School: Education

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Dance Styles 2
  • Unit Code

    DAE2118
  • Year

    2021
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Christina Claire GRAY

Description

This unit builds upon the material covered in Dance Styles 1, addressing at a more advanced level the technical, expressive and performance skills required in contemporary dance. It is designed to demonstrate the development and progression of skills from beginner through to accomplished year 12 student.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 units from DAE1018

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded PAM2118

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate an understanding of the stylistic nuances of the form through the performance of short dances or an equivalent performance product.
  2. Demonstrate the ability to perform safe and effective warm-up routines for rehearsal and performance.
  3. Perform technical steps and sequences.
  4. Understand the history and cultural context in which the form is situated.

Unit Content

  1. Safe dance practices.
  2. Skill development and progression in contemporary dance.
  3. Stylistic nuances of contemporary dance.
  4. Technical steps and sequences pertaining to contemporary dance.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECUs LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 2Not Offered13 x 3 hour workshopNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, practical workshops, seminars, video analysis, performance analysis, research and discussions.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
ExerciseDevelopment of technique40%
PerformanceContemporary Performance50%
ParticipationWorkshop Activities10%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Education

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Dance Styles 2
  • Unit Code

    DAE2118
  • Year

    2021
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Christina Claire GRAY

Description

This unit builds upon the material covered in Dance Styles 1, addressing at a more advanced level the technical, expressive and performance skills required in contemporary dance. It is designed to demonstrate the development and progression of skills from beginner through to accomplished year 12 student.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 units from DAE1018

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded PAM2118

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate an understanding of the stylistic nuances of the form through the performance of short dances or an equivalent performance product.
  2. Demonstrate the ability to perform safe and effective warm-up routines for rehearsal and performance.
  3. Perform technical steps and sequences.
  4. Understand the history and cultural context in which the form is situated.

Unit Content

  1. Safe dance practices.
  2. Skill development and progression in contemporary dance.
  3. Stylistic nuances of contemporary dance.
  4. Technical steps and sequences pertaining to contemporary dance.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECUs LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 2Not Offered13 x 3 hour workshopNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, practical workshops, seminars, video analysis, performance analysis, research and discussions.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
ExerciseDevelopment of technique40%
PerformanceContemporary Performance50%
ParticipationWorkshop Activities10%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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