DANC 220 Jazz 2*
A continuation of Beginning Jazz Dance, this course emphasizes intermediate techniques and skills while focusing on different styles, such as funk, classical jazz, and lyrical. This course includes Jazz choreography. This course may repeated once for credit.
Prerequisite
DANC 120 or instructor permission
DANC 220Jazz 2*
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I. General Information
II. Course Specification
Course Type
Program Requirement
Credit Hours Narrative
2 Credits
Semester Contact Hours Lecture
90
Prerequisite Narrative
DANC 120 or instructor permission
Grading Method
Letter grade
Credit Hours Maximum, if repeatable
4 credits
III. Catalog Course Description
A continuation of Beginning Jazz Dance, this course emphasizes intermediate techniques and skills while focusing on different styles, such as funk, classical jazz, and lyrical. This course includes Jazz choreography. This course may repeated once for credit.
IV. Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:
- Demonstrate progress toward mastery in technical movement and alignment skill and knowledge at the intermediate level within the genre of classical Jazz dance
- Increase and apply strength and stamina
- Increase and apply flexibility/rang of joint motion
- Grasp and retain the sequence of exercises and combinations of movement.
- Grasp and retain rhythm phrasing of exercises and combinations of movement
- Implement technical/artistic corrections consistently
- Maintain a commitment to instruction and correction by observing carefully, listening actively and practicing; assessing personal skills and progress
- Recognize and acknowledge famous American Jazz choreographers and Jazz history
V. Topical Outline (Course Content)
Instruct, demonstrate and lead movement exercises and choreography at the intermediate level including stretch and strength exercises, across the floor combinations and jazz dance choreography combinations
Working French vocabulary when appropriate as it applies to dance instruction and discipline
Observe daily work and progress in class and orally assess student achievement. Add recommendations for improvement and correction
Provide verbal and video feedback of student achievement at midterm and final assessments
Introduce a brief history of American Jazz Dance with reflection on well-known Jazz choreographers
VI. Delivery Methodologies
Required Assignments
Reflective writing assignments allowing students to research choreographers and dance styles of film and stage over decades of Jazz dance and the social aspect thereof.
Attendance and participation in class. Students are expected to be in every class. Learning to dance requires that the body do it. Students will not gain body awareness, strength, flexibility, or the ability to learn new movement or generate their own movement by hearing about what happened in class from a classmate or reading a book. There is no way to make up material or missed experiences. Students are granted 3 permissible absences and may make up one absence per semester by participating in (if appropriate) or observing and writing a one-page reflection of another movement class. Instructor must approve class make-up assignments.
Required Exams
Attendance and participation. Students will demonstrate progress toward mastery in technical movement skills, knowledge and understanding of dance vocabulary. Learn to memorize and reproduce choreographed sequences and show proficiency in performing movement for artistic expression in jazz at the intermediate level.
Video assessment followed by a written self-evaluation paper.
Required Text
All reading materials provided by instructor
Specific Course Activity Assignment or Assessment Requirements
Reflective writing assignments allowing students to research choreographers and dance styles of film and stage over decades of Jazz dance and the social aspect thereof.
Attendance and participation in class. Students are expected to be in every class. Learning to dance requires that the body do it. Students will not gain body awareness, strength, flexibility, or the ability to learn new movement or generate their own movement by hearing about what happened in class from a classmate or reading a book. There is no way to make up material or missed experiences. Students are granted 3 permissible absences and may make up one absence per semester by participating in (if appropriate) or observing and writing a one-page reflection of another movement class. Instructor must approve class make-up assignments.
Attendance and participation. Students will demonstrate progress toward mastery in technical movement skills, knowledge and understanding of dance vocabulary. Learn to memorize and reproduce choreographed sequences and show proficiency in performing movement for artistic expression in jazz at the intermediate level.
Video assessment followed by a written self-evaluation paper.