DRAMA 33 – Page 1
Date Approved:
11/30/88
Date Scanned:
5/11/2005
Date Inactivated
928/07
College of the Redwoods
CREDIT COURSE OUTLINE
DEPARTMENT AND COURSE NUMBER: DRAMA 33
DEGREE APPLICABLE
NON-DEGREE APPLICABLE
FORMER NUMBER (If previously offered) DRAMA 88
COURSE TITLE Jazz Dance for Musical Theatre
LECTURE HOURS: 0.0
LAB HOURS: 6.0
UNITS: 2.0
PREREQUISITE: P.E. 31A or 32A or equivalent
Eligibility for: Engl 150
Math 105
Request for Exception Attached
CO-REQUISITE:
GRADING STANDARD:
Letter Grade Only
TRANSFERABILITY:
CSUS
UC
Articulation with UC requested
Repeatable
yes
no
CR/NC Only
NONE
Grade/CR/NC Option
Maximum Class Size
Max No. Units 6
Max No. Enrollments 3
CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
Practice and performance of contemporary jazz dance using popular, modern, and show music.
Students will explore, both as spectators and participants, the style, drama, and design of jazz dance
as it relates to musical theatre.
COURSE OUTCOMES/OBJECTIVES: List the primary instructional objectives of the class. Formulate
some of them in terms of specific student accomplishments, e.g., specific knowledge and/or skills to be
attained as a result of completing this course. For degree—applicable courses, include objectives in the
area of “critical thinking.” Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Identify the different styles of jazz dance and demonstrate the techniques behind them.
2. Create a dramatic character through jazz dance.
3. Analyze a piece of music and adapt the phrasing of a dance to it.
COURSE OUTLINE:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
% of Classroom Hours Spent on Each Topic
choreographed warm-ups
Stylistic combinations
Identification and practice of various jazz styles
Exercises for the development of character and purpose
Critique and discussion or student work
Creation of an original piece of choreography for a show
20%
20%
10%
10%
20%
20%
DRAMA 33 – Page 2
Date Approved:
11/30/88
Date Scanned:
5/11/2005
Date Inactivated
928/07
APPROPRIATE TEXTS AND MATERIALS:
(Indicate textbooks that may be required or recommended, including alternate texts that may be used.)
Text(s)
Title: NO TEXT
Required
Edition:
Alternate
Author:
Recommended
Publisher:
Date Published:
(Additional required, alternate, or recommended texts should be listed on a separate sheet and attached.)
For degree applicable courses the adopted texts have been certified to be college-level:
Yes. Basis for determination:
is used by two or more four-year colleges or universities (certified by the Division Chair or
Branch Coordinator, or Center Dean)
OR
has been certified by the LAC as being of college level using the Coleman and Dale-Chall
Readability Index Scale.
No. Request for Exception Attached
If no text or a below college level text is used in a degree applicable course, a request for exception must
be attached and a rationale provided. This request for exception will be approved or denied by the
Curriculum Committee.
METHODS TO MEASURE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT:
Please check where appropriate; however, a degree applicable course must have a minimum of one
response in category 1, 2, or 3. If category 1 is not checked, the department must explain why
substantial writing assignments are an inappropriate basis for at least part of the grade.
1. Substantial writing assignments, including:
essay exam(s)
term or other paper(s)
written homework
reading report(s)
laboratory report(s)
other (specify) _____
If the course is degree applicable, substantial writing assignments in this course are inappropriate
because:
The course is primarily computational in nature.
The course primarily involves skill demonstrations or problem solving.
Other rationale (explain) __________________________________________
2. Computational or Non-computational problem-solving demonstrations, including:
exam(s)
quizzes
homework problems
laboratory report(s)
field work
other (specify) assembling dance phrases and adapting them to music
3. Skill demonstrations, including:
class performance(s)
other (specify)____
4. Objective examinations, including:
multiple choice
completion
field work
performance exam(s)
true/false
other (specify)
matching items
5. Other (specify) ____________________________________
NOTE:
A course grade may not be based solely on attendance.
DRAMA 33 – Page 3
Date Approved:
11/30/88
Date Scanned:
5/11/2005
Date Inactivated
928/07
REQUIRED READING, WRITING, AND OTHER OUTSIDE OF CLASS ASSIGNMENTS:
Over an 18-week presentation of the course, 3 hours per week are required for each unit of credit. ALL
Degree Applicable Credit classes must treat subject matter with a scope and intensity which require the
student to study outside of class. Two hours of independent work done out of class are required for each
hour of lecture. Lab and activity classes must also require some outside of class work. Outside of the
regular class time the students in this class will be doing the following:
Study
Answer questions
Skill practice
Required reading
Problem solving activity or exercise
Written work (essays/compositions/report/analysis/research)
Journal (reaction and evaluation of class, done on a continuing basis throughout the
semester)
Observation of or participation in an activity related to course content (e.g., play, museum,
concert, debate, meeting, etc.)
Field trips
Other (specify) ____________________________
NOTE. ALL Degree Applicable Credit classes must treat subject matter with a scope and intensity
which require the student to study outside of class. Therefore, activity classes for which degree credit
status is requested must also indicate, on the above list, the areas of outside study.
COLLEGE LEVEL CRITICAL THINKING TASKS/ASSIGNMENTS:
Degree applicable courses must include critical thinking tasks/assignments. This section need not be
completed for non-degree applicable courses. Describe how the course requires students to
independently analyze, synthesize, explain, assess, anticipate and/or define problems, formulate and
assess solutions, apply principles to new situations, etc.
Students are required to analyze the rhythm, mood, and phrasing of a piece of music and adapt their
dance phrases to the music. This is a complex process of analysis, problem-solving, and synthesis.
Identification and demonstration of various styles of jazz dance also requires analysis and synthesis.
Assembling dance combinations into dance phrases, and phrases into pieces, requires problem solving
and synthesis at each step.
Finally, even the most basic bar and floor work—the development and refinement of dance
combinations—requires a constant analysis of the geometry of movement, and an ongoing process of
adjustment, adaptation, and problem-solving.
DRAMA 33 – Page 4
Date Approved:
11/30/88
Date Scanned:
5/11/2005
Date Inactivated
928/07
REQUEST FOR EXCEPTION
The Curriculum Committee is authorized to determine the appropriateness of entrance skills and
requisites for any given course; to determine whether or not language and/or computational skills at the
associate degree level are essential to success in a given course: to determine what is “college level” in
learning skills, vocabulary, and in the ability to think critically and apply concepts; and to determine on a
case-by-case basis when any departure from the attached guidelines may be justified.
To request an exception, provide the following information:
Drama 33
Department and Course No.
Jazz Dance for Musical Theatre
Course Title
NATURE OF THE EXCEPTION REQUESTED AND RATIONALE:
TEXT
The subject matter of the course is best learned not from books but through a process of teacher
demonstration, student practice, and classroom critique.
NATURE OF THE EXCEPTION REQUESTED AND RATIONALE:
ENGL 150
There is no required text, and success in the course is not related to one’s reading level.