- Lectures
- Discussion groups / Group work
- Practical applications
- Seminar
- Peer-led / Peer teaching
- Problem-based learning
- Experiential learning
Specific content will focus on:
1. Dance education in school and community settings:
1.1. Scope of practice in dance education
1.2. Conceptual approaches to dance education based on Laban Movement Principles
1.3. Developing movement skills and artistry through exploration of expressive movement
2. Movement concepts based on Laban movement principles and further described by Anne Green Gilbert:
2.1. Space
2.2. Time
2.3. Force
2.4. Body
2.5. Effort action
3. Developing personal skills through dance education:
3.1. Physical literacy
3.2. Creativity
3.3. Critical thinking
3.4. Collaboration
3.5. Managing diversity
4. Technical skills in select dance styles that may include:
4.1. Modern dance
4.2. Social dance
4.3. Folk/cultural dance
4.4. Jazz dance
4.5. Hip hop
4.6. Line/square dance
5. Techniques and movement patterns:
5.1. Locomotor and non-locomotor movements
5.2. Fundamental motor skills
5.3. Fundamental movement vocabulary, progressions, and variations
5.4. Sequencing and transitions
5.5. Music structure and basic rhythms
5.6. Posture, centering, and frame alignment
5.7. Partner dynamics and etiquette
6. Unit/Session planning:
6.1. Individual lesson planning
6.2. Unit development
6.3. Skill progression
6.4. Guiding others through the creative process
7. Arts integration in schools:
7.1. Interdisciplinary approach to dance education
7.2. Dance activities for a classroom environment
8. Teaching methods and instructional strategies:
8.1. Planning dance activities to promote creativity and self-expression through planned movement or structured improvisation
8.2. Planning lessons to increase skill development using popular and historical forms of dance
8.3. Planning diverse approaches for all stages of learning and development
8.4. Music selection
8.5. Counting and cuing techniques
8.6. Environmental concerns
8.7. Use of props
8.8. Imagery as a teaching tool
8.9. Strategies for inclusive dance practice
9. Assessment techniques:
9.1. Analysis and assessment of technical skills
9.2. Error detection and correction in peers and other subjects
9.3. Self-analysis of skills and creative process through reflection and observation
9.4. Creating an evaluation tool based on lesson/unit plans content
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
1. Recognize, demonstrate and describe movement vocabulary used in dance.
2. Demonstrate proficiency in selected performance elements of popular and historical dance forms.
3. Apply appropriate pedagogical principles for effective instruction based on a conceptual approach to dance education.
4. Describe and demonstrate instructional strategies for leading safe, effective, and inclusive lessons in dance.
5. Create lesson plans and unit plans based on a conceptual approach to dance education including movement exploration, skill development, and choreography.
6. Create movement experiences using dance that can be applied to a variety of educational and community-based settings.
7. Apply systematic observation and analysis in order to accurately recognize effective and ineffective performance in select dance forms.
8. Demonstrate and explain the developmental factors and learner attributes that leaders need to understand when working with a variety of ages and skill levels.
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 will be based on the following:
Professionalism and Attendance 10-15%
Personal Movement Competence 5-25%
Instructional Knowledge and Planning 25-30%
Peer and Self Movement Assessment 10-20%
Lesson and Performance Presentations 25-30%
Total 100%
Consult the Douglas College Bookstore for the latest required textbooks and materials. A list of recommended textbooks and materials is provided on the instructor's course outline, which is available to students at the beginning of each semester.
Example textbooks and materials may include:
Gilbert, A. G. (2015). Creative dance for all ages : a conceptual approach. Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, [2015].
Courses listed here must be completed prior to this course:
- No prerequisite courses
Courses listed here must be completed either prior to or simultaneously with this course:
- No corequisite courses
Courses listed here are equivalent to this course and cannot be taken for further credit:
- No equivalency courses