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| 1. Description - |
| Introduction to the history and origins of multicultural dance forms. Students will learn the basic steps, combinations, and finished dances of many traditional world dance forms.
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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 47D.
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| 2. Course Objectives - |
| The student will be able to:
- Understand the history and origins of multicultural dance forms
- Demonstrate proper dance floor etiquette
- Demonstrate mastery of traditional steps, combinations and finished dances.
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| 3. Special Facilities and/or Equipment - |
| Dance studio and sound system.
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| 4. Course Content (Body of knowledge) - |
| - Demonstrate mastery of many traditional dance steps such as
- Grapevine
- Two-Step
- Schottische
- Polka
- Yemenite
- Pivot Turns
- Cherkassiya
- Debka
- Three step Turn
- Waltz balance
- Grand Right and Left
- Rock Step
- Pas de Basque
- Cha cha
- Mambo
- Set-in English Country Dances
- Mazurka
- Students will be able to perform a variety of dances including:
- Miserlou, Syrto, Lerikos: Greece
- Zemer Atik, Kvar Acharei Chatzot, Sulam Yacov: Israel
- Tanko Bushi, Yasusaka: Japan
- Pata Pata: South Africa
- Road to the Isles, Waves of Torre: UK
- Shetjna, Prekid Kolo: Serbia
- Alunelul, Boereasca: Romania
- La Jesusita, Yolanda: Mexico
- Troika, Korobushka, Kohanuchka: Russia
- Virginia Reel, Traveling 4 Corners: U.S
- Sa, Gjigjile, Opsa, Indiski Cocek: Roma
- Ying Bing Wu, Waves: China
- Livan Oy, Ooska Gookas, Ali Pasa: Turkey
- Danse de Mouchoirs, La Lyonaise-France
- Gorarche, Sevilla Se Bella Loza , Vrapcheto, Bavno Oro, Stapil Dobre: Balkan
- 7 Jumps, Gammalpolska, Hambo: Scandinavian
- Vienec, Velasky Starodavny, Maitle Schottishe, Tarentella: Czech/Swiss/ Italy
- Andro Retourne, La Bastringue: French Canadian
- Big Mamou, Cajun Two Step, Amos Moses: Cajun
- Tinikling, Apat Apat: Philippines
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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) - |
| Foster, Susan Leigh. Worlding Dance. USA: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
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| 8. Disciplines - |
| Dance
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| 9. Method of Instruction - |
| - Discussion
- Cooperative learning exercises
- Laboratory
- Demonstration
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| 10. Lab Content - |
| Practice in basic footwork patterns and integration in select dances:
- Grapevine
- Two-Step
- Schottische
- Polka
- Yemenite
- Pivot Turns
- Cherkassiya
- Debka
- Three step Turn
- Waltz balance
- Grand Right and Left
- Rock Step
- Pas de Basque
- Cha cha
- Mambo
- Set-in English Country Dances
- Mazurka
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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 - |
| - Read assigned chapters in text
- Write an essay or paper describing select dances
- Write an essay or paper defining vocabulary of select dance patterns
- Write critique of a world dance performance
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| 13. Need/Justification - |
| This course is a restricted support course for the Certificate of Achievement in Transfer Studies: CSU GE and satisfies the Foothill GE Requirements for Area VII, Lifelong Learning.
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