Fall 2015
MISSION COLLEGE
Department of Kinesiology
Section #2054/#2055/1 Unit
Instructor Information Class/Department Information
Instructor: Carla Lubow Course: Modern Dance T/TH 10:35AM –12:00PM
Office: HFAC 202 Location: HFAC 206
Phone: (818) 364-7600 ext. 4252 Dept. Phone: 818-364-7600 email: lubowcs@lamission.edu
Dept. Chair: Leslie Milke
Office Hrs: MTWTH: 1:40 – 2:10 PM or by appt. Email: milkel@lamission.edu
Focuses on the development of dance skills through modern dance movement, emphasizing combinations on the floor and standing or traveling through space. Includes the historical development of modern dance. Students will develop coordination, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility and low intensity cardiovascular endurance by practicing choreographed dance movement exercises.
 Identify, recall and demonstrate basic dance skills, including positions, steps, movement vocabulary and terminology presented in class
 Improved flexibility, coordination, posture, alignment, strength, control and stamina
 Practice dance performance skills
 Recognize and employ appropriate body conditioning and fitness concepts
 Greater awareness of the history of dance as it relates to modern and contemporary techniques
 Greater understanding of the fundamental elements of dance: Space, Time, and Energy
 Greater appreciation and enjoyment of dance as both a medium for artistic expression as well as a form of exercise and overall well being
At the end of the semester, #141 student will be able to:
 Perform a modern dance phrase to a musical, or without musical accompaniment, while demonstrating proper alignment and technique
 Develop muscular strength, endurance and flexibility using dance movements
 Critique a dance performance
#142 students will be able to:
 Develop muscular strength, endurance and flexibility through dance movement
 Successfully perform a modern dance phrase while demonstrating proper alignment and technique
 Choreograph a group or partner 3 minute performance
No previous experience required. This is a multi-level course designed to meet the needs of both new and experienced dancers. Grades will be determined by an individual’s own progress and development, rather than a specific level of technical achievement. It is the responsibility of each participant to work at a level appropriate to their own skill and physical condition. Students who have any
are advised to
 Class participation
 Participation in fitness measurements
 Movement quizzes on warm-up and dance combinations
 Compositional projects
 Final Choreography Project
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Student Evaluation: Based upon a total of 200 Points: TOTAL POINTS
Participation - (75%) Each class mtg. is worth 5 points.............150 180 - 200=A -
Skill Development (25%) 160 - 180=B
-Fitness Test 1 & 2……………………………………..........................10 140 -159=C
-Movement Quizzes.......……………………………..........................15 120 -139=D
-Compositional Assignments..................................................10 Below 120=Fail
-Final Project……………………………………………….......................15
Evaluation Total_______________________________200 Total Possible Points
Absences may be made up by:
-Attending a dance class at another school or private studio. Written verification is required and
maximum 2 classes (3) hours allowed.
-Attending a professional dance concert and turning in a written review. Maximum of 1 allowed.
- Reading a dance article, book, or viewing a dance video and turning in a written report. Must be
pre-approved by instructor. Maximum of 1 allowed.
Appropriate dancewear is mandatory and includes leotards, tights, workout pants, sweatpants, t-shirts, and sports bras. No shoes or socks! Dress in layers so you can remove clothing as you warm up. Absolutely no street clothes, shoes or socks.
Dress so that your body can be seen and the instructor’s ability to make individual corrections is not hindered by clothing that does not allow clear visibility of body positions and alignment. Student must lock all back packs, purses, cell phones, wallets and all other personal items in their car or use a locker in the locker room. Please provide your own lock, and the lockers are for day use only. Loss of
locker keys and/or combinations is student responsibility. Student may also leave bags in cupboards located in the classroom.
NOTE: Mission College is not responsible for items lost or stolen while utilizing the college’s facilities. Lockers rooms are located downstairs across from the fitness center.
 Punctuality, committed participation, wearing the proper exercise attire, being present for the entire classroom instruction are required in order to receive full participation credit. Points will be deducted if this protocol is not followed.
