MCCCD Official Course Competencies:

DAN120AA 2004 Fall – 2010 Fall

World Dance: African Dance

1.

Apply balance, coordination, and basic rhythms to body movement. (I)

2.

Demonstrate basic foot patterns and movements in correlation to the music. (I)

3.

Apply basic foot patterns, turns and body styling specific to the world dance technique. (I, II, III)

4.

Use basic locomotor and axial movements in the center and across the floor. (II, III)

5.

Demonstrate the basic elements of dance: space, time, and energy. (I-IV)

6.

Use basic rhythmic analysis to demonstrate the impact of polyrhythms and syncopation on world dance. (IV)

7.

Describe the history and culture of the music and the dance. (IV)

8.

Identify the music and instrumentation that defines the dance. (IV)

9.

Integrate learned skills and individual personality into creative self-expression of the dance. (I-IV)

10.

Apply technical skills, theories and style in performance. (IV)

MCCCD Official Course Outline:

DAN120AA 2004 Fall – 2010 Fall

World Dance: African Dance

I. Floor Work

A. Basic placement and centering

B. Stretching techniques

1. Types of stretches

2. Theories of stretching

C. Basic floor positions

D. Timing and musicality

E. Upper body designs

F. Lower body designs

II. Standing and Center Floor Work

A. Basic placement and centering

B. Positions of the feet

C. Positions of the arms

D. Torso work

E. Leg and footwork

F. Axial work

III. Locomotor Work

A. Basic movements

B. Beginning combinations

C. Turns

IV. Development

A. Dynamics

B. Stage Directions

C. Basic performance skills

D. Basic improvisational skills

E. Music and instrumentation

F. History and culture of the music and dance

G. General concepts of religious, historical, cultural, social, metaphysical and aesthetic ideas and ideals of world dance.

H. World dance etiquette