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Dance Skills 5 (MUST30006)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 6.25Not available in 2021
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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 | Not available in 2024 |
6.25 |
MUST30001 | Dance Skills 4 | Not available in 2024 |
12.5 |
MUST30004 | Music Theatre Combination Class 4 | Not available in 2024 |
12.5 |
MUST30005 | New Work | Not available in 2024 |
12.5 |
MUST30003 | Voice Skills 5 | Not available in 2024 |
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
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
Not available in 2021
Time commitment details
74 Hours
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