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 Department:    PE

 Course #:    150

 Credits:    1

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    1.5

 CIP:    n/a

 EPC:    n/a

 REV:    2018

 Course Description  

Coordination, fitness, and communication skills through partner dancing. Students will learn basic waltz steps and several styles and variations.

 Prerequisite  

None

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 0

Lab: 22

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0

Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Academic Elective  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

1. Increase motor skills, coordination and rhythm through learning basic moves and variations of the waltz.
2. Increase fitness through sustained movement required in waltzing.
3. Increase nonverbal and verbal communication skills through leading and following in partner dancing.
4. Master enough waltz basics to dance with confidence and pleasure with any partner of the same level of skill.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.

2. Critical Thinking

Definition: The ability to think critically about the nature of knowledge within a discipline and about the ways in which that knowledge is constructed and validated and to be sensitive to the ways these processes often vary among disciplines.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
2.2 Analyze issues and develop questions within a discipline.

3. Communication

Definition: Understanding and producing effective written, spoken, visual, and non-verbal communication.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
3.3 Demonstrate effective listening skills.

4. Community & Cultural Diversity

Definition: Recognizing the value of human communities and cultures from multiple perspectives through a critical understanding of their similarities and differences.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
4.2 Understand, value and respect human differences and commonalities as they relate to issues of race, social class, gender, sexual orientation, disabilities and culture.

6. Individual Awareness & Responsibility

Definition: Understanding, managing, and taking responsibility for one’s learning and behavior in varied and changing environments.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
6.1 Identify ethical and healthy choices and apply these personally, socially, academically, and professionally.

Course Contents

1. Basic 6 count waltz step and its relationship to the music.
2. Appropriate body and hand position (the ""frame"") for each style and variation.
3. Depending on the progress of students, up to four styles of waltzing: simple basic (counter-clockwise), turning waltz (clockwise), ""shadow"" waltz, and cross-step waltz, including transitions from one style to another while dancing.
4. Depending on the progress of students, up to five variations such as zig-zag, side-to-side, inside and outside turns, orbits, pivots, grapevine and waterfall.