High
Intermediate/Advanced Contemporary Dance
T/R
12:30 -1:45 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: Refinement of technical skills in
contemporary dance at the advanced level, including complex movement
capabilities, rhythmic structures, and spatial designs, with emphasis on
aesthetic and expressive qualities that lead to performance.
Student
Learning Goals Student
Learning Goals To
the degree appropriate for the high intermediate and advanced level of
contemporary dance training, students in this course will learn to:
1. Maintain
basic alignment while standing
2. Maintain
basic alignment while in motion
3. Increase
and apply strength and stamina
4. Increase
and apply flexibility/range of joint motion
5. Grasp and
retain the sequence of exercises and combinations
6. Grasp and
retain the nuances of rhythm/phrasing of exercises and combinations
7. Grasp and
retain the qualitative dimensions of exercises/combinations
8. Maintain
whole-body and body part clarity of spatial orientation in movement
9. Move
quickly from learning to performing; apply technique w/ sense of 'self'
10. Implement
technical/artistic corrections consistently & in all applicable contexts
11. Maintain a
commitment to instruction and correction by observing carefully, listening
actively, practicing on the side, and assessing your own and others' progress
and improvement as assigned.
12. Maintain a
sense of personal responsibility for learning by completing written assignments
on time and with thoroughness and clarity, and learning and using correct
terminology.
Learning goals
1-10 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.
Learning
goals 11 and 12 describe efforts/attitudes necessary for progress toward
excellence in dance and indicate specific behaviors that demonstrate them.
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 1-10
*Observe your daily work in class and (a) orally assess your
achievement of learning goals 1-12, and (b) make recommendations for
improvement in achieving learning goals 1-12
*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.