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Dancing the Dance 1 (DNCE10027)

Undergraduate level 1Points: 12.5On Campus (Southbank)

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Dancing the Dance 1 offers students with little or no background in dance an introduction to fundamental dance techniques and their use in the creation of choreography.

Each weekly workshop will start with a warm up in a particular technique (contemporary dance, or flamenco for example) and progress to problem-solving and choreographic tools to explore ways of making dances.

The subject develops an insight into the roles of dancer and choreographer and the use of physical language as a means of expression through the exploration of dance techniques, approaches to dance-making, choreographic tools, rehearsal techniques, dance performance and presentation.

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this subject, students should be able to:

  • an enhanced understanding of the physical language of a range of dance techniques and the basic principles of choreography;
  • the capacity to understand and apply dance techniques to express movement-based ideas;
  • the ability to critically analyse the application of dance making and presentation techniques to the expression of ideas;
  • the capacity to work cooperatively in groups and gain an understanding of collaborative dance practice;
  • an increase in strength, coordination, flexibility and range of movement.

Generic skills

On completion of the subject, students will have enhanced their ability in respect of:

  • preparing choreographic studies based on dance techniques and compositional strategies;
  • critically analysing the use of dance-making processes in class studies and existing work;
  • applying knowledge of basic dance techniques and styles fundamentals;
  • communicating in both written and visual forms;
  • working collaboratively with others;
  • physical strength, coordination, flexibility and range of movement.

Last updated: 11 April 2024