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The student will be able by the completion of the semester to:
I. Demonstrate modern dance movement concepts.
II. Develop the ability to analyze movement in basic Laban
Analysis terms (Effort/Shape).
III. Differentiate between modern dance and other dance forms.
Recognize and identify characteristics common to many modern
techniques.
IV. Identify basic modern dance terminology.
V. Demonstrate increased flexibility, strength, balance,
coordination, range of motion and sense of alignment.
VI. Recognize and verbalize basic musical concepts as they relate
to dance, underlying beat, time signature, downbeat and
counts.
VII. Explore movements through improvisation and composition.
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I. BASIC DANCE EXPERIENCE
A. The body as an instrument.
B. Flexibility and technique.
C. Body alignment: vertical posture of the spine and limbs
for the standing and moving upright, placement of body
parts outside of vertical.
D. Strengthening muscle groups required to execute dance
movement.
E. Exploring effort/shape qualities through experiences:
bound flow/free flow, sudden/sustained, strong/light, and
direct/indirect.
II. FLOOR WORK
A. Center standing techniques - specific work with the spine
and legs, arms, and balance.
B. Movement qualities (use of space, time and energy).
C. Ascent and descent from the floor, basic falls and getting
up.
III. LOCOMOTOR MOVEMENTS
A. Locomotor movements derived from basic human activities:
walks, skips, runs, slides, gallops, hops.
B. More complicated dance movements: triplets, turns, leaps,
combinations of 2 or more basic locomotor movements with
exploration of the use of direction and floor pattern.
IV. RHYTHMIC ELEMENTS OF DANCE
A. Working with counts.
B. Defining rhythmical patterns with movement.
C. Dancing to accompaniment in various time signatures.
V. COMPOSITION AND IMPROVISATION
A. Movement explorations (individual and group).
B. Applying elements of space, time, and energy to
improvisation and composition.
C. Designing group movement.
D. Feelings, moods and ideas.
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May include any or all of the following: 1) practice of modern dance
skills including floorwork, axial and locomotor movement patterns,
2) demonstrations of understanding of concepts of space, time and energy
or dynamics through movement and written exams, 3) choreography of
original dance movement either alone or in a group, 4) improvisations
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| This is a degree applicable course but assessment tools based on writing are not included because skill demonstrations are more appropriate for this course. |
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| 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 performances, Performance exams | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
10 - 20% |
| Multiple choice, True/false, Matching items, Completion | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
40 - 60% |
| Attendance and participation | |
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Instructor prepared materials.
