Advanced
Beginning Contemporary Dance
T/R
11:00 a.m. -12:15 p.m. HHP 322
Instructor:
Karla Coghill
Office:
220F Cell:
336-306-0528
E-mail:
sidelong@bellsouth.net OR kwcoghil@uncg.edu
Office
Hours: By
appointment. Please e-mail or call
me to set up an appointment.
Catalogue
Description: Development of technical skills in
contemporary dance, including rhythmic perception and spatial awareness, with
emphasis on aesthetic and expressive qualities that lead to performance.
Student
Learning Goals To
the degree appropriate for the advanced beginning level of contemporary dance
training, students in this course will learn to:
1. Move
contra-laterally during locomotion (left/right body halves in opposition).
2. Grasp
and retain sequences of simple exercises and combinations.
3.
Breathe appropriately and as needed while moving.
4.
Anticipate the beat when required.
5.
Maintain energy/endurance throughout each combination and a full class.
6.
Demonstrate commitment/responsibility as appropriate in and out of class.
7.
Demonstrate awareness and attention to studio/classroom procedures.
8.
Demonstrate dynamic alignment-as appropriate to exercises/combinations in the
class and involving awareness of center.
9.
Move on the beat when required.
10. Show
appropriate use of the legs as called for in an exercise/combination.
11. Show
appropriate use of the feet as called for in an exercise/combination.
12. Show
command of skills involving initiation of movement.
13. Show
command of skills involving weight shift.
14. Avoid
extraneous tension in performing simple movements - walks, skips, etc.
15.
Fulfill the time/counts given for each part of the movement.
16.
Demonstrate attributes of/qualities in movement as specified.
17.
Demonstrate clarity of body line in simple movement combinations.
18.
Demonstrate clarity of spatial direction in simple movement combinations.
19.
Perform set movement with confidence/full engagement.
20.
Respond spontaneously and imaginatively to improvisational prompts, with
confidence/full engagement, and some degree of invention-and/or
demonstrate creative spontaneity within a given technique
Learning
goals 1-20 mark distinct areas of skill in dance technique. Excellence in
dance artistry is a matter of developing a high degree of skill in each area
and integrating these skills during the performance of movement.
Teaching
Strategies To enable
student achievement of the learning goals, I will:
*Demonstrate, explain, analyze, and lead explorations of
movement exercises and combinations designed specifically to develop the skills
required for achievement of learning goals 1-20
*Observe your daily work in class and (a) orally assess your
achievement of learning goals 1-20, and (b) make recommendations for
improvement in achieving learning goals 1-20
*Provide a written assessment on the Dance Technique
Feedback sheet of your achievement at mid-term and again near the end of the semester;
*Provide opportunities for individual appointments in which
we may discuss your learning efforts
*Provide opportunities for you to assess your own and
others' progress toward the actual achievement of the learning goals
PLEASE
NOTE: Not every student will
receive individual feedback during each class, but all students will receive
individual feedback regularly throughout the course of the semester.
Evaluation
Methods and Guidelines for Assignments The fundamental and ongoing assignments in this class
are to:
1. Attend to
movement material presented, as well as to explanations and analyses of its
specific components
2. Listen
carefully to and apply all corrections and recommendations for improvement that
I provide in class
3. Learn the
movement material as quickly as you can through observation and practice;
4. Perform the
movement material as accurately as possible each time you are called upon to do
so
5. Reflect in
writing as assigned on your progress toward and actual achievement of the learning
goals
6. Observe
other dancers and assess their performance as assigned.
Your
achievement in mastering the learning goals to the degree appropriate for this
course, and as documented on the Dance Technique Feedback Sheet, will provide the primary basis for
calculating your final letter grade. Your attendance record and your
record in turning in any written assignments will be additional factors in
calculating your final letter grade. Your letter grade will be determined
as follows:
93-100=A
90-92=A-
87-89=B+
83-86=B
80-82=B-
77-79=C+
73-76=C
70-72=C-
67-69=D+
63-66=D
60-62=D-
Below
60=F
The
relationship between attendance and your final letter grade is as
follows: 1/3 of a letter grade will be deducted for each absence incurred
over the maximum absences allowed for this class. See absences and grades
policy below.
In
classes meeting two days a week, two absences are allowed. In classes meeting three days a week,
three absences are allowed. For
each absence over the number allowed, the final grade will drop 1/3 of a letter
(for example, from an A- to a B+, or from a B to a B-). One missed class may be made up by
special arrangement (only required for three or more absences). When injured or ill (but not
contagious), students may still be counted as present if they attend class and
participate to the degree that the injury/infirmity allows. If you are too ill
or injured to participate in class a doctor's note is required for the absence
and/or non-participation. All students
must meet participation requirements to pass this class. See below for the
participation requirements.
If you arrive late, please wait for the instructor to recognize you before joining the class. If you arrive more than 10 minutes late or are repeatedly late you will be asked to sit out.
The
Dance Department requires an 80% participation rate (students must dance in 24
out of the 30 meetings in classes that meet twice a week, and in 36 out of the
45 meetings in classes that meet three times a week) to get credit for the
course. Sitting and watching a
class does not count as participation. Students who do not meet the participation requirement for
any reason will need to repeat the course.
Class Requirements
-Attendance and active participation.
-Appropriate dance attire – I need to be able to see your shapes and lines.
-Long hair pulled back out of the face.
-An open mind and a positive attitude.