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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
DANCE 13.4 | Title:
JAZZ DANCE IV |
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| Full Title:
Jazz Dance IV |
| Last Reviewed:2/25/2019 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 2.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 0 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 0 |
| Minimum | 1.00 | Lab Scheduled | 4.00 | 17 min. | Lab Scheduled | 70.00 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 4.00 | | Contact Total | 70.00 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 0.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 70.00 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
22 - 4 Times in any Comb of Levels
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
PE 30.3
Catalog Description:
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This course is for serious and skilled jazz dance students who wish to intensify and continue their dance experience. Emphasis will be placed on broadening the dancers' scope with respect to advanced dance concepts including: perfecting alignment and placement, sight-reading of movement, developing personal dance style and performance skills. This course will include warm-up exercises, advanced footwork, multiple turns, development of neuromuscular coordination, and performance of complicated dance combinations. Material will be presented at a fast pace. Selected students may have the opportunity to perform in the annual dance concert.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Course Completion of DANC 11.3 ( or DANCE 11.3 or PE 27.2 or PE 146.2) and Course Completion of DANC 13.3 ( or DANCE 13.3 or PE 30.2 or PE 149.2)
Limits on Enrollment:
By audition
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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This course is for serious and skilled dancers wishing to continue their dance training in the jazz dance genre. Material will be presented at a fast pace. May include participation in a dance performance.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Course Completion of DANC 11.3 ( or DANCE 11.3 or PE 27.2 or PE 146.2) and Course Completion of DANC 13.3 ( or DANCE 13.3 or PE 30.2 or PE 149.2)
Limits on Enrollment:By audition
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:22 - 4 Times in any Comb of Levels
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Spring 1999 | Inactive: | |
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| UC Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Spring 1999 | Inactive: | |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Certificate Applicable Course
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
I. Verbalize and demonstrate a knowledge of advanced jazz dance
terminology.
II. Demonstrate the ability to sight-read advanced jazz dance
combinations.
III. Perform advanced jazz movement skills; including triple turns,
turning jumps and complicated rhythmical patterns.
IV. Demonstrate understanding of alignment and placement.
V. Apply strength and flexibility to advanced dance techniques.
VI. Choreograph jazz dance combinations.
VII. Correlate dance movements to various styles of music.
VIII. Perform choreography with dynamics, projection, expression and
personal style
Topics and Scope
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I. Advanced warm-up techniques
A. Strengthening to facilitate performance of advanced dance skills
B. Stretching for the flexibility demands of advanced jazz dance
II. Advanced Jazz Techniques
A. Refining proper alignment and placement
B. Practicing of dance movements emphasizing balance, strength, and
control
C. Practicing of advanced level turns, aerial movements and complex
choreographic sequences
D. Complicated rhythmical patterns
E. Correlating movement to a variety of music styles
III. Choreography
A. Incorporation of advanced level skills within compositions
B. Development of personal jazz dance style
IV. Performance
A. Dynamics
B. Projection
C. Dancing with performance energy throughout class
D. Expressing character and emotion through movement and facial
expression
Assignments:
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Assignments may include any or all of the following:
1. Critique of a live dance performance
2. A short research paper (3 to 5 pages) on a dance-related topic
3. Practicing of choreography and dance skills both during class and
outside of class
4. Performing exercises to strengthen and/or stretch muscle groups
required to execute dance movements at the advanced level of jazz dance
(both during class and outside of class)
5. Choreography of one or more jazz dance combinations, notating
choreography in some manner
6. Teaching of original choreography to the class
7. Two to four performance exams covering material taught in class
8. Solo, duo or group performances of combinations taught by instructor
before an audience composed of the instructor and fellow dancers
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% |
| Research paper and/or 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
30 - 50% |
| Class performances, Performance exams, Choreography assignment | |
| 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
30 - 50% |
| Attendance and participation | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Instructor prepared materials
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