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CATALOG INFORMATION
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Discipline and Nbr:
DANCE 11.1 | Title:
BALLET I |
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Full Title:
Ballet I |
Last Reviewed:12/10/2018 |
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 |
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| 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:
PE 27.1
Catalog Description:
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This course for beginning (Level I) dancers covers beginning ballet principles and skills in the areas of technique, movement, vocabulary, style, and musicality. The course also includes basic ballet aesthetics and performance skills.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Course Completion of DANCE 10.1
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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This course for beginning (Level I) dancers covers beginning ballet principles and skills in the areas of technique, movement, vocabulary, style, and musicality. The course also includes basic ballet aesthetics and performance skills.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Course Completion of DANCE 10.1
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: | |
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CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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UC Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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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:
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1. Execute and analyze beginning (Level I) Ballet dance sequences using applicable dance
vocabulary.
2. Perform beginning (Level I) ballet dance choreography.
3. Choreograph a beginning (Level I) ballet dance combination.
Objectives:
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At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
1. Utilize ballet terminology to describe beginning (Level I) ballet movement.
2. Perform beginning ballet warm-ups, techniques, stretching, strengthening exercises, center
and across the floor exercises.
3. Explain technical principles incorporated in beginning (Level I) ballet dance and apply these
principles to the execution of beginning ballet movement.
4. Perform beginning (Level I) level enchainments (chains of steps).
5. Display performance skills in presentations of beginning (Level I) ballet class choreography.
6. Identify basic rhythmic concepts incorporated in beginning (Level I) ballet dance and relate
them to the execution of ballet movement.
7. Count beginning (Level I) ballet movement sequences.
8. Critique a ballet performance or a ballet piece applying basic ballet aesthetics and beginning
(Level I) ballet principles.
Topics and Scope
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I. French Ballet Terminology and Corresponding Ballet Movement Vocabulary
II. Level I Staging Terms
III. Level I Ballet Technique
A. Technical principles
1. alignment
2. turn-out
3. use of plie
4. releve
5. extension
B. Directions
1. en face
2. croise
3. efface
C. Body positions
1. en dehors
2. en dedans
3. en avant
4. en arriere
5. devant
6. derriere
D. Positions and movements of the arms (port de bras)
E. Positions and movements of the feet and legs
F. Turns
G. Jumps
H. Adagio
I. Petit allegro
J. Grand allegro
K. Reverence
IV. Level I Enchainments
V. Supplementary Strengthening and Stretching
VI. Ballet Movement Qualities
VII. Performance Skills
A. Projection
B. Dynamics
C. Style and facial expression
D. Musicality
VIII. Rhythmical Principles for Level I Ballet
IX. Counting Level I Ballet Movement
X. Level I Ballet Movement Execution
A. Verbal descriptions
1. Ballet terminology
2. Use of imagery
3. Biomechanics
B. Demonstration of movement
C. Tactile information
D. Kinesthetic awareness enhancing tools or methods
E. Corrections
F. Critical analysis of performed movement
XI. Critiquing Ballet Choreography - What to Look for in a Ballet Work
All topics are covered in the lecture and lab portions of the course.
Assignments:
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Lecture-Related Assignments:
1. Weekly practice of ballet skills and/or choreography covered in class sessions
2. Memorization and practice of enchainments
3. Perform exercises to strengthen and/or stretch muscle groups required to execute ballet
movements
4. Written critique of a dance piece or performance (2 - 3 pages)
5. Reading of handouts and/or selected readings (5-10 pages per week)
6. Quizzes (1 - 4)
Lab-Related Assignments:
1. Ballet technique class activities assessed in terms of overall improvement (class
performances)
2. One to three performance exams (performance of Enchainments)
3. Note-taking
4. Practice sessions
5. Final exam
Optional assignments:
1. Ballet video viewing and analysis
2. Partner activities focusing on ballet techniques
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, Note taking | |
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 5 - 11% |
Exam and Quizzes | |
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category 40 - 60% |
Attendance and participation, partner activities, video viewing and analysis | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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The Ballet Companion: A Dancer's Guide to the Technique, Traditions, and Joys of Ballet. Minden, Eliza Gaynor. Simon & Schuster. 2005 (classic)
Instructor prepared materials
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