DANCE 101/101G : Introduction to Dance and Creative Processes
Creative Arts and Industries
2025 Summer School (1250) (15 POINTS)
Course Prescription
Course Overview
In Dance 101G we will develop an understanding of our moving bodies through movement awareness, dance improvisation, choreography, and creative and analytic writing. Each week students will experience both theoretical and practical classes which focus on a range of practices that dancers and movement practitioners use to facilitate kinaesthetic awareness, experimentation, play, communication and choreography. Students will explore somatic theory and practice, improvisation scores, choreography, dance analysis, and contact improvisation. Students will also explore the relationship between dance and other artistic disciplines.Your objectives within this paper are to:
• Experience a range of approaches to dance as a practice that is accessible for any body.
• Develop movement awareness through listening in to your body, and working with others in the class.
• Develop movement awareness by practicing ways to extend the exploration of movement ideas onto the page, through reflective writing.
• Explore a range of starting points for dance improvisation using scores, and practice developing improvisation texts in the moment.
• Practice the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation dancing and history.
• Review selected academic journal articles and study specific historical contexts and events.
• Explore the relationship between dance and other artistic disciplines
Capabilities Developed in this Course
Capability 1: | People and Place |
Capability 2: | Sustainability |
Capability 3: | Knowledge and Practice |
Capability 4: | Critical Thinking |
Capability 5: | Solution Seeking |
Capability 6: | Communication |
Capability 7: | Collaboration |
Capability 8: | Ethics and Professionalism |
Learning Outcomes
- Use somatic, improvisation, and choreographic dance practices to develop ideas which grow from perception of your own moving body and experiences. (Capability 1, 2 and 3)
- Understand a diverse range of dance practices, and confidently articulate ideas around these practices through mediums that reflect the nature of the work and thinking involved. (Capability 4, 5 and 6)
- Access further information from the literature and appropriate industry networks. (Capability 7 and 8)
Assessments
Assessment Type | Percentage | Classification |
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Study in Creativity | 20% | Individual Coursework |
Dance making assignment | 10% | Individual Coursework |
Artistic Project | 30% | Individual Coursework |
Final Exam | 40% | Individual Coursework |
4 types | 100% |
Assessment Type | Learning Outcome Addressed | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
Study in Creativity | ||||||||||
Dance making assignment | ||||||||||
Artistic Project | ||||||||||
Final Exam |
Teaching & Learning Methods
Exam Mode
- Exam mode A - Remote online non-invigilated exam on Inspera
- Exam mode B - Remote online invigilation through Inspera Integrity Browser (IIB)
- Exam mode C - In-person invigilated exam on paper
- Exam mode D - In-person invigilated exam on computer through Inspera Integrity Browser (IIB)
- There is no final exam for this course
Further information about exams can be found at https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/about-exams.html
Workload Expectations
This course is an intensive 15 point course and students are expected to spend 25 hours per week (x 6 weeks) involved in each summer school 15 point course that they are enrolled in.
For this course, you can expect 8 hours of lecture- workshops (Including peer-peer learning), 5 hours of reading and reflection on content and 12 hours of work on creative practice , reflection and exam preparation.
Delivery Mode
Campus Experience
Attendance is required at scheduled activities including tutorials/studios to complete components of the course.
Some lectures will be available as recordings.
The course will not include live online events.
Attendance on campus is not required for the exam.
The activities for the course are scheduled as a standard weekly timetable.
Learning Resources
Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).
Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.
Health & Safety
Student Feedback
At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.
Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.
Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.
Other Information
Academic Integrity
The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework, tests and examinations as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against electronic source material using computerised detection mechanisms. Upon reasonable request, students may be required to provide an electronic version of their work for computerised review.
Class Representatives
Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.
Inclusive Learning
All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.
Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website http://disability.auckland.ac.nz
Special Circumstances
If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.
If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.
This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.
Learning Continuity
We undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions, the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and your assessment is fair, and not compromised. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. In the event of a disruption, the University and your course coordinators will make every effort to provide you with up to date information via Canvas and the University website.
Student Charter and Responsibilities
The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html.
Disclaimer
Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.
In this course you may be asked to submit your coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. The final decision on the completion mode for a test or examination, and remote invigilation arrangements where applicable, will be advised to students at least 10 days prior to the scheduled date of the assessment, or in the case of an examination when the examination timetable is published.