DANCE 215 : Special Topic: Ballet, Hip Hop and Improvisation

Creative Arts and Industries

2020 Semester One (1203) (15 POINTS)

Course Prescription

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Course Overview

The aim of this course is to prepare students for the diverse kinds of physical engagement that may be required in the dance industry. We will be focussing on the practice of learning and physically articulating diverse dance techniques, with a specific focus on improvisation, hip hop and ballet. Within improvisation classes students will learn improvisation practices that can be applied to choreographic process, dance process, audition process and performance. We will work with Contact Improvisation, Tuning Scores, Somatic techniques and spatial operations of initiation and response. Within hip hop students will learn phrases engaging different approaches to hip hop technique including lyrical, isolation and new school. Within ballet classes students will explore ballet history, conventions, class structure, French terminology and appropriate etiquette. This will prepare students to take and explore ballet class in any context. 

Course Requirements

Prerequisite: Any 30 points at Stage I in Dance Studies

Semester Availability

2nd March - 5th June 2020

Monday 8-10 am (KMC)
Tuesday 8-10 am (KMC)
Wednesday 8-10 am (KMC)
Thursday 8-10 am (KMC)

Course Co-ordinator

Associate Professor Ralph Buck
 r.buck@auckland.ac.nz

Capabilities Developed in this Course

Capability 1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice
Capability 2: Critical Thinking
Capability 3: Solution Seeking
Capability 4: Communication and Engagement
Capability 5: Independence and Integrity
Capability 6: Social and Environmental Responsibilities
Graduate Profile: Bachelor of Dance Studies

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
  1. Develop confidence picking up, retaining and replicating movement material (Capability 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4)
  2. Develop confidence when encountering new dance situations, environments, techniques, and classes (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 and 6.2)
  3. Develop the ability to recognise and physically articulate the specificities of ballet, hip hop and improvisation techniques (Capability 1.1, 2.1, 2.3, 3.1, 4.1, 5.2 and 5.4)
  4. Demonstrate a daily physical practice, which will develop articulation, strength, fitness, creativity, flexibility, professionalism and confidence. (Capability 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4)

Assessments

Assessment Type Percentage Classification
Practical 15% Individual Coursework
Practical 15% Individual Coursework
Practical 15% Individual Coursework
Practical 15% Individual Coursework
Practical 15% Individual Coursework
Practical 15% Individual Coursework
Coursework 10% Individual Coursework
Assessment Type Learning Outcome Addressed
1 2 3 4
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Coursework

Teaching & Learning Methods

Daily technique class
Peer observation
Self-analysis
Physical replication and repetition
Creative tasks
Discussion

Workload Expectations

This course is a standard 15 point course and students are expected to spend 10 hours per week involved in each 15 point course that they are enrolled in.

For this course, you can expect 9o hours of lectures, 60 hours of reading, rehearsing and assessment preparation, totaling 150 hours. 

Digital 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.

Academic Integrity

The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework 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. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against online source material using computerised detection mechanisms.

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 at 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.

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.

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).

In the event of unexpected disruption

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.

Copyright Warning Notice

This material is protected by copyright and has been copied by and solely for the educational purposes of the University under license. You may not sell, alter or further reproduce or distribute any part of this course pack/material to any other person. Where provided to you in electronic format, you may only print from it for your own private study and research. Failure to comply with the terms of this warning may expose you to legal action for copyright infringement and/or disciplinary action by the University.

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 20/12/2019 02:52 p.m.