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PE 1016 - Social Dance

Credits: 1
Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None
Course Description: In this course students will participate in the following types of dance: folk, square, line, country, salsa, swing, hip-hop, and ballroom. Emphasis will be placed on the fundamentals of dance and various dance styles. This class is intended for beginning dancers of all ages who have not had formal instruction.
MnTC Goals
None

Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation: None

Major Content
  1. Origins of dance
  2. Body alignment
  3. Terminology
  4. Basics dance techniques
  5. Dancing Styles: line, folk, country, swing, salsa, square, hip-hop, and ballroom

Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course students will be able to:

  1. outline the origin of dance.
  2. demonstrate body alignment for various dance styles.
  3. identify terminology unique to dance.
  4. demonstrate the following types of dance: line, folk, country, swing, salsa, square, hip-hop, and ballroom.
  5. demonstrate basic movement sequences.
  6. identify the different dancing styles.

Competency 1 (1-6)
None
Competency 2 (7-10)
None


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