Dance 2:

Technique & Theory

Description of Dance 2
Dance is a universal language, an expressive and vibrant art with the capacity to unify the physical, mental, social, emotional, aesthetic, and spiritual. This intermediate level dance course builds dance knowledge and skills in technique, improvisation, choreography, artistic expression, performance, history, culture, life skills, and connections to other curricular areas.

Explanation of Standards
The Utah Dance Core Curriculum embodies the universal principles and language of dance as an art form, and encourages awareness of body movement and its creative potential for communicating meaning and self-expression. By creating, performing, and responding to dance, students address dance education goals which are divided into four dance standards: Technique, Elements of Dance, Creative/Choreographic Processes, and Meaning. Technology requirements for this class include audio and visual recording/playback equipment and percussion instruments.

Disclosure

If you would like a hard copy, I have extras in my classroom.

Absent Make Up Work:

Because of the nature of this class, participation is where most points come from. This includes being on time, dressing in appropriate dance class attire, participation in discussion, dancing full-out, answering questions, etc.

Each student will receive 4 points per day.

Tardy = 2/4
Not dressing out (hair, socks, clothes, etc) = 2/4
Chewing gum = 3/4
Behavior or choosing not to participate
(up to teacher discretion)

Skill Based Classroom

4 = Mastery, 3 = Approaching Mastery, 2 = Developing, 1 = Novice

If a student is missing for any reason, even school excused absences, student will receive a zero (0) in participation for the day he/she is missing. To receive credit, student must attend a master dance class with Miss Harwood. These master dance classes will take place once a month during SUPER ZAP or on another Monday depending on the term.

*Make sure you use every opportunity to make up those points.

*ONLY 3 ABSENCES ALLOWED TO BE MADE UP PER TERM!

Dance 2 skill pass off sheet:

Grande jete right and left (developpe)

Grande jete right and left (brush)

small side jete right and left

double pirouette right and left

double chaine right and left

pique right and left

large rotating battements right and left

full weight into floor (handstand)

splits right and left

tendu (en croix) parallel and turned out right and left

dégagé (en croix) parallel and turned out right and left

changements (6)

tour right and left

arabesque and attitude right and left

tour jete right and left

dragon tail

split back roll

All of my videos can be accessed on my youtube channel. The channel is under my full name: samantha harwood.

You can watch your class videos there. Thanks!

Contemporary Project Guidelines:

Songs (Can't be one you have heard before out of this list, @ least one minute, can start anywhere in the song):

1. Half the Man by Rozzi

2. Santa Maria by Gotan Project

3. Horizon by Rachel Yamagata

4. Good Evening Mrs. Magpie by Radiohead

5. Waves by Dean Lewis

6. Evergreen by Ben Howard

7. Ophelia by Lena Fayre

8. Shallows by Daughter

9. Slow it Down by the Lumineers

10. Tremors by Sohn

11. Forty Screams by Son Lux

Dance Must Haves:

1. The Knee

2. The Pants

3. The well

4. The Blindman

5. The zombie with emotion

6. The brat

7. The peek-a-boo

8. The elbowless hug

9. The bounce

10. The leg

11. The magnet*

12. Why is your head in my hand?*

13. Where is my head?*

14. Get your hands off me*

Mountain Ridge

Dance

Dance 2:

Technique & Theory

Disclosure

Absent Make Up Work:

All of my videos can be accessed on my youtube channel. The channel is under my full name: samantha harwood.

You can watch your class videos there. Thanks!

Contemporary Project Guidelines:

Songs (Can't be one you have heard before out of this list, @ least one minute, can start anywhere in the song):

1. Half the Man by Rozzi

2. Santa Maria by Gotan Project

3. Horizon by Rachel Yamagata

4. Good Evening Mrs. Magpie by Radiohead

5. Waves by Dean Lewis

6. Evergreen by Ben Howard

7. Ophelia by Lena Fayre

8. Shallows by Daughter

9. Slow it Down by the Lumineers

10. Tremors by Sohn

11. Forty Screams by Son Lux

Dance Must Haves:

1. The Knee

2. The Pants

3. The well

4. The Blindman

5. The zombie with emotion

6. The brat

7. The peek-a-boo

8. The elbowless hug

9. The bounce

10. The leg

11. The magnet*

12. Why is your head in my hand?*

13. Where is my head?*

14. Get your hands off me*

15. Go to sleep, Erica*

* = partner moves

Mountain Ridge

Dance

Dance 2:

Technique & Theory

Disclosure

Absent Make Up Work:

All of my videos can be accessed on my youtube channel. The channel is under my full name: samantha harwood.

You can watch your class videos there. Thanks!

Contemporary Project Guidelines:

Songs (Can't be one you have heard before out of this list, @ least one minute, can start anywhere in the song):

1. Half the Man by Rozzi

2. Santa Maria by Gotan Project

3. Horizon by Rachel Yamagata

4. Good Evening Mrs. Magpie by Radiohead

5. Waves by Dean Lewis

6. Evergreen by Ben Howard

7. Ophelia by Lena Fayre

8. Shallows by Daughter

9. Slow it Down by the Lumineers

10. Tremors by Sohn

11. Forty Screams by Son Lux

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Dance Must Haves:

1. The Knee

2. The Pants

3. The well

4. The Blindman

5. The zombie with emotion

6. The brat

7. The peek-a-boo

8. The elbowless hug

9. The bounce

10. The leg

11. The magnet*

12. Why is your head in my hand?*

13. Where is my head?*

14. Get your hands off me*

15. Go to sleep, Erica*

* = partner moves

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