NPHS INTERMEDIATE DANCE CLASS

MRS. CAROLAN

COURSE DESCRIPTION

•THIS CLASS WILL INTRODUCE THE STUDENT TO A VARIETY OF DANCE STYLES. STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP SKILLS IN DANCE TECHNIQUE, CHOREOGRAPHY, GROUP WORK, AND PERFORMANCE; WHILE INCREASING THEIR FLEXIBILITY, STRENGTH, AND STAMINA IN PHYSICAL FITNESS. STUDENTS WILL ALSO GAIN KNOWLEDGE IN DANCE HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHIES THROUGH WRITTEN WORK.

COURSE INFORMATION• INTERMEDIATE DANCE CLASS – 10 CREDITS OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION

• OBJECTIVES:

• TO CONDITION THE BODY FOR DANCE BY DEVELOPING STRENGTH, FLEXIBILITY, COORDINATION, AND BODY AWARENESS.

• TO DEVELOP MOVEMENT VOCABULARY

• TO PROVIDE THE STUDENT WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP THEMSELVES THROUGH DANCE AS A UNIFIED WHOLE- EMOTIONALLY, INTELLECTUALLY, & PHYSICALLY.

• TO GLIMPSE THROUGH THE PHILOSOPHICAL AND HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF DANCE THROUGH TIME.

MAJOR COURSE TOPICS• BODY CONDITIONING

• BALANCE

• FLEXIBILITY

• PERFORMANCE

• STYLES: BALLET, JAZZ, HIP-HOP, CONTEMPORARY, LYRICAL, LATIN JAZZ, MUSICAL THEATRE, MODERN, AND MORE…

• MASTERING CHOREOGRAPHY, TECHNICAL SKILLS, AND AUDITIONING SKILLS

• DEVELOPING CHOREOGRAPHY

STUDENT PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS

• BEING IN CLASS ON TIME AND READY TO WORK TO THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.

• WEARING APPROPRIATE DANCE ATTIRE TO CLASS EVERYDAY.

• BALLET = BLACK LEOTARD AND PINK TIGHTS WITH HAIR IN A BUN

• JAZZ/CONTEMPORARY = TIGHT BLACK CLOTHING WITH NO LOGOS AND APPROPRIATE SHOES

• WILLINGNESS TO EXCEPT CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM!!!

• WILLINGNESS TO CHALLENGE THEMSELVES OUTSIDE OF THEIR “NORM”.

• TREATING EVERYONE IN THE CLASSROOM WITH RESPECT.

HOMEWORK

• KEEPING A WELL ORGANIZED JOURNAL

• STUDENTS WILL BE ASKED TO WATCH VIDEO PERFORMANCES AND GIVE WRITTEN CRITIQUES.

• STUDENTS WILL BE ASKED TO LOG THEIR IMPROVEMENTS AND SET GOALS IN AREAS THAT NEED TO BE IMPROVED UPON.

• OUTSIDE PERFORMANCE CRITIQUE FINAL ASSIGNMENT

GRADING POLICY

• EACH STUDENT CAN EARN UP TO 10 PARTICIPATION POINTS EACH DAY THEY ATTEND CLASS DRESSED APPROPRIATELY, WITH THEIR HAIR BACK, NOT CHEWING GUM, WEARING THE APPROPRIATE CLOTHING (INCLUDING SHOES), AND SEATED WHEN ROLL IS CALLED.

• IF A STUDENT HAS AN EXCUSED ABSENCE THEY CAN MAKE UP THEIR POINTS BY DOING AN ALTERNATIVE ASSIGNMENT.

• MAKE-UP REPORTS ARE OUTLINED IN THE TEACHER SYLLABUS AND POSTED ON MY WEBSITE.

TEACHING WEBSITESAND OTHER SOCIAL COMMUNICATION

• MRS. CAROLAN'S SCHOOL WEBSITE

• TEACHERWEB.COM

• DANCE TEAM ATHLETICS WEBSITE

• NPHS.ORG

• FACEBOOK: NPHS 2015 INTERMEDIATE DANCE

• TWITTER: @NPHSDANCE_CAM

EXPECTED STATE LEARNING REQUIREMENT

PARTICIPATION IN OUR SPRING DANCE CONCERT

TECHNICAL REHEARSALS:

APRIL 20 & 22 2:30-8:00PM

SHOWS:

APRIL 23, 24, & 25 7:00PM SHOW, 5:30 CALL TIME

SKILLS LEARNED: MEMORIZING OF CHOREOGRAPHY, PERFORMANCE READY EXECUTION, PERFORMANCE IN FRONT OF A LIVE AUDIENCE.

WHAT TO EXPECT AROUND CONCERT TIME

• I COLLECT DONATIONS FOR CONCERT T-SHIRTS & COSTUME RENTALS ($20)

• ALL SHIRTS WILL INCLUDE THE DANCERS NAME ON THE BACK AND THEY WILL WEAR ATTIRE AT SCHOOL THE WEEK OF CONCERT AND DURING THE FINALE NUMBER.

• DANCERS WILL BE IN THREE ROUTINES.

• A SMALL GROUP NUMBER

• A MEDIUM CLASS NUMBER

• FINALE

• I WILL DO MY BEST TO COSTUME THE ABOVE TWO THROUGH OUR INVENTORY. OTHER ITEMS MAY NEED TO BE PULLED FROM HOME. A LIST WILL BE PROVIDED TWO WEEKS BEFORE PERORMANCES.

HOW CAN YOU HELP YOUR CHILD SUCCEED?

• IF YOUR CHILD HAS AN EXCUSED ABSENCE, ASK IF THEY HAVE COMPLETED A PARTICIPATION MAKE-UP REPORT. STUDENTS HAVE ONE WEEK FROM THEIR ABSENCE TO TURN IN THEIR ASSIGNMENT.

• ALLOW TIME FOR YOUR CHILD TO PRACTICE ROUTINES AT HOME. ROUTINES WILL BE UPLOADED ROUTINELY ONTO OUR CLASS FACEBOOK PAGE.

• HELP THEM PLAN THEIR OUTSIDE PERFORMANCE CRITIQUE. STUDENTS HAVE FROM THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS UNTIL JUNE 5TH TO COMPLETE THIS ASSIGNMENT.

COMMUNICATION & CONTACT INFORMATION

• IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS THROUGHOUT THE SEMESTER PLEASE CONTACT ME. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOUR CHILD AND SHARING THEIR PASSION FOR DANCE.

EMAIL: CCAROLAN@CONEJO.K12.CA.US

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