DANCE 210 : Contemporary Dance and Choreography 2

Creative Arts and Industries

2025 Semester Two (1255) (15 POINTS)

Course Prescription

Study of contemporary choreography practice and theory. Students create choreography that may be shared through film and/or live performances.

Course Overview

Choreography can express many things. It may be political, reflective, emotive, experiential, or abstract. It may also marry aesthetic images with space and time. Choreography may be a process of decision-making or the articulation of meaning. It is also possible that choreography is about community, because the way that we construct relationships in the studio may reflect our global/societal/personal concerns. In these diverse ways we understand dance making to be experienced in various ways by the viewer and constructed in a multitude of ways by the maker/s.

The aim of this course is to build upon knowledge gained in DANCE 110 to develop your choreographic material, ideas, and individual style. You will work independently and in groups to engage with choreographic processes and dance making tools. Through experimentation, workshops, peer feedback, discussion, play, and assessments you will construct dance work in a friendly and rigorous environment.

Through these experiences you will gain an awareness of the many choices and options available to you within a choreographic process, and develop your confidence as a dance maker. You will explore the development of a concept/theme that interests you, learn and practice methods of creating and manipulating movement vocabularies, practice choreographing group and contact partnering sequences, explore the application of choreographic elements and structuring methods whilst exploring your choreographic voice and interests. You will gain experience of your choreography from within the dance and also from the outside, working alone and with peers. Furthermore, you will gain experience in critically discussing your own and your peers work in a constructive and positive manner.

Course Requirements

Prerequisite: DANCE 101 or 110

Capabilities Developed in this Course

Capability 1: People and Place
Capability 3: Knowledge and Practice
Capability 4: Critical Thinking
Capability 5: Solution Seeking
Capability 6: Communication
Capability 7: Collaboration
Graduate Profile: Bachelor of Dance Studies

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
  1. Demonstrate your individual choreographic practice and collaborative capabilities (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 3.1, 3.2 and 7.1)
  2. Apply skills in constructive feedback to support your own work and that of your peers (Capability 1.3, 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3)
  3. Understand your choreographic process both from within your dance and as an ‘outside eye’. (Capability 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3)

Assessments

Assessment Type Percentage Classification
Portfolio 30% Individual Coursework
Presentation 40% Individual Coursework
Coursework 30% Individual Coursework
Assessment Type Learning Outcome Addressed
1 2 3
Portfolio
Presentation
Coursework

Teaching & Learning Methods

  • Practical choreographic games and tasks
  •  Class discussions 
  • Peer feedback
  •  Self reflection
  •  Readings 
  • Observations
  •  Engaging with choreography from a range of local and international practitioners

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

Following university workload guidelines, a standard 15 point course represents approximately 150 hours of study. During the six week choreography intensive there will be 15 hours of lectures per week. For the 6 teaching weeks, this totals 90 hours. Since the course as a whole represents approximately 150 hours of study, that leaves a total of 60 hours across the entire semester for independent study, e.g. reading, reflection, preparing for assessments etc.

Delivery Mode

Campus Experience

Attendance is required at scheduled activities including labs/tutorials/studios to complete and receive credit for components of the course.
The course may include live online events including group discussions and tutorials.
Attendance on campus is required for the performance.
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

• Warming up properly is essential; you cannot do a practical class if you are not warm as you are running the risk of injuring yourself. It is your responsibility to warm up sufficiently, as we expect to be able to start the class immediately and not take up valuable class time getting everyone ‘warm’. Similarly you are expected to undertake your own cool down, and daily self-care and management.
• Please inform us of any injury or health related circumstances that are relevant to your full participation in the course. If you develop a new injury, or if an old injury surfaces during the course, let us know about it before class, or as soon as it happens in class – if you are unsure about your injury or pain ASK us about it, and ALWAYS seek medical advice from medical professionals.
• Please be alert of personal security when rehearsing – rehearse with a friend if possible.

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.

Students will be further supported to complete all choreography and design elements early, prior to the rehearsal week at the end of Semester, and before the performance series assessment moment. 

Other Information

Extension of time requests will be on a case by case basis. Grades are added together over the duration of the course to determine pass or fail. Students need their overall grade to be 50/100 or over to pass the course. 

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.

Published on 30/10/2024 03:42 p.m.