DANC2013 Tap Dance 2

Credit Hours: 1 semester hours

Prerequisite: DANC1313 Tap Dance 1 or Instructor Permission

Course Description

This class will cover a beginner/intermediate movement vocabulary for American Tap Dance. The course is intended to help the student understand dance as a process of exploring movement, performing and relating to other dancers and audience. There will be 1 written & performance midterm, 1 written and performance final and 1 Final Public Performance. There is no required text for this course.

Expected Learner Outcomes

• Students will will be able to demonstrate dance as a technically specific, physical and creative art form

• Students will be able to perform the beginner/intermediate TAP movement vocabulary proficiently.

• Students will be able to perform intermediate/advanced TAP movement vocabulary with a level of understanding that show a progression in technique.

• Students will be able to speak intelligently and academically about their experiences with movement.

• Dancers will be professional in their approach to class.

• Students will be able to identify what TAP techniques are currently and what they could become

• Students will have grown qualitatively with increased awareness

• Students will show a retention in skills and will be able to demonstrate simple step combinations and proper placement

• Students will have respect for their fellow dancers, instructors, material, studio space, and guest artists.

• Students will be able to create and think independently about complex movements

• Students should have a deeper understanding of human anatomy, physiology, and kinesiology.

Course Competencies

• The student will be able to follow class structure with correct placement

• Students will be able to confidently execute technical ballet movements

• The student will be able to effectively complete complex combinations of movements at the Warm-Up, Barre, Centre, and Traveling through Space

• The student will be able to identify and self-correct placement and posture mistakes

• The student will be able to perform simple and complex dance movement with poise, grace and technical ability