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| 1. Description - |
| Introduction to the fundamental skills for Country and Western Line Dancing. Students will participate in a variety of dance steps designed to develop the coordination, skill, choreography and timing necessary for social line dancing.
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| Prerequisite: None
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| Co-requisite: None
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| Advisories: This course is included in the Social & Cultural Dance family of activity courses; not open to students with credit in H P 47.
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| 2. Course Objectives - |
| The student will be able to:
- Understand the history and origins of this dance form
- Appreciate and use dance floor etiquette
- Demonstrate mastery of popular country steps, combinations and finished dances.
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| 3. Special Facilities and/or Equipment - |
| Sound system for CD??s tapes, large room with hardwood floors
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| 4. Course Content (Body of knowledge) - |
| - Beginning Country/Western Line Dance steps and combinations:
- Syncopated Grapevine
- Two-Step or Country Shuffle
- Schottische
- Charleston
- Hood
- Pivot Turns
- Cha Cha Turns
- Monterey Turns
- Swivel Steps
- Twinkle Steps
- Sailor Shuffle
- Scuff Step
- Jazz box
- Cha Cha
- Rolling Vine
- Mastering the latest Country/Western Line Dances, including Block Line, Two Wall and Partner Dances such as:
- Elvira Cha Cha
- Who Did You Call Darlin??
- Rolling Mist
- Hasta Manana
- Back at Ya??
- Traveling Four Corners
- San Antonio Rose
- Honey
- Secret Waltz
- Tiggerific
- Cha Cha Lengua
- Hustle Bustle
- Ten Step
- Hooked on Country
- Flying High
- Tush Push
- Rose Colored Glasses
- Fly Like a Bird
- Waltz in Time
- Island in the Stream
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| 5. Repeatability - Moved to header area. |
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| 6. Methods of Evaluation - |
| - Student demonstration of dance steps will be assessed by instructor observation
- Final practical exam on choreography and skill of steps and combinations
- Performance/demonstration of finished dances for a live audience
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| 7. Representative Text(s) - |
| None
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| 8. Disciplines - |
| Dance
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| 9. Method of Instruction - |
| Lecture
Activity
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| 10. Lab Content - No content |
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| 11. Honors Description - No longer used. Integrated into main description section. |
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| 12. Types and/or Examples of Required Reading, Writing and Outside of Class Assignments - No content |
| 13. Need/Justification - |
| This course meets the Foothill GE Requirements for Area VII, Lifelong Learning.
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