 Arrive on time! It is your responsibility to arrive promptly and be prepared to dance. Students can begin warming up prior to the start of class. Students MUST sign in if arrival is during or after roll call in order to receive participation credit.
 Students may be dropped from class for excessive tardiness, for failure to attend class the first day or during the entire first week of the class, or if the total number of absences exceed the twice the number of hours the class meets per week), missed/makeup exams, missed/makeup assignments, late assignments/extensions, reporting absences.
 Bottled water/sports drinks in closed non-glass, spill proof containers are permitted in the studio.
 CONSUMPTION OF FOOD IS NOT PERMITTED IN THE STUDIO.
 USE OF PERSONAL CELL PHONES IS NOT PERMITTED DURING CLASS. No texting, cameras, video cameras, personal phone calls are allowed. Violation to the policy will result in removal from the class.
 Long hair must be secured so that it will not interfere with or hinder activity.
 Please do not wear large earrings or excessive jewelry to class.
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Disclaimer: Syllabus/Schedule subject to change.
Academic Responsibility: It is the student’s responsibility to add, drop, withdraw, register credit/no credit and take care of any other administrative duties in regards to class enrollment. Failure to do so may result in an `F’ grade.
Academic Dishonesty Policy*: Violations of academic integrity of any type by a student provides grounds for disciplinary action by the instructor or college. Violations of Academic Integrity include, but are not limited to, the following actions: cheating on an exam, plagiarism, working together on an assignment, paper or project when the instructor has specifically stated students should not do so, submitting the same term paper to more than one instructor, or allowing another individual to assume one’s identity for the purpose of enhancing one’s grade.
Code of Honor and Integrity
Los Angeles Mission College
Students at Los Angeles Mission College, because they are members of an academic community dedicated to the achievement of excellence and the pursuit of honor, are expected to meet high standards of personal, ethical, and moral conduct. These standards require personal integrity and a commitment to honesty without compromise. Without the ability to trust in these principles, an academic community and a civil society cannot exist. Los Angeles Mission College students and faculty are as committed to the development of students with honesty and integrity as they are to the academic and professional success of its students.
The Code of Honor and Integrity is an undertaking of the students, first and foremost, both individually and collectively, that they will:
1. not give or receive dishonorable aid during exams, quizzes or assignments
2. do their share and take an active part in seeing to it that fellow students, as well as themselves, uphold the spirit and letter of the Code of Honor and
Integrity.
Some examples of conduct that are regarded as being in violation of the Honor Code include:
 Copying from another’s examination or quiz, or allowing another to copy from one’s own papers
 Using any unpermitted source of information, human or other, during an exam, quiz or assignment that influences the grade; this includes the use of technological devices
 Any student-to-student collaboration that is unpermitted
 Plagiarism (plagiarism is defined as the use, without giving reasonable and appropriate credit to, or acknowledging the author or source, of another person's original work)
 Representing as one’s own work as the work of another
 Giving or receiving aid on an academic assignment under circumstances in which a reasonable person should have known that such aid is not permitted
As a part of the effort to promote an environment of honesty and integrity during quizzes and examinations, the following guidelines will apply for any courses in the Health/KIN department:
1. Students will leave all books and all other non-essential items (e.g. paper, electronic devices) on the floor so that they are not useable nor block the sight line between professor and student. No electronic devices will be in reach.
2. Students will not communicate in any way that will dishonorably assist themselves or another student.
3. Students will leave the room during an exam only if permitted by the professor’s policy. If permitted, only one student may leave the room at any time and be gone for only the average length of time needed for the stated purpose. Students will leave all purses, bags, books, phones, jackets, etc., in the classroom during the absence.
4. Students will promote the spirit and letter of the Code of Honesty and Integrity by dissuading fellow students from dishonest activity and, when such casual persuasion does not work, informing the professor of the possible dishonest activity, either anonymously, or otherwise.
5. Students will make every effort to avoid even the appearance of dishonesty or lack of integrity
Violation of this policy will not be tolerated and violators will be subject to severe penalties. The success of the Code of Honor and Integrity is based upon the collective desire of students, faculty and the community to live in an environment that embraces respect for that which is right – both in the college and in society as a whole.
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