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118 122 126
MODERN DANCE PERFORMANCE JAZZ PERFORMANCE SKILLS TAP DANCE II
SKILLS 1.5 Units 1.5 Units
1.5 Units DANCE 122 provides the student with DANCE 126 provides students with
DANCE 118 provides the student with practi- practical experience in performance skills advanced, practical experience in tap
cal experience in modern dance performance and more advanced technical development. dance techniques. Through discussion
skills and technical development. This class Emphasis is given to specific advanced and movement, the course emphasizes the
emphasizes specifi c training methods and technical development. Emphasis is given development of coordination, rhythm, and
performance styles of modern dance. Note: to specifi c performance values and rehearsal performance skills. Students learn advanced
An audition may be required. Lecture 1.5 techniques necessary to meet the demands tap dance combinations and dances. Lecture
hours/Laboratory 1.5 hours. Prerequisite: of current profession and dance for theater, 1 hour/Laboratory 1.5 hours. Prerequisite:
DANCE 116 or equivalent by audition. Trans- fi lm, and television. Lecture 1 hour/Labora- DANCE 125 or equivalent. Course Typically
fer Credit: CSU. (Performance Skills Family) tory 1.5 hours. Prerequisite: DANCE 121 Off ered: Fall/Spring. Transfer Credit: CSU,
or equivalent. (DANCE 121 may be taken UC, USC. (American Vernacular Dance
119 concurrently). Course Typically Off ered: Family)
HIP-HOP PERFORMANCE SKILLS Fall/Spring. Transfer Credit: CSU, UC, USC.
1.5 Units 127
(Performance Skills Family)
DANCE 119 provides the student with practi- SALSA I
cal experience in hip-hop performance skills 124 1.5 Units
and advanced technical development. The HIP-HOP I DANCE 127 provides students with practi-
course emphasizes specifi c performance 1.5 Units cal experience in beginning salsa dance.
values and rehearsal techniques necessary DANCE 124 provides students with practical Through discussion and movement, the
to meet the demands of current professional experience in current hip-hop techniques, course emphasizes the development of
dance for theater, fi lm, and television. Note: such as popping, locking, and ticking. coordination, rhythm, and partnering skills.
An audition may be required. Lecture 1 Through exercise and discussion the course Students learn beginning salsa moves and
hour/Laboratory 1.5 hours. Prerequisite: emphasizes the development of coordina- patterns. Lecture 1 hour/Laboratory 1.5
DANCE 129. Transfer Credit: CSU. (Perfor- tion, strength, cardiovascular fi tness, and hours. Prerequisite: None. Course Typically
mance Skills Family) rhythm necessary to meet the demands Off ered: Fall/Spring. Transfer Credit: CSU,
of high intensity performance skills in the UC, USC. (Cultural Dance Family)
120 popular street dancing trends. The students
JAZZ TECHNIQUE I are also encouraged to develop individual 128
2.0 Units MIDDLE EASTERN DANCE
interpretation and personal style indigenous
DANCE 120 provides the student with practi- to this dance form. Lecture 1 hour/Labora- 1.5 Units
cal experience in the jazz dance techniques tory 1.5 hours. Prerequisite: None. Course DANCE 128 provides students with begin-
and styles. Through demonstration, exercise, Typically Off ered: Fall/Spring. Transfer ning level practical experience in Belly Dance
and discussion the course emphasizes the Credit: CSU, UC, USC. (American Vernacu- and a selection of related ethnic dance forms
development of the basic physical skills, lar Dance Family) originating in Armenia, Egypt, Morocco,
dance vocabulary, alignment, and coordi- Iran, Turkey, and Afghanistan. Through
nation necessary to excel in various jazz 125 discussion, study, and demonstration of the
dance forms. Lecture 1 hour/Laboratory 3 TAP DANCE I movement vocabulary, the development of
hours. Prerequisite: None. Course Typically 1.5 Units basic technical and interpretational skills
Off ered: Fall/Spring. Transfer Credit: CSU, DANCE 125 provides students with practical is emphasized. The course includes an
UC, USC. (Jazz Technique Family) experience in basic tap dance techniques. introductory exploration of the historical
Through discussion and movement, the and cultural context of the selected dances.
121 course emphasizes the development of coor- Lecture 1 hour/Laboratory 1.5 hours. Prereq-
JAZZ TECHNIQUE II dination, rhythm, and performance skills. uisite: None. Course Typically Off ered:
2.0 Units
Students learn tap dance combinations and Fall/Spring. Transfer Credit: CSU, UC, USC.
DANCE 121 provides further opportunities dances. A brief history of the development of (Cultural Dance Family)
to extend the student’s knowledge of jazz the tap dance medium is included. Lecture
dance, and to acquire techniques to meet 1 hour/Laboratory 1.5 hours. Prerequisite: 129
the demands for dance in theatre, fi lm, None. Course Typically Offered: Fall/ HIP-HOP II
and video today. Lecture 1 hour/Labora- Spring. Transfer Credit: CSU, UC, USC. 1.5 Units
tory 3 hours. Prerequisite: DANCE 120 or (American Vernacular Dance Family) DANCE 129 provides further opportunities
equivalent. Course Typically Off ered: Fall/ to extend the student’s knowledge of popu-
Spring. Transfer Credit: CSU, UC, USC. (Jazz lar dance culture and to acquire Hip-Hop
Technique Family) techniques to meet the demands for dance in
video and dance clubs today. Lecture 1 hour/
Laboratory 1.5 hours. Prerequisite: DANCE
124 or equivalent. Course Typically Off ered:
Fall/Spring. Transfer Credit: CSU, UC, USC.
(American Vernacular Dance Family)

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