. Discussion/reflection on the chosen text.
Assessment Methods for Course Learning Goals
1. Movement assessments: The semester consists of three movement assessments in addition to the midterm/final exams. These assessments focus on the culmination of 2-3 weeks' worth of movement ideas to demonstrate the students' knowledge and understanding of the current course work.
2. Discussion topics: Reflections of the students are kept in a personal journal and presented in class bi-weekly.
Reference, Resource, or Learning Materials to be used by Student:
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DANC201 Intermediate Modern Dance

Department of Arts and Communication: Dance

Course Learning Goals

Planned Sequence of Topics and/or Learning Activities

Assessment Methods for Course Learning Goals

Reference, Resource, or Learning Materials to be used by Student: