12/21/2024 11:01:02 AM	DANCE 28 Course Outline as of Fall 2005	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  DANCE 28	Title:  CHOREO FOR PERFORMANCE
Full Title:  Choreography for Performance
Last Reviewed:4/22/2024

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	2.00	Lecture Scheduled	0		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	0
Minimum	2.00	Lab Scheduled	6.00		12 min.	Lab Scheduled	105.00
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	6.00			Contact Total	105.00
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  0.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 105.00

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  34 - 4 Enrollments Total
Also Listed As: 
Formerly:  PE 31.3

Catalog Description:

The purpose of this course is to give intermediate to advanced dance students the opportunity to develop choreography from initial concept through completion and performance.  Students will conduct rehearsals, receive feedback on choreography, show their work, and prepare to present dances in a dance production.  Students in this course may also perform in dances choreographed by fellow students.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Concurrent Enrollment in THAR 11.8 ( or THAR 61.8)

Recommended Preparation:
Course Completion of DANC 3.1 ( or DANCE 3.1 or PE 25.1 or PE 25 or PE 144) and Course Completion of DANC 27 ( or DANCE 27 or PE 31.2 or PE 151.2)

Limits on Enrollment:
By audition

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

In this course, intermediate to advanced dance students choreograph, rehearse, and prepare to present dance pieces for the dance production.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:Concurrent Enrollment in THAR 11.8 ( or THAR 61.8)
Recommended:Course Completion of DANC 3.1 ( or DANCE 3.1 or PE 25.1 or PE 25 or PE 144) and Course Completion of DANC 27 ( or DANCE 27 or PE 31.2 or PE 151.2)
Limits on Enrollment:By audition
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:34 - 4 Enrollments Total

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 1982	Inactive:
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Spring 1982	Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Certificate Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

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

Upon completion of the course students will be able to:

I.    Choreograph a full-length dance piece, teach it to other students,

     and develop it for performance.

II.   Show knowledge of choreographic principles through the creation of

     a dance.

III.  Demonstrate the skills required to teach choreography to other

     dancers.

IV.   Apply productive work habits in the choreographic process.

V.    Critically appraise the dance production and pre-production

     processes in choreographic and logistic terms.

VI.   Combine elements of choreography, costuming, performance skills, and

     other theatrical elements to communicate an artistic intention.

VII.  Evaluate the aesthetic effectiveness of a dance piece.

VIII. Apply performance skills to dance material.

IX.   Perform choreography in rehearsal.

X.    Apply choreographic knowledge and teaching skills gleaned from

     participation in fellow students' pieces to their own choreographic

     and rehearsal processes.

Topics and Scope

I.    Dance-making (choreographing a full length dance piece)

     A. Theme

     B. Selection of musical accompaniment (or other accompaniment)

     C. Development of costume concept

     D. Stylistic consistency

     E. Incorporating choreographic devices

     F. Choreographic form

     G. Principles of group choreography

     H. Use of props or sets

II.   Rehearsal Process

     A. Counting choreography and music

     B. Teaching skills

     C. Staging

        1.  Exits/Entrances

        2.  Formations

     D. Rehearsal skills as a dancer in other choreographers' work

     E. Enhancement of personal choreographic and teaching skills through

        observation and investigation of other choreographers at work

III.  Pre-production

     A. Cast meetings and callboard procedures

     B. Music editing and reproduction

     C. Costuming

     D. Working conceptually with a lighting designer

     E. Determining program order: aesthetic and practical considerations

     F. Selecting a title for a performance and a dance piece

     G. Publicity

     H. Ticket sales

IV.   Performance Skills

     A. Coping with performance anxiety

     B. Projection

     C. Facial Expression

     D. Evoking desired performance quality from dancers

VI.   Production analysis

     A. Criteria for judging the aesthetic merits of a dance piece

     B. Criteria for assessing pre-production elements of a dance

        performance

Assignments:

Assignments may include any or all of the following:

1.  Written proposals for choreography, costume, and technical

aspects of a dance piece

2.  Choreographing a solo, duo or group dance piece

3.  Preparing choreography to teach to dancers by reviewing choreography,

going over counts, etc.

4.  Choreographic notebook including some form of choreographic

notation, sketches of formations, ideas for staging, creative ideas and

inspiration for the piece, etc.

5.  Memorizing and rehearsing choreography of other choreographers

6.  Practicing choreography in the interim between rehearsals

7.  Reading class handouts and notices or schedules on the production

callboard

8.  Brief written assessment of the dance production process from the

perspectives of a choreographer and dancer including pre-production

elements such as publicity, rehearsal schedules, program order and title

decisions.

9.  Written critique of the aesthetic merit of dance pieces choreographed

for the course (including a self-critique) and brief analysis of the

skills and knowledge gleaned from participation in fellow students'

pieces.

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 10 - 20%
Proposals, choreographic notebook, critique(s)
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 40 - 60%
Class performances
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 0 - 0%
None
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 20 - 40%
Participation

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Instructor prepared materials

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