Schedule Description: Examines the influences which have historically and culturally shaped dance throughout the world.

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1 INSTRUCTOR: PHYLISE SMITH OFFICE: PICO CANYON HALL 117 PHONE; ONLINE OFFICE HOURS: TUESDAY: 11-1 REGULAR OFFICE HOURS: MW 1:30-2:30:5-6:30 PM Sections 12072, Catalog Description: Examines the influences which have historically and culturally shaped dance throughout the world. Nonperformance course. Does not satisfy the Physical Education activity requirement for the associate degree. Schedule Description: Examines the influences which have historically and culturally shaped dance throughout the world. Student Learning Outcome: 1. Analyze the contributions of important choreographers and choreographies which had a specific influence on the development of ballet, modern, jazz, cultural, musical theatre and tap styles of dance. Course Objectives: 1. Define ballet, modern and jazz dance terminology utilized in dance technique. 2. Compare and contrast different dance styles. 3. Trace the development of ballet, modern dance, jazz, social and musical theatre, and tap style of dance. 4. Explain the key elements of different styles of cultural dance. 5. Explain current trends in dance. Course Content Outline: 1. Introduction to Course 2. Definitions of Dance-What is Dance

2 Ballet Dance History Origins of Ballet to Present Trends(1500-contemporary) Important Ballet Choreographers Diagaliev Balachine Mitchell Ballet Terminology plies port a bras tendus 1-5 Ballet feet positions Modern Dance Development of Modern Dance in the U.S.(1800's- Present) Modern Dance Choreographers Loie Fuller Isadora Duncan Martha Graham Twyla Tharp Alvin Ailey Modern Dance Terminology Contractions Parallel-Turn-Out Dance Levels Rolling Down Jazz Dance Development of Jazz Dance in the United States (1800's Present) Jazz-Dance Choreographers Jerome Robbins Luigi Bob Fosse

3 Jack Cole Jazz Dance Terminology Kick Ball change Box step two step pas bouree DANCE APPRECIATION Social Dance Development of Social Dance in the United States (1800's to present) 1. Dance examples Black Bottom Charleston Swing Musical Theatre Dance Development of Musical Theatre Choreographers and Dancers Fred Astaire Gene Kelly Eugene Loring Michael Kidd Tap Dance Development of Tap Dance in the United States (1800-s to Present) Tap Dancers Bill Bojangles Robinson Gregory Hines Savion Glover Cultural Dance Definitions of Cultural Dance Dance examples Mexico Africa Cambodia India

4 Current Trends in Dance Hip-hop Dance in the Media Other Dance Styles CLASS STRUCTURE AND FORMAT Welcome to Dance 100 online! This syllabus will provide you with basic information you need to know to help you prepare to do your best in the class. This intensive Dance Appreciation class begins 8/25/14 and ends 12/13/14. To succeed in the class, please follow the directions below carefully. 1. CLASS PACE This class is time intensive. You must be able to check in several times a week for updates and new assignments and have the time to spend a minimum of two to three or more hours to complete your assignments. 2. CONTACTING THE INSTRUCTOR If you need to contact me, Online office hours are 11-1 on Tuesday. MW from 1:30-2:30 PM and 5:-6:30 are face to face office hours. To send a Message, find in your Blackboard links, Send Message and write in your message the subject of your concern and sent to Blackboard. Messages regarding Course content sent to Phylise.smith@canyons.edu will not be answered. As there are a number of students in the class, please allow 24 hours for me to respond. If you have not received an answer to your question by then, please contact me again. It is advised that if your question is related to the class assignment, that you ask your question in advance of the assignment deadline.

5 3. CLASS ASSIGNMENTS Most of the assignments for our class will be posted either in the Assignment Page or on the Discussion Board. Please make sure you know how to use these features. If you need help, please contact the Blackboard Help listed on the first page of our course site. Do not send assignments to my campus . Like Messages, they will be deleted. There are always a large number of students in class and in addition to this class, I have other classes therefore your assignment grades will not be posted immediately. So do not expect to see your grade the next day after you turn in the assignment and please also ask questions well in advance so I can respond to you if you need guidance on a particular assignment. It is important to keep a copy of all of the assignments that you turn in with your name and date on them so you will have proof that you completed the assignment just in case I do not receive it or receive the assignment after the time period it is due. SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENTS All assignments are due weekly and will typically disappear after the due date. So it is important that you turn them in by the due date or you may not have access to the assignment at all. Please note that this class includes attendance at a live dance event which is the Final and also reading of chapters 1-8 from the text Appreciating Dance by Harriet Lihs (4th edition). Please try to get the 4 th edition as some of the chapters are different from the previous editions and do not have some of the current 4 th edition chapters. The assignments above are an important component of the course. (live dance concert attendance and reading of Chapters 1-8.) It t is possible that it will be difficult for you to succeed in the course if you do not complete them. Please also note that the course uses 90% = A as a grading scale. This means that students are graded based upon their individual work- not a class curve. Therefore, it is important that you are aware that missing or not doing well on more than 3-4 assignments may impair your ability to earn a passing grade in the class.

