DANC 135 Foundations in Dance Technique I

This course is designed to provide students with supplemental practice and theory in areas that are fundamental to the learning goals in those courses. Subject matter includes somatic literacy, experiential anatomy and kinesiology, rhythmic analysis, Laban Movement Analysis (LMA) and Bartenieff Fundamentals (BF), support modalities for dance, conditioning, and wellness. This course is both teacher-directed and student-centered. Emphasis is placed on those areas which best address the particular needs of the students in the course, but all material above is covered.

Credits

1

Prerequisite

DANC 125 and/or DANC 165

Hours Weekly

2 hours weekly

Course Objectives

1. 1. Develop an awareness of one’s own working body, including perception, proprioception and spatial
   relativity
   
2. 2. Identify Bony Landmarks and embody their usefulness as guides to efficient movement
   
3. 3. Discuss and embody aspects of LMA and BF at a theoretical and practical level
   
4. 4. Perform conditioning exercises for dance from various support modalities with accuracy and intent
   
5. 5. Acquire best practices for dance wellness, strength and flexibility
   
6. 6. Translate topics covered into physical practice for application in ongoing Modern and Ballet Technique
   classes
   
7. 7. Compare and contrast movements done in an anatomically correct versus an anatomically incorrect
   manner
8. 8. Investigate connections between the techniques of Modern Dance forms and also those of Modern
   Technique and Ballet Technique
9. 9. Distinguish and replicate differing rhythmic patterns in movement and music
10. 10. Self-assess and self-correct dance movements and sequences for alignment, accuracy, and efficiency
11. 11. Develop personal movement goals and path to achieve those goals
    
12. 12. Apply above objectives into daily physical practices in this course and others

Course Objectives

1. 1. Develop an awareness of one’s own working body, including perception, proprioception and spatial
   relativity
   
2. 2. Identify Bony Landmarks and embody their usefulness as guides to efficient movement
   
3. 3. Discuss and embody aspects of LMA and BF at a theoretical and practical level
   
4. 4. Perform conditioning exercises for dance from various support modalities with accuracy and intent
   
5. 5. Acquire best practices for dance wellness, strength and flexibility
   
6. 6. Translate topics covered into physical practice for application in ongoing Modern and Ballet Technique
   classes
   
7. 7. Compare and contrast movements done in an anatomically correct versus an anatomically incorrect
   manner
8. 8. Investigate connections between the techniques of Modern Dance forms and also those of Modern
   Technique and Ballet Technique
9. 9. Distinguish and replicate differing rhythmic patterns in movement and music
10. 10. Self-assess and self-correct dance movements and sequences for alignment, accuracy, and efficiency
11. 11. Develop personal movement goals and path to achieve those goals
    
12. 12. Apply above objectives into daily physical practices in this course and others