Maricopa Community Colleges  DAN267   19966-99999 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 06/25/96
DAN267 19966-99999 LEC 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
Dance for Children
Theory and practice of teaching creative, folk, square and other dance forms for children. Includes field experience. Prerequisites: None.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
DAN267   19966-99999 Dance for Children
1. Describe and demonstrate the basic elements of dance: space, time, and energy. (I)
2. Explain age-appropriate development. (II)
3. Construct age-appropriate lesson plans. (II, IV)
4. Choose age-appropriate accompaniment for class. (II,V)
5. Illustrate the use of the basic dance elements in teaching or reinforcing elementary curriculum. (I,V)
6. Teach creative movement to children. (III,VI)
7. Analyze effectiveness of delivery in teaching creative movement to children. (IV)
8. Describe the use of creative movement with special populations. (VII)
9. Demonstrate the ability to transfer creative movement teaching skills to other forms of dance. (VIII)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
DAN267   19966-99999 Dance for Children
    I. Elements of Dance
        A. Space
        B. Time
        C. Energy
      II. Developmental Stages
          A. Physical
          B. Mental
          C. Social
        III. Classroom Management
            A. Discipline of students
            B. Working with parents
            C. Organization of classroom
          IV. Lesson Structure
              A. Key elements
              B. Use of time during lesson
              C. Developing ideas
            V. Use of Creative Movement in the Elementary Curriculum
                A. Reading
                B. Writing
                C. Arithmetic
                D. Science
                E. Social studies
              VI. Delivery of Lesson Plans
                  A. Theory
                  B. Practice
                    1. Partial lesson
                    2. Full lesson
                  C. Analysis of delivery
                VII. Working with Special Populations
                    A. Hearing impaired
                    B. Autistic
                    C. Blind
                    D. Physically challenged
                  VIII. Transfer of Knowledge to Other Dance Forms
                      A. Folk and square
                      B. Ballroom
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