Office: Acker Gym 115

Office Hours:
Mon & Wed 12- 1 pm: Tu-Th 12:15- 1 pm: Mon 4-5 pm

PHONE: 898-6120

Email: psmiley@oavax.csuchico.edu

TEXT:
Required reading packet is available from Mr. Kopy at 119 Main St.

Dance is a multicultural art form and the reading packet includes empirical literature that discusses theory of dance, cultural influence in dance, history of dance, and reflects on the interdisciplinary influence of the arts forms (music, drama, visual art) in the development of dance throughout the world.

LECTURE VIDEOS:
Are available in the bookstore for purchase. Some students like the convenience of viewing the videos at home. The library (limited loan) also has copies of all lectures where you can view them (2-hour check out time).

Course Objectives:

Students are expected to have professional behavior at all times during class. Social graces dictiate that students will be on time. Late arriving students may not enter class without instructor's permission. During lecture and the veiwing of videos/films students may not read other material, do homework, or sleep.

Aesthetic:

1. Develop a personal dance understanding and vocabulary for describing and valuing dance as an art form, (both verbally and written).
2. Engage in new dance experiences by participating in: the viewing of live dance as an art performance; viewing dance as an art performance; viewing dance as art in video; viewing dance through guest demonstrations in class.

Criticism:

1. Analyze and state (through discussion and written evaluation) reactions to the physical response of emotion in choreography.
2. Observe, describe, analyze and judge movement sequences and choreography in the dance forms of social, ballet, tap, modern, post-modern, musical comedy, and jazz dance.

History:

1. Recognize and distinguish through performance and reading assignments that dance has a past, present, and future, i.e., dance as art, ritual or recreation.
2. Demonstrate a knowledge of the dance forms: social, ballet, tap, modern, post-modern, musical comedy, and jazz dance.
3. Observe and discuss the history of all dance forms as mentioned in #2 above.
4. Prepare and present a research paper involving a specific dance form.

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COURSE PROCEDURES:

Course will employ lecture, discussion, video/film and live demonstration. Material covered in class will include lectures developed from the text and other sources. Accompanying and supporting each lecture will be an applicable film, video or live demonstration. You must attend all classes to receive the information that will be on the mid-term and final exams.

Students must maintin professional behavior at all times. Unprofessional behavior will result in a deduction of points (by the instructor).

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COURSE REQUIREMENTS

1. Course includes observation, analysis, and critique of video, film, and live demonstrations not readily available elsewhere.
2. Completion of weekly written critiques.
3. Completion of weekly quizzes.
4. Completion of a mid-term examination.
5. Completion of a final essay examination, (a minimum of 500 words).
6. Completion of a major research paper on a specific aspect on the development of dance in America (1500 minimum words).
7. Attend and critique a live professional dance event. Submit a critique, program, and ticket stub which substantiates attendance. A 500 word critique will be required in order to achieve credit. Critiques due within one week of event. The critique sheet is in the dance packet.
8. Complete the charting of "Family History of Dance".
9. Obtain an E-mail account. Exploration of Chico's Home Page.

No extra credit is given in this class.

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GRADING:

Points will be assigned as follows:

Quizzes =	80 points
Mid-Term =	44 points
Research Paper =	30 points
Writing Assignments =	30 points
Final Exam =	30 points
Total	214 points

A = completion of all assignments for a total of 192 points

B = completion of all assignments for a total of 171 points

C= completion of all assignments for a total of 150 points

D= completion of all assignments for a total of 128 points

F= failure to do assignments or a total below 128 points.

NOTE: This is a general education course. For most students a grade will be required for proper credit towards graduation. Add and Drop dates will be strictly enforced: Fall: Sept 5. Spring Feb 6.

Getting An E Mail Account:

(also known as a campus-unix account):

1. Go to the first floor computer lab of the library with your ID card and obtain an E mail Account.
User services is available for help (first floor of the library).
O'Connell 251, Tehama 131, Physical Science 128, Butte 401, M. Library 116, or Glenn 206 are computer labs available for your use.

2. Find a lab at any of the locations mentioned in #1 above.

3. Open "Netscape". Find the CHICO HOME PAGE.

a. Click: Information Resources
b. Click: Student Computing: Labs and other info. (Workshops for E-mail accounts will be listed in this section. You can attend a workshop if necessary).
c. Click: E-mail/Internet. Click again on Guide to Internet Accounts

Note: the titles indicated in a, b, and c above can change during the semester. If titles change, pick the most appropriate heading to get where you want to go for the information.

