ELAC Dance Department
Ballet Course Syllabus
Professor: Kimberly Rabins
E-MAIL: brownkd@elac.edu
Twitter: @dncrbrwn
Office & Hours: S2 – 108F - MW 9:30am - 10:30am (or by appt. only)
Office Phone: (323) 265 – 8740
Website: www.dancebykdb.com
www.ldcweb.com
General Course Information
Spring 2016
(1 unit)
Dance Technique 111/112/113/114 - Ballet Technique – all levels
T-Th 10:35am - 12:00pm
S2 building – Dance Room 106
Course Description/Objectives:
This course provides practical experience through barre, center, cross-floor combinations, and exercises and
discussion to enable the student to advance a basic knowledge of ballet technique. Students will be able to advance
their technical abilities through the exploration of ballet choreography, both classical and contemporary. Students
will be required to utilize ballet terminology. Students will work on posture issues, balance, body form, strength and
flexibility.
Course Learning Outcomes:
-Students will demonstrate the mastery of combinations of specific movement exercises delivered throughout the
semester.
-Students will identify and articulate an understanding of terminology directly related to this type of dance
technique, they will recognize the qualities as related to the five components which make this type of dance
technique uniquely different from other types.
-Students will articulate terminology directly related to this type of dance technique, and they will recognize the
qualities as related to the five components, which make this type of dance technique uniquely different from other
types.
-Students will demonstrate the mastery of combinations of specific movement exercises delivered throughout the
semester.
Supplies: Dance Attire – Black leotard and pink tights for women, white or black form fitted shirt or tank for men
with black tights and split sole ballet shoes (preferably canvas) for both men (black) and women (pink). Hair should
be pulled away from face and tightly secured into a bun (female students). Please also bring a towel and water
bottle. Please have all your supplies, no later, then the second day of class.
*Discount Dance Teacher Code - TP27386
Requirements: All students are required to obtain the syllabus and any other required paperwork from
the instructor’s website (www.dancebykdb.com) and have their proper attire, no later, then the second day
of class. The student should read and make sure they understand all pertinent class materials obtained
from the instructor’s website, these materials will be checked by the instructor on the second day of class,
once signed off by the instructor, students are in agreement with class requirements for the entire
semester. There will be a placement audition for all students on the second day of the class. Students
must take part in this placement audition.
Email:
All ELAC students should have an ELAC email. This email will be utilized by ELAC for communication purposes
that are pertinent to registration, class status and assignments.
Class Project: All students will be required to participate in a class project which will utilize skills learned in
class and may require an individual written assignment.
Written Assignments: All students are required to attend one specified ELAC Dance Department/Let’s Dance
Company sponsored dance concert and type a 2-page summary of the event. The summary should have a title page
that includes the students name, class title, time and day, instructor’s name and the date. The instructor must receive
the summary on the first day of class that follows the event.
*If you are in more then one class with this instructor, you will need to attend other approved concerts to satisfy this
assignment for each class.
Event to be attended:
Fri. May 13, 2016 or Sat. May 14, 2016 – The Let’s Dance Company’s 11th Repertoire Dance
Concert @ 7:00pm – S2 Recital Hall ($15 per ticket)
Extra Credit:
LACCD Dance Consortium – Friday, April 29th, 2016 @ 5:00pm – S2 Recital Hall ($5 per ticket)
Noche De Cultura – Wednesday, May 25th, 2016 @ 7:00pm – S2 Recital Hall ($5 per ticket)
Dance Opportunity:
*Let’s Dance Company Audition*
Thursday, May 26th, 2016 @ 3:00pm in S2 -106
Go to www.ldcweb.com for Audition information or brownkd@elac.edu
Membership:
“FACEBOOK” – Become a member
1. East Los Angeles College Dance Discipline
2. “LIKE” - The Let’s Dance Company Page
Evaluation and Grading:
Class Participation
Knowledge of Terminology
Midterm
Written Assignment
Final Exam
100pts
25pts
40pts
60pts
75pts
270-300 = A
240-269 = B
210-239 = C
180-209 = D
Below 179 = F
Final Exam: Tuesday, May 31st, 2016 @ 9:30am
Policies and procedures: The student is expected to attend every meeting of all classes for which he or she is
registered. Whenever absences, “in hours”, exceed the number of hours the class meets per week the student may be
excluded from class by the instructor. If the student stops attending a class, it is the student’s responsibility to
officially drop the class. It is the student’s responsibility to consult with his or her instructor regarding any
absences that would alter his or her status in the class. Tardies: Two (2) tardies will be considered the equivalent of
one class absence. Leaving class early is not permitted without permission and participation points will be deducted
accordingly. Sitting out/observing class is only permitted with an official medical excuse and participation points
will be deducted accordingly.
Disability Accommodation Statement
Students with a verified disability who may need a reasonable accommodation(s) for this class are encouraged to
notify the instructor and contact the DSPS Office or the Office for Special Services as soon as possible. All
information will remain confidential.
District Academic Dishonesty Policy
9803.28 Academic Dishonesty. 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.