Dance 129 Page 1 of 3 Degree Applicable Glendale Community College 001138 December 2015 COURSE OUTLINE Dance 129 Hip-Hop II Catalog Statement Dance 129 provides further opportunities to extend the student's knowledge of popular dance culture and to acquire Hip-Hop techniques to meet the demands for dance in video and dance clubs today. Total Lecture Units: 1.0 Total Laboratory Units: 0.5 Total Course Units: 1.5 Total Lecture Hours: 16.0 Total Laboratory Hours: 24.0 Total Laboratory Hours To Be Arranged: 0.0 Total Faculty Contact Hours: 40.0 Prerequisite: DANCE 124 or equivalent. Course Entry Expectations Prior to enrolling in the course, the student should be able to: identify and define basic hip-hop dance terminology in practical and written assignments; demonstrate and explain the coordination, strength, cardiovascular fitness, and body alignment required to execute the technical aspects of hip-hop dance; reproduce a basic hip hop routine using rhythm, linking steps, and personal style development from the basic hip hop vocabulary; examine the application of hip hop terminology and styles as utilized in live, video, and in class performance; discuss the development of hip hop from the 1970’s to the present. Course Exit Standards Upon successful completion of the required coursework, the student will be able to: identify and define intermediate hip-hop dance terminology in practical and written assignments; demonstrate the coordination, strength, cardiovascular fitness and rhythm required to execute the technical aspects of intermediate turns and jumps in hip-hop dance; examine the social influence of hip-hop in terms of demographics, choreography, music, ethnic influence, and technical performance; discuss the development of hip-hop from street to competitive dance forms; Dance 129 Page 2 of 3 perform intermediate and advanced hip-hop combinations that utilize locking, popping, rhythm, and personal style. Course Content Total Faculty Contact Hours = 40.0 Introduction to the Street Dance Culture (Lecture: 4 hours) Demographics as an influence Multi-Ethnic growth and development Safety (Lecture: 4 hours – Lab: 3 hours) Body alignment Breathing Intermediate Warm-up and Conditioning (Lecture: 2 hours – Lab: 3 hours) Cardiovascular strength Muscle strength Flexibility Intermediate Technical Skills (Lecture: 2 hours – Lab: 6 hours) Coordination (legs, arms, head) Turns and spins Jumps Linking steps Development of Inter. Movement Vocabulary (Lecture: 2 hours – Lab: 6 hours) Locking Jerking Rocking Freezing Popping Boogaloo Strut Clime Stop Wave Tick Twisto-flex Slides Roboting Intermediate Performance Skills (Lecture: 2 hours – Lab: 6 hours) Dynamics Rhythm Presentation Individual interpretation Personal style development Methods of Instruction The following methods of instruction may be used in this course: classroom lecture and demonstration; body conditioning; Dance 129 Page 3 of 3 dance step and combination practice; videos and multimedia presentations; in-class critiques, done individually and in groups. Out of Class Assignments The following out of class assignments may be used in this course: attendance at GCC Dance Department performances; on-line research of hip-hop from the 1970’s to the present; written evaluation of the performances attended. Methods of Evaluation The following methods of evaluation may be used in this course: movement exams; class participation in critiques, analysis, and evaluation of dance performance; written exams; written essays; final exams. Textbooks Rajakuma, Mohanalakshmi. Hip-Hop Dance (The American Dance Floor). Santa Barbara: Greenwood, 2012. Print. 12th Grade Textbook Reading Level. ISBN: 978-0313378452 Craine, Debra. and Mackrell, Judith., The Oxford Dictionary of Dance. 2nd Ed. New York: Oxford University. 2015. Ebook. 12th Grade Textbook Reading Level. e -ISBN: 978-0191727658. Student Learning Outcomes Upon successful completion of the required coursework, the student will be able to: identify and define intermediate hip-hop dance terminology; demonstrate the coordination, strength, cardiovascular fitness and rhythm required to execute the technical aspects of intermediate hip-hop dance; analyze the developments in popular pop dance cultures in terms of choreography; style, music selection, and technical performance; perform intermediate and advanced hip-hop combinations. .