Course Description

Study choreography by participating in an instructor-led choreographed dance, created through structured improvisation and creative problem-solving techniques. Students will also create and develop their own dances through the exploration of a wide range of approaches to choreography. Performance and its relationship to community and cultural values will also be explored. The culmination of the class work will be a dance performance for the public. Group 2 course.

Credit Hours

2

Contact Hours

4

Lecture Hours

1

Lab Hours

3

Required Prerequisites

DNC 101, DNC 110 or previous experience

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge:

• Demonstrate the choreographic skills to create dances, individually and collectively.
• Identify a wide range of approaches to choreography.
• Explain performance and its relationship to community and cultural values including diverse people and cultures.
• Develop the necessary rehearsal and performance skills to create and produce a public performance.

Application:

• Communicate effectively with an audience.

Integration:

• Create dances, individually and collectively.

Human Dimension:

• See themselves as artists.
• Collaborate with others in a creative environment.
• Recognize the personal and societal importance of self-expression and creativity.

Caring - Civic Learning:

• Express interest in music from other cultures and genres.
• Value differences in cultural expressions of creativity.
• Recognize the role music plays as an expression of social concerns.

Learning How to Learn:

• Read study effectively.
• Frame useful questions.
• Develop educational goals.
• Direct/regulate their own learning.
• Learn through collaboration.