MCCCD Program Description

Tap Dance II

Course: DAN145

First Term: 2011 Spring

Lec + Lab 1 Credit(s) 3 Period(s) 2.4 Load
Subject Type: Academic
Load Formula: S

Description: Theory and practice of tap dance at an advanced beginning level.

MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Demonstrate correct placement and alignment for tap dance at an advanced beginning level. (I, II) 2. Perform basic tap dance skills in the center and across the floor at an advanced beginning level. (I, II, III) 3. Demonstrate correct rhythmic clarity of steps at an advanced beginning level. (I, II, III, IV) 4. Demonstrate correct sound clarity of steps at an advanced beginning level. (I, II, III, IV) 5. Demonstrate proper foot and ankle articulation at an advanced beginning level (I, II, III, IV) 6. Perform tap styles with clarity and correctness at an advanced beginning level. (II, III, IV) 7. Relate historical development of tap dance to tap dance style at an advanced beginning level. (II) 8. Critique the correctness in performance and style of self and others at an advanced beginning level. (IV)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.

MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Barre Work and Warm-up A. Placement and alignment of body B. Anatomy and Physiology of a proper warm-up C. Basic stretching techniques 1. Various types of stretches 2. Theories of stretches D. Specific skills, sounds, and rhythmic clarity used in warm-up 1. Toe taps and drops 2. Heel taps and drops 3. Paddles and Rolls 4. Crawls 5. Shuffles II. Centerfloor A. Skills learned during warm-up and Tap I for rhythmic and sound clarity B. Time steps: standard: rhythmic and sound clarity (shuffle hop step flap step) 1. Single 2. Double 3. Triple C. Time Steps: stomp-buck or rhythm (stomp hop step flap step) 1. Single 2. Double 3. Triple D. Exploration of other time step variations (military, cramp roll, heel grind, traveling, etc.) 1. Single 2. Double 3. Triple E. Swaps and Grab-offs: proper technique, rhythmic, and sound clarity F. Trenches: rhythmic and sound clarity G. Bombershays: rhythmic and sound clarity H. Maxi Ford: rhythmic and sound clarity I. Rhythm Turns: rhythmic and sound clarity J. Drawbacks: rhythmic and sound clarity K. Beginning Pull-backs: rhythmic and sound clarity L. Rhythm Footwork: rhythmic and sound clarity M. Historical study of tap dancers, their styles, and their impact on the development of tap dance as an art form 1. Henry William Juba Lane 2. Bill Bojangles Robinson 3. John Bubbles 4. Chuck Green 5. Leonard Reed 6. Honi Coles 7. Peg-Leg Bates 8. Sandman Sims 9. The Nicholas Brothers 10. The Slyde Brothers 11. Bunny Briggs 12. Gregory Hines 13. Savion Glover 14. Fred Astaire 15. Gene Kelly 16. Donald O`Connor III. Across the Floor: Performed for Sound and Rhythmic Clarity A. Running Flaps B. Flap ball change C. Irishes: Single and double D. Buffaloes: Single and double E. Turns F. Combinations of all material IV. Performance A. Combination from all material learned in class B. Critique for sound and rhythmic clarity

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: 12/14/2010

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