12/22/2024 3:49:15 AM	DANC 13.4 Course Outline as of Summer 2025	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  DANC 13.4	Title:  JAZZ DANCE IV
Full Title:  Jazz Dance 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 13.4

Catalog Description:

This course for intermediate (Level IV) dancers focuses on intermediate jazz dance training in the areas of technique, movement vocabulary, terminology, rhythm and musicality.  The course also emphasizes jazz dance choreography and emphasizes performance skills.  May include a performance in a dance concert.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Course Completion of DANCE 13.3

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

This course for intermediate (Level IV) dancers focuses on intermediate jazz dance training in the areas of technique, movement vocabulary, terminology, rhythm and musicality.  The course also emphasizes jazz dance choreography and emphasizes performance skills.  May include a performance in a dance concert.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Course Completion of DANCE 13.3
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 1999	Inactive:
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Spring 1999	Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Both Certificate and Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

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

1.  Execute and analyze intermediate (Level IV) jazz dance sequences using applicable dance

    vocabulary.

2.  Perform intermediate  (Level IV) jazz dance choreography.

3.  Choreograph an intermediate (Level IV) jazz dance solo.

 

Objectives:

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

1. Utilize jazz dance terminology to describe intermediate (Level IV) jazz dance exercises,

    technical principles, and movement vocabulary.

2. Perform intermediate (Level IV) jazz dance warm-ups, techniques, stretching and

    strengthening exercises, and movement combinations.

3. Describe technical principles incorporated in intermediate (Level IV) jazz dance and apply

    these to the execution of intermediate (Level IV) jazz dance movement.

4. Display performance skills in the performance of intermediate (Level IV) jazz dance

    movement sequences.

5. Perform intermediate (Level IV)  jazz dance movement in one or more jazz dance styles.

6. Identify basic rhythmic concepts incorporated in intermediate (Level IV)  jazz dance and

    relate them to the execution of dance movement.

7. Count intermediate (Level IV) jazz dance movement sequences.

8. Critique a jazz dance performance or piece applying intermediate (Level IV)  jazz dance

    concepts.

Topics and Scope

I.  Level IV  Jazz Dance Terminology and Corresponding Movement Vocabulary

II. Level IV  Jazz Dance Technique

    A. Technical principles

         1. Alignment

         2. Balance

         3. Extension

         4. Turn-out

         5. Inward rotation of the legs

         6. Moving from the center

         7. Isolation

    B. Floor work

         1. Stretching

         2. Strengthening

    C. Jazz dance locomotor movements

         1. Steps

         2. Turns

         3. Leaps

          4. Aerial movements

    D. Linking movements:  Across the floor and center combinations

III. Picking Up and Retaining Choreography

IV. Rhythm and Counting Music

V.  Style

    A. Jazz dance movement qualities

    B. Exploring styles (e.g. Latin Jazz, Classical Jazz)

VI.  Performance Skills such as:

    A. Projection

    B. Dynamics

    C. Musicality (reflecting musical mood, accents, dynamics, etc. in the performance of dance

         movement)

    D. Managing performance anxiety

VII.  Choreographing a Level IV  Jazz Dance Combination or Dance Study

VIII. How to Execute Level IV  Jazz Dance Movement

    A.  Verbal descriptions

         1. Dance terminology

         2. Use of imagery

         3. Biomechanics (anatomical and kinesiological references)

    B. Demonstration of movement

    C. Tactile information (hands-on)

    D. Kinesthetic awareness-enhancing tools or methods

    E. Corrections

IX.  Critiquing Jazz Dance Choreography - What to Look for in a Jazz Dance Piece

 

All topics are covered in the lecture and lab portions of the course.

Assignments:

Lecture-Related Assignments:

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

2. Choreography of a jazz dance solo

3. Performance of exercises to strengthen and/or stretch muscle group 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)

 

Lab-Related Assignments:

1. Jazz dance technique class activities assessed in terms of technique and performance

    (class performances)

2. Performance exams (1 - 3)

3. Note-taking

4. Practice sessions

5. Final exam

 

Optional assignments:

1. Jazz dance video viewing and analysis

2. Partner activities focusing on dance technique

3. Student choreography work sessions

4. Rehearsing of choreography for performance

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 5 - 11%
Critique
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, Performance exams, Choreography assignment
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 5 - 11%
Final exam
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 20 - 40%
Attendance and participation

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Jump Into Jazz. 5th ed. Kraines, Minda and Pryor, Esther. McGraw-Hill Education. 2004 (classic)

Instructor Prepared Materials

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