4. You can read more here about your unix account.

5. Once you have found the CHICO HOME PAGE, browse around. Find the PE Department, my name. Find the syllabus that is on the www.

6. You can also view the web page from home. In Tehama 131 or any of the labs they have two information sheets on: (1) Getting situated with E mail and (2) Getting situated with remote access (from home).

7. To E mail your instructor use Telnet. Log into your unix (Pine mail) account. My address is: psmiley@oavax.csuchico.edu

8. Your assignment is to find my home page and look up the 152 course syllabus. When you have obtained an E mail account, look up the course outline and E mail me and detail the steps you took to completed the process (list the steps).

Your E-MAIL ADDRESS is: yourname@ecst.csuchico.edu

Readings

SECTION I Ballroom Dance

1. Timeline
2. Cheek to cheek is doubly. . .
3. The Egalitarian Waltz (Katz)
4. View notes from Ballroom Dance lecture here

SECTION II Jazz

1. Modern Jazz Dance
2. Dancing (Guide for Dancer) By Jacob
3. View notes from Jazz Dance lecture here

SECTION III Tap

1. What is Tap Dance Like?
2. Feet, Talk to me
3. View notes from Tap Dance lecture here
4. View notes from Vaudeville lecture here

SECTION IV Ballet

1. Dance - A Basic Education Technique
2. Dance at the Royal Courts
3. View notes from Early Ballet lecture here
4. View notes from Golden Age of Ballet lecture here

SECTION V Modern

1. Family Tree of Choreographers
2. View notes from Modern Dance lecture here
3. Vision of Modern Dance (Brown)

a. Forerunners
b. The four pioneers
c. The second generation

3. The Art of the Dance (I. Duncan)

SECTION VI Primitive, Folk, Ethnic

1. Folk and Jazz Dance
2. View notes from Primitive, Folk, Ethnic lecture here
3. Dance Rituals of Experience (Highwater)

a. Experience as ritual
b. History as ritual

SECTION VII Musical Theatre

1. The Theatre by Novick
2. View notes from Musical Theatre lecture here

SECTION VIII Copeland Readings

1. What is Dance?
2. From the Dance (Martin)
3. Martha Graham's Journey (Bentley)
4. The Dance of the Future (Duncan)
5. I see America Dancing (Duncan)

STUDY GUIDE FOR QUIZZES

Ballroom Dance Study Guide:

• Be able to describe what dance is? Give your best definition from lectures, videos, and class discussion.
• Name and describe the five categories of dance as described in lecture and class.
• The roots of social dance come from the Renaissance period that include a "set" suite of four dances. Study the categories and be able to describe them.
• List Arbeau's (17th century) contribution to dance. List Astaire's (20th century) contributions to dance.
• From the readings be able to describe what the word "egalitarian" means in relation to the waltz.
• Study the timeline of dance. Be able to name one of the "new" dance forms that appear in each of the following decades: 1920-1930, 1940, 1970.

Jazz Dance Study Guide

• Be able to name the style of dance (as expressed by Jack Cole) that he called "Urban Folk Dance of the 20th Century."
• Be able to describe how the first African-European dance movements were exchanged in America (how were the American people exposed to African dance).
• Name the "father" of jazz dance technique.
• Be able to explain how jazz dance influenced one era of social dance. Name the era, describe the era, and give the date.
• Be able to identify the characteristics of jazz dance.

Tap Dance Study Guide

• Be able to name the country from which the earliest form of tap was recorded in 466 A.D.
• What form of tap does the "Old Virginia Essence" refer to?
• Be able to name and describe the great tap artists you observed in the film, No Maps on My Taps and the video Master's of Tap.
• Describe the characteristics of African dance that are also found in tap dancing.
• Describe two main factors that brought tap dancing to the eye of the American public.
• Study and describe both "Juba's" and Jim Diamond's important influences in developing the tap dance?
• Know that the purpose of tap dance since the 1900's is to entertain.

