DANC 1201R - Modern Dance I

Institution:

Utah Tech University

Subject:

Dance

Description:

Designed for first year dance majors and focuses on fundamental skills in modern dance technique. Emphasis is placed on the development of strength, flexibility, core support, coordination, kinesthetic awareness, and movement expressiveness. The course serves as a foundation for continued modern dance studies throughout the dance major technique curriculum. Repeatable for a maximum of 6 credits. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Recall foundational knowledge of modern dance vocabulary, technique, and related history. 2. Perform beginning modern dance exercises with proper placement, anatomical alignment, body awareness, connectivity, and coordination of body parts in class and on stage. 3. Perform beginning modern dance exercises with artistic expression in class and on stage. 4. Perform improvisation and composition studies that demonstrate an understanding of time, space, and energy as the elements of dance. 5. Develop skills of responsibility and Grit as they relate to a career in the dance field. 6. Discuss insights to discussion related to the discourse of dance. FA, SP

Credits:

1.50

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Instructional Type:

Studio

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Historical Version(s):

08/15/2018 - 08/14/2019 08/15/2015 - 08/14/2018 

Institution Website:

www.utahtech.edu/

Phone Number:

(435) 652-7500

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

General Education

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