Dance Education

Overview

Course description

In this course, students explore the teaching and learning of movement through dance from early childhood to adolescence. A variety of dance forms, theories and practical observations are used to examine dance as a vehicle for individual and creative expression.

Course content

1. Theoretical: Contemporary issues and ideas confronting dance in secondary education

Gender in dance
Inclusion of people with differing abilities
Indigenous First Peoples' principles of learning including acknowledgement and understanding of the residential schools experience
Heteronormativity
Multicultural dance (India: Dandiya, Israel: Mayim, New Zealand: Haka, Canada: Red Sky Contemporary Indigenous)
Observing Dance: subjective response, predetermined criteria, artist's intentions

2. Theoretical: Pedagogy

Peer teaching, direct teaching, co teaching, facilitating structured improvisation
Implementing curriculum development: movement concepts unit design
Assessment strategies (rubrics and criteria)
Forms of feedback
Developmentally appropriate activity design

3. Practical: A conceptual approach to the movement elements (space, time, force, body, movement).

Reframing limitations in creative work: structured improvisations adapted to their students' needs and abilities
Dynamics in movement applications:

flow: free and bound
energy:sudden and sustained
weight: strong and light

Composition and choreography
Selected genres of dance: E.g. Swing/Jive, Contemporary, Ballroom, Hip-hop, etc.
Introduction to fundamental movement patterns

4. Practical: Integration of British Columbia K-9 arts curriculum

Holism - mind and body can work together when creating works of art
Creative experiences involving the interplay between exploration, inquiry and purposeful choice
Social connection through artistic exploration in creative movement experiences
Creative expression as a means to explore and share one's identity within a community

Learning activities

Lecture

Discussion

Reading presentations

Structured Improvisation/Learn by doing

Guided exploration

Observation/Feedback/Reflection

Means of assessment

Evaluation will be carried out in accordance with Douglas College policy. The instructor will present a written course outline with specific evaluation criteria at the beginning of the semester. Evaluation may include the following:

Participation	0-20%
Demonstration of conceptual understanding	0-20%
Reading Presentation	0-15%
Unit Plan Assignment	0-20%
Small Group Final Dance Presentation	0-20%
Critical Reflection	0-15%
Total	100 %

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:

Discuss critically and advocate for dance in physical education settings based upon their developed understanding of contemporary issues that confront teachers,
Plan, design, and facilitate successful creative movement experiences for their students,
Demonstrate an understanding that human movement is a tool for expressive, artistic, creative movement,
Demonstrate basic competence in teaching fundamental movement patterns,
Create rubrics and assessment tools for evaluating dance in physical education settings,
Articulate understanding of the movement elements in their developing work,
Observe dance with a developed understanding of varied approaches (subjective, artist's intentions, predetermined criteria),
Recognize the movement concepts learned in the course beyond educational settings, and
Demonstrate basic understanding of the creative process as modelled in the B.C. Ministry of Education (K-9) Arts Education Curriculum.

Textbook materials

Consult the Douglas College Bookstore for the latest required textbooks and materials. Students will require internet access to participate in this course. Example textbooks and materials may include:

Gilbert, A.G. (2015). Creative Dance for all Ages. SHAPE America. Reston, VA.

Requisites

Prerequisites

Enrolment in the Graduate Diploma in Physical and Health Education.

Corequisites

No corequisite courses.

Equivalencies

No equivalent courses.

Course Guidelines

Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.

September 2022 (Current)