Course Syllabus
Course: DANC 2540
Division: Fine Arts, Comm, and New MediaDepartment: Dance
Title: Choreography Practicum
Semester Approved: Summer 2024
Five-Year Review Semester: Spring 2029
End Semester: Spring 2030
Catalog Description: This course is concurrent with either DANC 1906, DANC 1916, DANC 2906 or DANC 2916. Through additional evening rehearsals, outreach activities, participation in the ACDA Conferences and participation in the Fall and Spring Snow College Dance Concerts, the class provides students with an opportunity to experience choreographing, designing, producing and performing for a public performance in the theater space. Repeateable for credit.
Semesters Offered:
Credit/Time Requirement: Credit: 3; Lecture: 1; Lab: 4
Repeatable: Yes.
Prerequisites: DANC 1906 or DANC 1916 or DANC 2906 or DANC 2916
Corequisites: DANC 1906 or DANC 1916 or DANC 2906 or DANC 2916
Justification: This is a new course that was suggested to us by a recent panel of six external reviewers of the Snow College Dance Department. It ensures that both the students and the instructors of the Dance Company class are awarded credit for an average of 15 extra (outside of regular classroom) hours of rehearsals a week plus additional 40 hours a semester spent with either Guest Artists or with an ACDA Conference, plus additional 30 hours of rehearsal in the Kim Christensen Theatre in addition to collaborating with other faculty and staff in designing lights, sound, costumes and marketing materials/programs for our Fall and Spring Snow College Dance Concerts at the Kim Christison Theatre.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will learn the process of rehearsing and presenting dance works by faculty, students and guest artists for a formal stage dance concert. This will be assessed by instructor and self-evaluation of performances and rehearsals, as well as lighting, music, program, costume/make-up proposals and submissions.
Students will learn the process of lighting a dance piece for stage. This will be assessed by instructor and self-evaluation of performances and rehearsals, as well as lighting proposals and submissions.
Students will learn the process of designing sound for a dance piece on stage This will be assessed by instructor and self-evaluation of performances and rehearsals, as well as music and sound proposals and submissions.
Students will learn the process of creating a dance concert program This will be assessed by instructor and self-evaluation of performances and rehearsals, as well as program proposals and submissions.
Students will learn the process of promoting a dance concert. This will be assessed by instructor and self-evaluation of performances and rehearsals, as well promotion proposals and submissions.
Students will learn the process of costuming for a dance concert. This will be assessed by instructor and self-evaluation of performances and rehearsals, as well as costume/make-up proposals and submissions.
Content:
This course is offered concurrently with the Snow College Dance Company courses. Through evening and weekend rehearsals that take place outside of regular class time, rehearsals in the Kim Christensen Theatre, as well as additional trips to American College Dance Association Conference and other festivals, students will gain additional experience as dance performers, dance choreographers, and dance concert designers and producers. Since each project will be a unique creative endeavor, students will be able to explore a wide variety of potential artistic visions in collaboration with faculty mentors.
Key Performance Indicators:
Dance rehearsals and concert performances 40 to 75%
Lighting proposal submission 5 to 15%
Sound design creation and submission 5 to 15%
Program information submission 5 to 15%
Dance concert promotion 5 to 15%
Costume and hair/make-up for a dance concert 5 to 15%
Pedagogy Statement:
This course will be taught through collaboration and creative planning between students and faculty to bring performance plans to fruition. The Snow College Dance Company welcomes performers and movers of all backgrounds and experiences.
Instructional Mediums:
Lecture/Lab
Workshop
Maximum Class Size: 25
Optimum Class Size: 10