Course Detail
Units:
3.0
Course Components:
Lecture
Enrollment Information
Requirement Designation:
Fine Arts Exploration
Description
This course provides students with a deeper understanding of artistic processes, concepts, theories, styles and methods of dance. This applied learning course enhances the development of arts appreciation, creativity, and critical thinking through students' exploration of the properties of dance as well as through responding to expert models and examples from the field of dance. Students engage in learning materials and methods of dance for use as tools to support their artistic development in the classroom setting and to help them facilitate the artistic development of children and youth in their communities. Students will create meaningful integrated dance lesson plans for children. This course is for non-dance major students with an interest in furthering their understanding of the components of dance.