Dance Teaching Workshop: Theory into Practice
Required Sequence: DANC 341 & DANC447
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DANC 341
Fall 2015 not offered
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| Certificates: The Study of Education |
| Course Cluster: Service-Learning |
A theoretical and practical course in teaching movement to children and adults, this course will center on dance education as a site for social relevance, justice, and action. Utilizing readings, discussion, writing, practice, and reflection, students will investigate theories of education, politics of body, and various methods for teaching through dance and movement. While prior dance training is not required, students should simultaneously register for a movement class. Students with an interest in dance, arts, education, or an interest in creative and bodily engagement in learning will find this course directly applicable. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA DANC |
| Course Format: Studio | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (DANC-MN)(DANC)(EDST-MN)(EDST) |
Major Readings:
Greene, Maxine. RELEASING THE IMAGINATION: ESSAYS ON EDUCATION, THE ARTS, AND SOCIAL CHANGE, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, Inc. Publishers 1995
H'Doubler, Margaret, THE DANCE AND IT'S PLACE IN EDUCATION, NY: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1925.
Hooks, Bell. TEACHING TO TRANSGRESS: EDUCATION AS THE PRACTICE OF FREEDOM, Routledge, 1994.
Friere, Paulo, PEDAGOGY OF THE OPPRESSED. Translated by Myra Bergman Ramos, New York: Continuum, 1993, 1970
Shapiro, Sherry B. DANCE, POWER AND DIFFERENCE: CRITICAL AND FEMINIST PERSPECTIVES ON DANCE EDUCATION. Champlain, IL; Human Kinetics, 1998.
Reading Packet
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Examinations and Assignments:
Work will include readings, written assignments, notebooks, and discussion: Observation and evaluation of differing methodical and stylistic approaches in other dance classes; weekly assignments in class preparation and active teaching of movement and music for dance. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Concurrent enrollment in Dance Teaching Practicum, DANC447 (.5 credit) should be taken concurrently with this course.
Students enrolling for DANC341/DANC447 must have at least one afternoon block (two-hour block between 3-6 p.m.) on M, T, W, or Th available for practicum work. Exceptions to these time blocks can only be made on an individual basis by contacting the instructor, Katja Kolcio (kkolcio@wesleyan.edu).
Students interested in this course will be required to meet once as a group shorty after registering in the Spring to determine practicum placements |
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