WNC Catalog 2007-2008: Dance 135 Course Description and Outline |
DAN 135: Beginning Ballet
| Credits |
1 |
| Schedule of Classes |
Fall 2008 Spring 2008 Schedule History (See when this course was offered over the last 3 years) |
| Academic Discipline |
Dance
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| Academic Division |
Communications and Fine Arts |
| Prerequisites |
none |
| Transfer Information |
Courses with numbers 100 to 299: This course is designed to apply toward a WNC degree and/or transfer to other schools within the Nevada System of Higher Education, depending on the degree chosen and other courses completed. It may transfer to colleges and universities outside Nevada. For information about how this course can transfer and apply to your program of study, please contact a counselor. |
| Programs of Study |
This course can be found in the following programs of study:
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2007-2008 | I : Catalog Course Description |
| Introduces beginning techniques of ballet. May be repeated for up to four credits. |
| II : Course Objectives |
By the completion of the class, the students should, with 75% accuracy:
- Know objectives and techniques of warming up.
- Use Basic Terminology
- Perform simple dance combinations with proper body positioning.
- Be able to choreograph short dance routines using the ballet idiom.
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| III : Course Linkage |
| Linkage of course to educational program mission and at least one educational program outcome. |
Students should:
1. Know the subject matter appropriate to the musical theater degree.
2. Succeed at transfer institutions
3. Understand the importance of cultural traditions, diversity, and ethics in the modern world.
4. Have an understanding of fine arts or performing arts.
Personal Development
• develop creative capacities
Community Commitment
• participate in a cultural or artistic event |
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