DANC341

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DANC341

Dance Teaching Workshop: Theory and Practice DANC341 FA

Next Offered in 9899 FA

A theoretical and practical course in teaching movement to children and adults. The course will center on materials and methods of dance and movement education in their technical, creative, scholarly, and musical aspects and on development of the student-teacher's own values, interests and teaching style. Work will include readings and written assignments, observation and evaluation of other dance classes for approach and methodology, and weekly movement and music assignments on class preparation and presentation. Practice teaching in area schools will be required either concurrently with this course or during the following semester. Credit (.50) for teaching will be given under Dance Teaching Practicum (DANC447). Students with dance, theater, music, or education backgrounds and with an interest in teaching within a classroom, studio, or rehearsal context will find the materials of this course directly applicable.

MAJOR READINGS

Mary Joyce, FIRST STEPS IN TEACHING
CREATIVE DANCE
Kristen Businger, LEAP INTO LEARNING
Valerie Preston-Dunlap, A HANDBOOK FOR DANCE IN EDUCATION
Trudi Schoop, WON'T YOU JOIN THE DANCE
Joyce Margeuroth, DANCE IMPROVISATIONS
A choice of texts on dance history, composition & therapy.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Work will include readings, written assignments, notebooks, and discussion; observation and evaluation of differing methodological and stylistic approaches in other dance classes; weekly assignments in class preparation and active teaching of movement and music for dance.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Concurrent enrollment in a dance technique course. Concurrent or second semester enrollment in DANC447 for practice teaching in area schools. This is an ampersand course with DANC447. Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Fieldwork Seminar Studio

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00

Prerequisites: None

Last Updated on MAR-03-1998

About the Photo:

Reference:

Terry, Walter. HOW TO LOOK AT DANCE, New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1982

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