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DNCE 1332 - 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 1332

Institution:

UMNMO - Morris

Career:

UGRD

College:

MDHU - UMM-Humanities, Div of

Department:

233 - UMM-Humanities, Div of-Adm

General

Course Title Short:

CE: Intermediate Jazz Dance

Course Title Long:

CE: Intermediate Jazz Dance

Max-Min Credits
for Course:

1.0 to 1.0 credit(s)

Catalog
Description:

Builds upon basic dance vocabulary with emphasis on the movement vocabulary of jazz dance. Emphasis on African dance roots and stylistic variations in contemporary jazz dance forms. Includes performance component.

Additional Course
Information
(for catalog
production):

Grading Basis:

Stdnt Opt

Honors Course:

Delivery Mode(s):

Classroom

Years most
frequently offered:

Every academic year

Term(s) most
frequently offered:

Spring

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:

1322 or WSS 1331 or #

Course
Equivalency:

No course equivalencies

Consent
Requirement:

Instructor

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: Develop individual facility in the specific training techniques of jazz dance. Experience the technical requirements of professional dance. Present a variety of progressive exercises and advanced steps drawn from key influences on this style of dance. Explore elements of content and individual expression. Examine the influence of traditional West African dance on this style of dance. Develop complex combinations of Jazz movements. Introduce key factors and contributors to the development of this form. Prepare for public performance.

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 HISTORICAL, THEORETICAL ASPECTS OF BALLET AND PREPARATION FOR PERFORMANCE.

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