MCCCD Official Course Competencies:

DAN240  2007 Fall – 2010 Fall

Tap Dance III

1.

Demonstrate correct placement and alignment for tap dance at a beginning intermediate level. (I, II)

2.

Perform basic tap dance skills in the center and across the floor at a beginning intermediate level. (I, II, III)

3.

Demonstrate correct rhythmic clarity of steps at a beginning intermediate level. (I, II, III, IV)

4.

Demonstrate correct sound clarity of steps at a beginning intermediate level. (I, II, III, IV)

5.

Demonstrate proper foot and ankle articulation at a beginning intermediate level (I, II, III, IV)

6.

Perform tap styles with clarity and correctness at a beginning intermediate level. (II, III, IV)

7.

Relate historical development of tap dance to tap dance style at a beginning intermediate level. (II)

8.

Critique the correctness in performance and style of self and others at a beginning intermediate level. (IV)

MCCCD Official Course Outline:

DAN240  2007 Fall – 2010 Fall

Tap Dance III

I. Barre Work and Warm-up

A. Placement and alignment of body

B. Anatomy and Physiology of a proper warm-up

C. Basic stretching techniques

1. Various types of stretches

2. Theories of stretches

D. Specific skills, sounds, and rhythmic clarity used in warm-up

1. Toe taps and drops

2. Heel taps and drops

3. Paddles and Rolls

4. Crawls

5. Shuffles

II. Centerfloor

A. Skills learned during warm-up and Tap I and Tap II for rhythmic and sound clarity

B. Time steps: standard: speed, rhythmic and sound clarity

1. Single

2. Double

3. Triple

C. Time Steps: stomp-buck or rhythm: speed, rhythmic and sound clarity

1. Single

2. Double

3. Triple

D. Exploration of other time step variations: speed, rhythmic and sound clarity (military, cramp roll, heel grind, traveling, etc.)

1. Single

2. Double

3. Triple

E. Pullbacks:

1. Two-footed with heel drops

2. Two footed without heel drops

3. Doubles (one foot delayed)

4. One-footed

F. Over-the-Tops

G. Beginning wings

H. Rhythm footwork: speed, rhythmic and sound clarity

I. Bombershay Turns

J. Improvisation and Challenge Circles

K. Historical study of female tap dancers, their styles, and their impact on the development of tap dance as an art form, which may include:

1. The Ponies (Cotton Club and Apollo Theatre)

2. The Silver Belles

3. Jeni LeGon

4. Ruby Keeler

5. Eleanor Powell

6. Ginger Rogers

7. Shirley Temple

8. Ann Miller

9. Debbie Reynolds

10. Roxane Butterfly

11. Dianne Walker

12. Acia Grey

13. Brenda Bufalino

14. Lynn Dally

III. Across the Floor: Performed for Sound and Rhythmic Clarity

A. Turns

B. Combinations of all material

IV. Performance

A. Combination from all material learned in class

B. Critique for sound and rhythmic clarity