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Dance Skills 5 (MUST30006)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 6.25On Campus (Southbank)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
Overview
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Weekly tap and jazz classes form the core of Dance 5, maintaining skills, fitness and artistry whilst students are simultaneously working on performance projects. As with all year 3 subjects, a high level of preparation and autonomy is expected, with students exhibiting strong organisational skills and confident application of technical and artistic principles in self-directed work..
Intended learning outcomes
- Develop technical and artistic skills to professional readiness, including the ability to take direction.
- Develop a high level of professional conduct and respect for the ethics of professional practice.
- Develop the ability to adapt to style, genre and character in dance to a professional level.
- Develop autonomy and self-sustaining professional habits, including understanding of the importance of fitness, stamina, core strength and nutritional balance for a sustained career.
Generic skills
• Demonstrate the ability to integrate technical and artistic approaches in dance to respond to the demands of style, genre, character and story with artistry and technique to a professional standard.
• Demonstrate the ability to fulfil the requirements of direction.
• Demonstrate the ability to objectively analyse their own work and self-correct using mirrors and kinaesthetic awareness.
• Demonstrate the ability to self-sustain through an autonomous program of self-directed study, including building fitness, core strength, stamina and nutritional balance.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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MUST30002 | Acting Skills 4 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUST30001 | Dance Skills 4 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUST30004 | Music Theatre Combination Class 4 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUST30005 | New Work | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUST30003 | Voice Skills 5 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
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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Continuous: Jazz - focusing on achievements against set criteria in areas such as: engagement, developing a methodology, transference of skills into performance, professional attitude and commitment. | Throughout the teaching period | 15% |
Continuous: Tap - focusing on achievements against set criterai in areas such as: engagement, developing a methodology, transference of skills into performance, professional attitude and commitment. | Throughout the teaching period | 15% |
Formal: Jazz -In-class final performance.
| Week 12 | 40% |
Formal: Tap - In-class final performance.
| Week 12 | 30% |
Hurdle requirement: Satisfactory progress in ballet against set criteria including engagement, developing a methodology, transference of skills into performance (including across aligned dance skills such as jazz), professional attitude and commitment. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Coordinator Donna Dunmire Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 25 Total time commitment 74 hours Teaching period 3 August 2020 to 1 November 2020 Last self-enrol date 14 August 2020 Census date 21 September 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 16 October 2020 Assessment period ends 27 November 2020
Time commitment details
74 Hours
Additional delivery details
This subject is delivered either partially or fully in-person in Second Half Year 2020. Please ensure you are able to attend any essential in-person requirements or speak to Stop 1 about alternative subject options.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
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Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
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This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music Theatre)
Last updated: 3 November 2022