Modesto Junior College
PE 194, THETR 194 Course Outline
Effective Date: 05/05/2008
Printed On: 3/27/2007 8:43:47 AM
I. COURSE OVERVIEW
The following information is what will appear in the MJC 2008-2009 Catalog.
PE 194, THETR 194 - Introduction to World Dance
3 Unit(s)
A survey of dance and its development as an art form through social, political and
cultural context. Investigation of cultural traditions and styles, values, aesthetics
and mores will be explored.
A-F Only. Applicable to the Associate Degree. Transfer to CSU and UC. MJC-GE
- C; CSU-GE - C1; IGETC - 3A.
II. LEARNING CONTEXT
Given the following learning context, the student who satisfactorily completes
this course should be able to achieve the goals specified in section III: Desired
Learning.
1. COURSE CONTENT
A. REQUIRED
1. Dance history (m.c.)
1. Development of genres and style
2. Prominent dancers and choreographers
3. Significant works
2. Survey of selected dance styles (m.c.)
1. Court
2. Folk
3. Ballet
4. Modern
5. African-Haitian
6. Jazz
7. Kabuki
8. Butoh
3. Ritual dance forms (m.c.)
1. Worship/ceremony
2. Folklore/storytelling
3. Celebrations
4. Contextualization of dance in history
1. Religion
2. Political
3. Social Traditions
5. Central Valley Culture and Traditions expressed through dance
and other art forms (m.c.)
6. Social dances (m.c.)
7. Musical Theatre
8. Musical influences by composer and style
9. Artists influential in dance history (m.c.)
2. ENROLLMENT RESTRICTIONS
None
3. HOURS OF INSTRUCTION PER TERM
Prorated Hours and Units
TYPE of HOURS TERM HOURS UNITS EARNED
Lecture/Discussion
52.5
Total Units Earned:
3
3
4. TYPICAL METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
Instructors of this course might conduct the course using the following
methods:
Face-to-face education 1. Lecture/Demonstration
2. Field trips
3. Video, film, audio recordings
4. Guest Artists
5. TYPICAL ASSIGNMENTS
A. Quality: Assignments require the appropriate level of critical thinking
1. Field research
2. Small group projects
1. Create a folk dance
2. Choreograph a classical ballet
3. Demonstrate the modern dance techniques of Martha Graham
and Doris Humphrey
3. Student performance/presentation
4. Group discussion
5. Select two musical theatre productions and compare and contrast
them in relation to the information presented in the Jazz, Musical
Theatre and Tap unit sections such as West Side Story and Oklahoma.
6. Based on Western and Non-Western cultures and styles in dance,
students will encounter two works of dance, one from each category.
Based on observation and applications of knowledge and theory,
students will conduct a class discussion that successfully compares
and contrasts the works in terms of subject, style, historical context,
and cultural implications.
B. Quantity: Hours spent on assignments in addition to hours of instruction
(lecture hours)
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Daily Research
Weekly written assignment
Take Home Tests
Attend live dance performances
1 Per term, group research project outside of class
Attend master dance classes outside of class
Daily movement participation in dance genre
6 Written Essay Per Term
3 Per term In class written test
6. TEXTS AND OTHER READINGS
A.Required Texts: Learning About Dance, 4th Edition, Nora Ambrosio, 2006
B. Other reading material:
III. DESIRED LEARNING
A. COURSE GOAL
As a result of satisfactory completion of this course, the student should
be prepared to:
demonstrate a general knowledge of dance in diverse cultures from ritual
dance, present trends exploring a variety of dance genres.
B. STUDENT LEARNING GOALS
Mastery of the following learning goals will enable the student to achieve
the overall course goal.
REQUIRED LEARNING GOALS
Upon satisfactory completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Establish a time-line of dance history.
2. Research specific styles of dance and its origin (m.c.)
3. Identify styles of dance according to culture and tradition.(m.c.)
4. Research cultural diversity through dance within the surrounding
community (m.c.)
5. Demonstrate skills and knowledge of dance in specific cultures.(m.c.)
6. Research artists which have influenced dance historically through
present day.
7. Identify dance in its social and religious context. (m.c.)
8. Research musical forms and accompaniment and its importance to
dance in its function and communication.
9. Research dance as a classical art with focus on Ballet in the West and
Kabuki in Japan. (m.c.)
10. Identify dance as an expression of religious worship.
IV. METHODS OF MEASURING STUDENT PROGRESS
A. FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT:
1. Field research papers
2. Classroom participation
3. Classroom presentation
4. Written tests
5. Attend live dance performance, written critique
B. SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT:
1. Final Project Presentation
2. Cumulative Final