Contra Costa College
Course Outline
Department & Number
Course Title
Prerequisite
Advisory
Number of Weeks 18
Lecture Hours
Lab Hours 27-108
Units .5-2
DANCE 161B
Intermediate Ballroom Dance
DANCE 161A
None
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course is designed to teach intermediate students advanced styles, complicated rhythms, tempos, and aesthetics of
ballroom dance. Dance styles will include the Salsa, Rumba, Tango, Hustle, Waltz Fox Trot, and Swing, etc. The course
will also focus on advanced partner work.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
At the completion of the course the student will be able to:
Demonstrate advanced ballroom dance movements/skills
Demonstrate several advanced ballroom combinations from American and International dance styles
Demonstrate advanced terminology for ballroom dance
Demonstrate advanced partner work
COURSE CONTENT: (In detail; attach additional information as needed and include percentage breakdown)
10
% Dance history and terminology
20
% Learning specific dance movements for each dance style
70
% Learning and demonstration of dance combinations for each style
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
Demonstration
Lecture
Video analysis
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
Textbook Title:
Author:
Publisher:
Edition/Date:
Steps to Success/Scial Dance
Judy Patterson Wright
Human Kinetics
3rd Edition, 11/14/2012
COURSE EXPECTATIONS (Use applicable expectations)
Outside of Class Weekly Assignments
Weekly Reading Assignments
Weekly Writing Assignments
Weekly Math Problems
Lab or Software Application Assignments
Other Performance Assignments
Hours per week
2
1
1
STUDENT EVALUATION: (Show percentage breakdown for evaluation instruments)
70
20
10
%
%
%
Demonstration of dance combinations
Execution of dance skill
Written Assignment
GRADING POLICY (Choose LG, P/NP, or SC)
X
Letter Grade
90% - 100% = A
80% - 89% = B
70% - 79% = C
60% - 69% = D
Below 60% = F
Pass / No Pass
70% and above = Pass
Below 70% = No Pass
Prepared by:
Beth Goehring
Date: Semester/Year
Spring/ 2013
Student Choice
90% - 100% = A
80% - 89% = B
70% - 79% = C
60% - 69% = D
Below 60% = F
70% and above = Pass
Below 70% = No Pass
Revised 01/13
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