Dance Education / 2013

Dance Education / 2013

2012 /2013
Semester II
Course Code DANC 2014
Course Title Dance EducationLecturer: Dr. Jorge Luis Morejón
No of Credits 3
Meeting Day: Wednesday
Time: 5 – 8 PM

Course Description

The Dance Education course teaches dance educators how to development basic philosophical principles and concepts as they are applied to Dance Pedagogy. The course also approaches strategies and systems for teaching and assessing dance in education. Among the objectives of the course there are the teaching and preparation of lesson plans and units in the integration of the art form with other subject areas. The course develops awareness about facilitating a safe space for students to explore, initially, limitless dance/movement as an educational experience. It also tackles the development of the reflective dance practitioner able to craft his/her own classes not based on a technique, but on a methodology born out of diverse environments, alternative and innovative educational experiences, and reflective pedagogy.

Course Objectives

The students of Dance Education will learn how to teach dance technique within a specific context. They will learn how to write goals and objectives with higher levels of accomplishment. They will learn how to design journaling activities, embodied anatomy, healthy lifestyle choices, proper alignment and posture, dance history, creative-movement exercises, all of which will lead to a better understanding of how the Dance Teacher can help to develop all inclusive culturally diverse dance events in a multiethnic, multicultural Caribbean society.

Method of Delivery
Lectures, Presentations, Group Activities, Demonstrations, Case Studies

AssessmentCourse Work 60%
• Attendance 20%
• Field Work 15%
• Presentation of Field Experience 15%
• Portfolio 10%

Examination 40%

Course Calendar

Week I / January / Wed 23
Introductions. Discussion of Course Outline. Philosophical Framing of Dance Ed.

Week II / Wed 30

Dancing is Thinking: Dance Ed. in the Classroom

Week III / February / Wed 6

Dance is Experience: Phenomenological Approach to Dance Ed.
Week IV / Wed 13
Changing Dance Education Paradigms: Crafting New Multidisciplinary Educational Programs and Policies

Week V / Wed 20

Lesson Plan: Crafting Dance Ed. Goals and Objectives

Week VI / Wed 27

Praxis: Teaching Unlimited Movement Choices. Dance as Expression

Week VII / March 6

Behavior Management: A functional Learning Environment for the Dance Student

Week VIII / Wed 13

A Classroom for All: Gender and Cultural Biases in the Dance Class
Week IX / Wed 20
The Special Dancer: Developing a Danceable Perspective

Week X / Wed 27

Dance Subjects: From English Lit. to Science

Week XI / April / Wed 3

Presentations: Sharing the Experience

Week XII / Wed 10

Presentations: Sharing the Experience

Course Readings
Handouts of a number of journals are provided in class

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