6 Assignments not completed receive a 0. Please factor this in when computing your grade. (See evaluation). 4. WORKING ONLINE It is important to make sure your computer or device you are using to access Blackboard and assignments is working properly, that you have regular access to the Internet, that you have an address, and a word processing program such as Microsoft Word. If you use a different software program other than Word, such as Works, it is likely that I might not be able to open and read your documents. So please be prepared to send assignments in a Word file. Since you are taking an online class, it is assumed that you are comfortable using the Internet, that you can attach files, that you can find and research information online and note references. If you do need technical assistance, please access the tutorial section on the College of the Canyons Distance Learning Webpage or the Blackboard Web page. FINAL EXAM As noted, the Final Exam for this class includes attendance at a professional live dance concert. You must attend the COC Dance Concert which will take place at the Performing Arts Center on Thursday, December 11 and Friday,12; or another concert between the dates of December If you do not attend the above concert, it is your responsibility to find another concert to attend and get my approval in advance. Please also note that alternate concerts attended must not be musicals unless the musicals feature significant dancing. Please check with me for more information. Critique questions and guidelines for writing the Concert paper will be provided in the assignment page. In addition to submitting your Concert paper, you must submit documentation that you attended a concert. Dance Concert Documentation will include a scan/photo of your ticket stub with your name, and first page of your Concert Program with your name.

7 If you have questions regarding the Concert assignment, please use Blackboard Messages as indicated. GRADING Again as noted, this class utilizes a grading score of 90%= A. Below 50%= Fail in this class. This means that your grade is based upon your individual score and not what everyone else in the class receives as in a curve score. All assignments are awarded points. Typically 400 points or more. Points are based upon quality and detail in completing the assignment. For example, just because you turn in an assignment that is worth 25 points does not mean you automatically get the maximum points allowed. One could earn 0-25 for a 25 pt. assignment. Assignments, which answer the questions in detail use complete sentences and correct spelling, will receive the highest points. Assignments should not appear to be completed at the last minute. There are no make-ups and 0 s are given for uncompleted assignments. I will usually let you know why points were subtracted from your score if you do not receive the maximum points for an assignment. The total points available for the class will be posted, although you should be able to tell from the Grade book by subtracting the assignments graded from the total points available in the Grade book to determine your score. Academic Integrity ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Although you may work with your friends and family if they are also taking the class, please do not copy verbatim another student s work or copy anything directly from a book or Internet source without providing references.

8 Students are expected to do their own work as assigned. At College of the Canyons, we believe that academic integrity and honesty are some of the most important qualities college students need to develop and maintain. To facilitate a culture of academic integrity, College of the Canyons has defined plagiarism and academic dishonesty. Due process procedures have been established when plagiarism or academic dishonesty is suspected. At COC, we define plagiarism as follows: Plagiarism is the submission of someone else s work or ideas as one s own, without adequate attribution. When a student submits work for a class assignment that includes the words, ideas or data of others, without acknowledging the source of the information through complete, accurate, and specific references, plagiarism is involved. This may include dual submissions of a similar work for credit for more than one class, without the current instructor s knowledge and approval. For purposes of this class, Plagiarism also includes when answering from online sources, pasting the answer in directly from the source. DSP&S DSP&S provides accommodations to its students contingent upon documentation on the type of disability the student has. The purpose of accommodations is to provide "otherwise qualified" students with disabilities the opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge in their studies. If you need assistance please contact the DSPS office or website: I look forward to introducing you to Dance Appreciation. See you in class!!!!

9 Biographical Information for Professor Phylise Smith: I have been teaching at COC for 15 years. Areas of Interest are of course, Dance Appreciation, Modern Dance, Ballet, Cultural Dance, Jazz Dance and Dance Production. I am a graduate of UCLA.

10 This was taken in France Summer 2014.