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Body Balance (DNCE20029)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 6.25Online
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
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Overview
Availability | July - Online |
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Fees | Look up fees |
BODY BALANCE utilises techniques and approaches from various somatic practices e.g., Yoga, Feldenkrais, Conditioning programs etc., to assist the Dance student to improve individual body range of movement, flexibility, strength and tone. Easeful movement is facilitated through emphasis on correcting muscular imbalances throughout the body.
Intended learning outcomes
- Improved general flexibility with specific attention to increasing range/mobility of the upper body;
- Improved whole body integration;
- Consolidate effective use of the core muscle group in their role of supporting body alignment and motion;
- Establish easeful movement facility and aesthetic through the application of key Yoga principles;
- An established vocabulary of exercises to maintain optimal movement facility throughout the physical structure.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject students should have acquired the following skills:
- The capacity for kinaesthetic awareness;
- The ability to interpret and analyse;
- The ability to apply theory to practice;
- The capacity to synthesise data and evaluate information;
- The capacity for imaginative, transformative and interpretive activity;
- The capacity to work with unconditional positive regard for self and others;
- The capacity to utilize an internal evaluative mechanism;
- The capacity to give and receive informed feedback;
- The capacity to develop a work methodology;
- The capacity to participate effectively in collaborative learning as a team member whilst respecting individual difference;
- The capacity to engage in productive self directed learning and research;
- The ability to perform at optimum level.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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DNCE10016 | Choreographic Process into Performance 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
DNCE10017 | Dance Technique 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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DNCE10020 | Body Balance | July (Online) |
6.25 |
Recommended background knowledge
Completion of Year 1 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance) ensures all students have appropriate background knowledge
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Coursework: active, physical and ongoing engagement in practical classes (including regular individual feedback) against assessment criteria: skills development 20%, technical proficiency 30%, work ethic 20% and attendance 10%. A formula is applied to a student's actual attendance, which distributes marks from 10% down to zero where zero represents less than 60% attendance | Throughout the teaching period | 80% |
Written assignment
| During the assessment period | 20% |
Hurdle requirement: 80% Attendance Hurdle must be met to pass the subject (100% weekly punctual and full attendance is expected) | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- July - Online
Coordinator Nina Veretennikova Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 36 hours 1 X 1 hour Body Conditioning per week 1 x 2 Hours Yoga per week Total time commitment 85 hours Teaching period 20 July 2020 to 31 July 2020 Last self-enrol date 22 July 2020 Census date 31 July 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 7 August 2020 Assessment period ends 21 August 2020
Time commitment details
85
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Handouts available on LMS
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance)
Last updated: 3 November 2022