11/1/2024 12:27:42 PM	DANCE 21.4 Course Outline as of Spring 2014	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  DANCE 21.4	Title:  HIP HOP/FUNK IV
Full Title:  Hip Hop/Funk IV
Last Reviewed:2/25/2019

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	1.50	Lecture Scheduled	.75		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	13.13
Minimum	1.50	Lab Scheduled	2.25		6 min.	Lab Scheduled	39.38
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	3.00			Contact Total	52.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  26.25

Total Student Learning Hours: 78.75

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 81.4

Catalog Description:

This intermediate (Level IV) hip hop/ funk course will allow students to continue the study of hip hop/funk dance as it applies to technique, movement vocabulary, terminology, rhythm and musicality. This class incorporates styles and choreography used in the current dance vernacular and culture.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Course Completion of DANCE 21.3

Limits on Enrollment:
By Audition

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

This intermediate (Level IV) hip hop/funk course will allow students to continue the study of hip hop/funk dance as it applies to technique, movement vocabulary, terminology, rhythm and musicality. This class incorporates styles and choreography used in the current dance vernacular and culture.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Course Completion of DANCE 21.3
Limits on Enrollment:By Audition
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:	Fall 2013	Inactive:
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 2013	Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Both Certificate and Major Applicable

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:

1.   Identify  intermediate (Level IV) hip hop/funk dance movement using appropriate terminology.

2.   Perform intermediate (Level IV) hip hop/funk walks, footwork, and dance sequences.

3.   Demonstrate the ability to retain complex intermediate (Level IV) movement patterns through "across-the-floor" and center combinations.

4.   Demonstrate intermediate (Level IV) hip hop/funk skills performed with personal style.

5.   Recognize and verbalize complex rhythms including the syncopation used in the hip hop/funk movement style.

6.   Correlate intermediate (Level IV) hip hop/funk dance movements to music.

7.   Demonstrate correct biomechanical form as related to strength in motion, ease of coordination, agility, and flexibility.

8.   Differentiate between safe and unsafe execution of various hip hop/funk movements.

9.   Practice basic dance injury prevention techniques.

Topics and Scope

I.    Level IV Warm-up Exercises

     A.  Locomotor movement combinations

     B.  Isolations and body articulations

     C.  Strengthening exercises

     D.  Stretching exercises

II.   Level IV "Across the Floor" (locomotor sequences)

     A.  Hip hop/funk walks, complex footwork, and movement combinations

     B.  Movement phrases used in current dance combinations

     C.  Linking of movements into sequences with focus on the mind-body relationship (neuromuscular coordination)

     D.  Development of skill and style

III.  Level IV Hip Hop/Funk Combinations

     A.  Incorporation of movements taught during the across-the-floor segment of class

     B.  Rhythmical interpretation of the music through dance movement.

     C.  Sight-reading of Level IV hip hop/funk footwork and body movements focusing on immediate recognition and recall.

     D.  Performance presentation

         1.  Dynamics

         2.  Personal style

         3.  Attitude

IV.  Level IV Hip Hop/Funk dance terminology

Assignments:

Homework:

1. Weekly practice of instructor choreography and dance skills covered during class sessions

2. Choreography of a hip hop/funk dance combination (solo, duet or group collaboration)

3. Performance of exercises to strengthen and/or stretch muscle groups required to execute dance movements

4. Written critique of a dance piece or performance (based on a performance from the current semester, or for video viewing option, instructor will provide or approve a video) (2 - 3 pages)

5. Reading of handouts and/or selected readings (5-10 pages per week)

    

In-class assignments:

1. Class performance: hip hop/funk dance technique activities assessed in terms of improvement.

2. 1 to 3 performance exams

3. Note-taking

4. Practice sessions

5. Final exam

 

Optional assignments:

1. hip hop/funk dance video viewing and analysis

2. Partner activities focusing on dance technique

3. Student choreography work sessions

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%
Critique or report
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, Choreographic Project
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 40 - 60%
Attendance and participation

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Instructor prepared materials

Tha Global Cipha: Hip Hop Culture and Consciousness by James G. Spady; H. Samy; and Samir Meghelli. Black History Museum Press. 2006 (classic)

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