7/17/2024 11:15:11 AM	DANC 37.2 Course Outline as of Summer 2025	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  DANC 37.2	Title:  BALLROOM DANCE II
Full Title:  Ballroom Dance II
Last Reviewed:8/28/2023

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	1.00	Lecture Scheduled	0		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	0
Minimum	1.00	Lab Scheduled	2.00		3 min.	Lab Scheduled	35.00
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	2.00			Contact Total	35.00
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  17.50

Total Student Learning Hours: 52.50

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly:  DANCE 37.2

Catalog Description:

Students will continue to learn the fundamentals of social ballroom dance. Students will demonstrate skills, technique, and step patterns of greater complexity in foxtrot, waltz, cha cha, and swing. Students will also be introduced to the basic skills and patterns of rumba, samba, tango, and Viennese waltz.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Course Completion of DANCE 37.1

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Students will continue to learn the fundamentals of social ballroom dance. Students will demonstrate skills, technique, and step patterns of greater complexity in foxtrot, waltz, cha cha, and swing. Students will also be introduced to the basic skills and patterns of rumba, samba, tango, and Viennese waltz.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Course Completion of DANCE 37.1
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Spring 2018	Inactive:
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Spring 2018	Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Certificate Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Demonstrate fundamentals of at least 3 of the following ballroom dance techniques: waltz, foxtrot, swing, cha cha, lindy hop, paso doble, and mambo.

2. Apply a variety of ballroom dance techniques with a partner, demonstrating beginning knowledge of proper steps, partnering techniques, patterns, technical capabilities, and musicality.

 

Objectives:

At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Demonstrate individually the step patterns with appropriate skills of the beginning-intermediate level of waltz, foxtrot, swing and cha cha and the basic level of lindy hop, paso doble and mambo.

2. Demonstrate proper alignment and dance positions incorporating ballroom dance skills with a partner.

3. Apply all dances studied during the course in a social ballroom setting.

4. Describe the step patterns and movement vocabulary using proper ballroom dance terminology.

5. Discuss the historical origins of common ballroom dances.

6. Compare and contrast the dances studied.

7. Utilize proper ballroom protocol and etiquette.

8. Identify beginning-intermediate rhythmic concepts incorporated in ballroom dances and relate them to the execution of dance movement.

Topics and Scope

I. Intermediate Level Skills and Patterns in Waltz, Foxtrot, Swing Cha Cha, Lindy Hop, Paso Doble, and Mambo

    A. Basic step patterns and skills review as preparation for new material

         1. Dance positions (holds) and posture

         2. Lead and follow

         3. Rhythm and count

         4. Footwork

         5. Style

         6. Room alignment

    B. New step patterns and skills

         1. More complex combinations of dance position, rhythm, lead/follow, footwork, and turn amount

         2. Continuity within and between patterns

         3. New skills

              a. Pivot turn

              b. Corkscrew turn

              c. Swivel

              d. Chassis

              e. Torso lead and follow

              f. Body ripple

         4. Rhythm syncopations

         5. Swing style or type variations

              a. West coast

              b. Lindy

              c. Flying lindy

              d. Jive

         6. Styling

              a. Cha cha upper and lower body Cuban motion

              b.Waltz and foxtrot rise and fall

              c. Head, arm, and hand movement

              d. Swing variations: bounce, smooth, or jump

II. New Dances: Lindy Hop, Paso Doble, Mambo, Quickstep

    A. Historical origins

         1. Role of music

         2. Cultural influences

    B. General characteristics

         1. Spot or body flight dance

         2. Rhythm or smooth dance

         3. Basic rhythms, tempos, and music

    C. Basic step patterns and skills

         1. Dance position and posture

         2. Footwork

         3. Lead/follow

         4. Continuity within and between patterns

         5. Room alignment for tango and Viennese waltz

         6. Relationship to previously learned patterns in same and other dances

    D. Specific style characteristics

         1. Rumba Cuban motion

         2. Viennese waltz rise and fall

         3. Tango crouch, drag, contrabody dance position fan

         4. Samba bounce and roll

III. Floorcraft

    A. Line of dance travel and room alignment

    B. Spatial awareness

         1. Other couples on the dance floor

         2. Immovable objects such as walls

    C. Problem solving

         1. Crowded conditions

         2. Rouge dance

IV. Musicality

    A. Various tempos

    B. Various musical styles for individual dances

    C. Meter recognition

    D. Phrasing dance to the musical phrases

    E. Personal interpretation of music

V. Vocabulary

    A. Step patterns

    B. Technique

    C. Dance positions

    D. Musical

    E. Room alignment

VI. Pattern Analysis

    A. Elements of pattern analysis

    B. Methods of writing and diagramming

VII. Related Topics in Social Dance

    A. Salsa, mambo, and Latin influences

    B. Disco dances

    C. Country western dance

    D. International style ballroom

    E. Argentine tango

VIII. Ballroom Dance Etiquette

Assignments:

Skill Demonstration Assignments

1. Practice and demonstration of ballroom skills and patterns including verbalization of patterns and counts

2. Performance of exercises to strengthen and/or stretch muscle groups required to executed dance movements

3. Partner work focusing on ballroom dance technique and combinations

 

Writing Assignments and Exams

1. Vocabulary exams

2. History of Ballroom Dance exams

3. Performance feedback essays

 

Skill Exams, such as:

1. Performance exams (1-3)

2. Final performance exam

 

Other Assignments, such as:

1. Journaling in class when appropriate

2. Viewing and learning new material from instructional dance videos

3. Viewing of ballroom performances or competitions with written comments on technique, musicality, identification of style and patterns

4. Participation during class time.

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 0 - 10%
Vocabulary; history exams; performance feedback
This is a degree applicable course but assessment tools based on writing are not included because skill demonstrations are more appropriate for this course.
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 0 - 0%
None
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 20 - 40%
Class practice and demonstrations; performance exercises; partner work; skills exams
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 20 - 40%
Skills exams
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 40 - 60%
Other Assignments; attendance

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Ballroom Dancing. 10th ed. Moore, Alex and Richardson, Philip. Routledge. 2002 (classic).

Instructor prepared materials

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