The Dance School in Context

Code:

631

Acronym:

631

Instance: 2015/2016 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Course/CS Responsible:	Sports Sciences

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LCD	62	First Degree in Sports Sciences (2011/2012)	1	-	3	-
			2

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

1. Provide students with the knowledge, experience and skills to teach all the different aspects of dance at school using a current, responsible and innovative approach;

2. Promote choreographic work for students of 2º, 3º cycles and secondary school;

3. Develop execution skills and choreography composition;

4. Promote and develop organizational, operational and participation skills necessary in delivering dance and expressive rhythmic activity performances.

Learning outcomes and competences

In accordance with the objectives set, we tried to create different learning mechanisms to allow students a maximum of experiences in teaching and learning content of dance. The practical experience of various contents taught enables the student to evaluate their real skills in the education area. All evaluation stages are looking to provide students with tools for their future educational intervention, skills developing in the transmission and demonstration, exploration and creation pedagogical workouts.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Body movement influencing/determining factors: body, time, space, relationships, creativity, energy/dynamics;

2. The structure of motor behavior in dance through the concepts of phrase movement;

3. Dance moves: Improvisation and composition;

4. Dance in schools;

5. Methodological approach to teaching and learning of dance in schools;

6.  Dance specific concepts and terminology;

7. Participation in a Dance performance.

Mandatory literature

Dunkin Anne; Dancing in your school. ISBN: 0-87127-285-7
Kassing Gayle; Dance teaching methods and curriculum design. ISBN: 978-0-7360-0240-0
Laban Rudolf; The Mastery of movement. ISBN: 0-7121-1357-6
Laban Rudolf; Dança educativa moderna. ISBN: 85-274-0121-5
Laban Rudolf; Laban.s principles of dance and movement notation. ISBN: 0-7121-1648-6
Minton Sandra Cerny; Choreography. ISBN: 978-0-7360-6476-7
Gula Denise A.; Dance choreography for competitive gymnastics. ISBN: 0-88011-364-2
Reeve Justine; Dance improvisations. ISBN: 978-1450402149
Sofras Pamela Anderson; Dance composition basics. ISBN: 978-0-7360-5532-1
Thornton S.; A Movement perspective of Rudolf Labant

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical and practical delivery of content

Research, individual and group course work

Experiencing/involvement in organizational, operational and participation tasks necessary in delivering dance and expressive rhythmic activity performances. The methodological process involves three distinct phases: create, analyze and do.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	5,00
Teste	10,00
Trabalho de campo	60,00
Trabalho escrito	25,00
Total:	100,00

Calculation formula of final grade

Written test - 10%

Practical Work (Practice tests- 40% + Participation in the different functions of the course’s Dance performance – 20%)

Theoretical Work - 25%

Participation / interest / attendance - 5%