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CATALOG INFORMATION
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Discipline and Nbr:
DANCE 27 | Title:
DANCE PRODUCTION |
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Full Title:
Dance Production |
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 | 6 min. | Lab Scheduled | 105.00 |
| Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| Contact Total | 6.00 | | Contact Total | 105.00 |
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| Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| Total Out of Class Hours: 0.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 105.00 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
34 - 4 Enrollments Total
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
PE 31.2
Catalog Description:
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In this course designed for intermediate to advanced dancers, students will rehearse and prepare to perform student-choreographed dances for the annual dance performance. The focus is on developing technical and performance skills, as well as a professional work ethic in relation to rehearsing and practicing choreography. The course will serve as an introduction to the pre-production facets of dance production.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Concurrent Enrollment in THAR 11.8
Recommended Preparation:
Course Completion of DANCE 11.3, DANCE 13.3, DANCE 16.3 OR DANCE 21.3
Limits on Enrollment:
By Audition
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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In this course designed for intermediate to advanced dancers, students will rehearse and prepare to perform student-choreographed dances for the annual dance performance. The focus is on developing technical and performance skills, as well as a professional work ethic in relation to rehearsing and practicing choreography. The course will serve as an introduction to the pre-production facets of dance production.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:Concurrent Enrollment in THAR 11.8
Recommended:Course Completion of DANCE 11.3, DANCE 13.3, DANCE 16.3 OR DANCE 21.3
Limits on Enrollment:By Audition
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:34 - 4 Enrollments Total
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: | Spring 1985 | Inactive: | |
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UC Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Spring 1985 | 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:
1. Warm up effectively for auditions and rehearsals.
2. Describe and analyze the steps of the production process.
3. Perform dances in rehearsal applying essential performance skills.
4. Apply principles of dance technique within the context of dance rehearsals.
5. Create dance movement through improvisation as a component of dance-making.
6. Demonstrate the ability to respond appropriately to feedback from a choreographer or director.
7. Comport themselves professionally during auditions, rehearsals, and production meetings.
8. Practice and prepare mentally and physically for rehearsals.
9. Apply strategies for maximizing performance potential.
Repeating Students: The choreography will vary widely from semester to semester; therefore, the skills required to meet the demands of the choreography vary offering a new learning experience each semester. Students will deepen and expand their abilities as dance artists with each repetition.
Topics and Scope
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I. Dance Professionalism
II. Auditions
III. Rehearsal Processes
A. Warming up for rehearsal
B. Learning choreography
C. Application of dance techniques (modern, jazz, hip hop, and/or ballet) in rehearsal
D. Performance skills in rehearsals
1. Peformance energy vs. marking
2. Maintaining spacing
3. Facial expression
E. Improvisation and dancer collaboration
F. Taking corrections
IV. Pre-production Steps
A. Rehearsal schedules
B. Responsibilities of dancers
C. Fund-raising
D. Publicity
E. Program order
V. Maximizing dance performance potential
A. Visualization
B. Affirmations and other techniques
C. Addressing performance anxiety
Repeating students will demonstrate increased depth and breadth of related skills.
Assignments:
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1. Learning, rehearsing and memorizing choreography.
2. Practicing choreography and techniques required for accurate reproduction of choreography independently in the interim between rehearsals.
3. Participating in pre-production aspects of the performance such as fund-raising and publicity efforts.
4. Reading of class handouts.
5. Reading and initialing callboard notices and schedules.
6. One or two 500 word essays reflecting on personal growth and self-critique in terms of dance technique, rehearsal and performance
skills (if two papers one at midterm and one at the end or one final paper).
7. Participation in class discussions.
Repeating students will demonstrate increased depth and breadth in completion of assignments.
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% |
Essay(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% |
Performance in rehearsals, evidence of practice, demonstration of professionalism, | |
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 (day to day); participation in pre-production processes, initializing of call-board | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Instructor prepared materials
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