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Official Course
Description: MCCCD Approval: 10-28-2008 |
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DAN136PA
2008 Fall – 2010 Fall |
L+L 0.5 Credit(s) 1.5 Period(s) 1.2 Load Acad |
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Modern Jazz Beginning Level |
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Dance training for personal skill development and interest. Theory and practice of modern dance at the beginning level. Prerequisites: DAN132PA or permission of Department or Division. |
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Course Notes: DAN136PA may be repeated for a total of one (1) credit hour. Course is not intended for dance majors. |
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies: |
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DAN136PA 2008 Fall – 2010 Fall |
Modern Jazz Beginning
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Apply the theory of contraction and release.
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Demonstrate correct placement and alignment
for dance. (I, II) |
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Apply basic modern jazz dance technique,
theories, and styles. (I, II, III, IV) |
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Utilize the theory of the body's relationship
to gravity and the center of gravity used in modern jazz dance. (I, II, III,
IV, V) |
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Perform basic locomotor
and axial movements in the center and across the floor. (II, III) |
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Practice the basic elements of dance: space,
time, and energy with particular attention to rhythm and syncopation. (IV) |
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Practice basic rhythmic analysis and the
impact of poly-rhythms and syncopation on modern jazz dance. (IV) |
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MCCCD Official Course Outline: |
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DAN136PA 2008 Fall – 2010 Fall |
Modern Jazz Beginning
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I. Floor Work A. Basic
placement and centering B. Stretching
techniques 1. Various
types of stretches 2. Theories
of stretching C. Basic
floor positions D. Isolations E. Upper
body designs F. High
release G. Basic
contraction 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 foot work F. Axial
work III. Locomotor Work A. Basic
movements B. Beginning
combinations C. Turns IV. Elements A. Energy B. Space C. Time |