ACD104 - Exploring Dance Styles From Hip Hop to Bollywood
Unit details
| Year: | 2020 unit information |
|---|---|
| Important Update: | Classes and seminars in Trimester 3, 2020 will be online. Physical distancing for coronavirus (COVID-19) will affect delivery of other learning experiences in this unit. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates one week prior to the start of trimester. Last updated: 5 October 2020 |
| Enrolment modes: | 2020 - Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne) No longer offered in Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne) 2020
2021 - Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Shaun McLeod Trimester 3: Shaun McLeod |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | Intensive Mode (weeks 1-3): 2 x 1.5-hour seminar per day x 4 days each week in weeks 1-2 and 1 x 3-hour seminar per day x 3 days in week 3 |
Content
Students will learn two out of several different cultural dance styles (such as, Hip-Hop, Indian dance, Indigenous dance) through practical, studio-based dance classes. A transcultural workshop will practically examine ways in which the cultural attributes of the different styles can be brought together in choreographic and performance-based ways as a means of enabling cross-cultural dialogue.
| These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | ||
| ULO1 | Utilise the attributes of dance and choreography to embody cross cultural activity and examine possible scenarios for cultural change | GLO2: Communication GLO5: Problem solving GLO8: Global citizenship |
| ULO2 | Evaluate and interpret the theoretical and cultural values of specific forms of cultural dance styles and apply in practice | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication |
| ULO3 | Engage with transcultural issues through the physical means of dance and choreography to create examples of respectful inter-cultural convergence | GLO8: Global citizenship |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment
Trimester 2:| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 - Dance style class content | 1200 words or equivalent | 30% | Information not yet available |
| Assessment 2 - Choreographed response to transcultural workshops | 1800 words or equivalent | 40% | Information not yet available |
| Assessment 3 - Written reflective task | 1500 words or equivalent | 30% | Information not yet available |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
There is no prescribed text. Unit materials are provided via the unit site. This includes unit topic readings and references to further information.
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