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DNCE 1323 - VIEW COURSE PROPOSAL – NEW COURSE

Approvals Received:

Department
on 10-20-04
by Jacki Anderson
(andersjs@umn.edu)

Curriculum Committee
on 10-28-04
by Karen Van Horn
(vanhornk@umn.edu)

Approvals Pending:

Curriculum Committee > Campus Assembly > Catalog

Effective Status:

Active

Effective Term:

1059 - Fall 2005

Course:

DNCE 1323

Institution:

UMNMO - Morris

Career:

UGRD

College:

MDHU - UMM-Humanities, Div of

Department:

233 - UMM-Humanities, Div of-Adm

General

Course Title Short:

CE: Introduction to Tap Dance

Course Title Long:

CE: Introduction to Tap Dance

Max-Min Credits
for Course:

1.0 to 1.0 credit(s)

Catalog
Description:

Practice in footwork and introduction to vocabulary that forms the basis of the percussive dance form. Discussion of origins of the dance form, different styles and relationship to musical structures. Practice in improvisational tap skills.

Additional Course
Information
(for catalog
production):

Grading Basis:

S-N only

Honors Course:

Delivery Mode(s):

Classroom

Years most
frequently offered:

Every academic year

Term(s) most
frequently offered:

Fall

Component 1:

STU (with final exam)

Auto-Enroll
Course:

Graded
Component:

STU

Academic
Progress Units:

Not allowed to bypass limits.
1.0 credit(s)

Financial Aid
Progress Units:

Not allowed to bypass limits.
1.0 credit(s)

Repetition of
Course:

Allow up to 2 repetition(s) totalling up to 2.0 credit(s).

Course
Prerequisites
for Catalog:

Course
Equivalency:

No course equivalencies

Consent
Requirement:

No required consent

Enforced
Prerequisites:
(course-based or
non-course-based)

No prerequisites

Editor Comments:

Proposal Changes:

History Information:

Assessment
and Goals:

Assessment: Students will participate in dance lessons and discussion, learn and create movement sequences to perform for one another in small groups and write several 1-2 page papers responding to their experiences, assigned readings and videos. Goals: Teach the basic Tap steps, terminology and movement vocabulary. Introduce rhythmic possibilities of working with tap shoes. Learn and practice drills to develop coordination and facility. Explore the roots of this unique dance style in African and European cultures. Trace the history and function of the style. Explore musicality of dance through a variety of musical accompaniments. Experience kinesthetically the technical requirements of training for dance. Explore the principles of rhythm, improvisation and individual style in dance.

Rationale for
Changes or
Exceptions:

THIS COURSE WAS PREVIOUSLY OFFERED BY WELLNESS AND SPORTS SCIENCE IN THE EDUCATION DIVISION AND EMPHASIZED THE ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH DANCE AS PHYSICAL EXERCISE AND TRAINING. IT IS NOW OFFERED IN THE HUMANITIES DIVISION WITH GREATER CONTENT IN THE ANALYTICAL ASPECTS OF DANCE AS AN ART FORM. IT WAS OFFERED ON AN EXPERIMENTAL BASIS FOR .5 CREDIT BUT HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO GIVE STUDENTS A MORE THOROUGH BASE IN THE STYLE.

General Education

Faculty
Sponsor Name:

Ferolyn Angell

Requirement
this course fulfills:

ART/P - ART/P Artistic Performance

Provisional
Approval:

Regular
Approval:

Yes; date: Oct 8, 2004