Early Ballet and Golden Age of Ballet Study Guide

• Describe the differences between classical and modern ballet?
• Describe the similarities between classical and modern ballet?
• Describe contributions that Peter Beauchamps contributed to ballet technique?
• Describe each of the following: "ballet blanc": "adagio": "allegro."
• Describe what "choreodrama" was and who was the developer.
• Define "danse de ecole`". And name who the person who developed it.
• Describe why Gautier was important to the development of ballet during the Romantic era (or the Golden Age of Ballet).
• Name the female stars of the original "Pas de Quatre."
• Which of the ballerinas do most historians agree was the first to dance "sur le pointe? "
• Name a well known choreographer of the "Golden Age of Ballet."

Modern Dance Study Guide

• Describe contributions that Isadora Duncan brought to Modern Dance.
• Describe differences between Modern Dance and Ballet.
• Describe Ted Shawn's best contribution to Modern Dance.
• Be able to contrast Isadora Duncan's movement to Martha Graham's movement as seen on video.
• Name the special technique that Martha Graham developed for Modern Dance. (What is she famous for?)
• From your text readings be able to answer the following:
  • Who were the four pioneers that were discussed in Brown's article, "The Four Pioneers."
  • Be able to describe in a few sentences, his view on each person.
  • How did Isadora Duncan describe the art of dance in her article, "The Art of Dance?"
  • What two points did Bentley state in describing "Martha Graham's Journey?"

Week	Dates	Lecture	Assignment Due
(1)	Tues Jan 27	Meet in 204 Course Overview	Obtain an E mail account. Due Feb 11. Family History of Dance Chart due Feb 13
	Thurs Jan 29	View in library Lecture #1: What is Dance. And Ballroom Dance	Due Feb 4. Readings: (1) Study Timeline of Dance. (2) Cheek to Cheek is Doubly Chic, by Kelvin
(2)	Tues Feb 3	Meet in 204. Videos: 1-Renaissance Dance 2-Ballroom Dance Championships
	Thurs Feb 5	View in library Lecture #2: Roots of Ballroom Dance	Due Feb 11. Readings: (1) The Egalitarian Waltz, by Katz.
(3)	Tues Feb 10	Meet in 204. ** Demonstration Ballroom Dance	E mail Assignment due. Read "Popular Dances of the 20th Century in America" from course outline. Review study sheet for Ballroom Dance
	Thurs Feb 12	Meet in 204. Videos: Fred Astaire. Take Ballroom Dance Quiz.	Family History Due. Note viewing of next lecture described below for Feb 18
(4)	Tues Feb 17	View in library Lecture #3: Roots of Jazz Dance.	Due Feb 20. Readings: (1) Modern Jazz Dance by Cayou, SF State College. (2) Dancing, by Jacob.
	Thurs Feb 19	Meet in 204. Video "Dance Black America". discussion and review of jazz dance	Review study sheet for Jazz Dance
(5)	Tues Feb 24	Meet in 204. Videos: Joe Tremaine. Take Jazz Quiz
	Thurs Feb 26	View in library Lecture #4: Early Tap to Vaudeville View in library Lecture #5: Vaudeville to Present	Due Mar 4: Lecture #4. Readings: (1) What is Tap Like, by Nash Due Mar 6: (2) Feet Talk to Me, by Sommer
(6)	Tues Mar 3	Meet in 204. Film: No Maps On My Taps, Part I
	Thurs Mar 5	Meet in 204. Film: No Maps On My Taps, Part II	Review study sheet for tap dance. Review "Ballroom Jazz Tap" sheet from course outline.
(7)	Tues Mar 10	Meet in 204.**Demonstration: Tap Dance. Take Tap Quiz
	Thurs Mar 12	View in library Lecture #6: Early Ballet	Due Mar 18. Readings: (1) Dance at the Royal Courts, by Anderson (2) Ballet as a form of Ethnic Dance, by Kealiinohomoku
(8)	Tues Mar 17	Meet in 204. Film: Ballet Adagio. Videos: Swan Lake, Rom & Juliet
	Thurs Mar 19	Meet in 204. **Demo. on Ballet	Prepare to view next lecture
SPRING BREAK IS MAR 23-27
(9)	Tues Mar 31	View in library Lecture #7: Golden Age of Ballet	Due Apr 3
	Thurs. April 2	Meet in 204 Guest Lecturer: Golden Age of Ballet: Pas de Quatre Dance
(10)	Tues April 7	View in library Lecture #8: Modern Dance	Due April 10. Readings: (1) Study the Family Tree of Modern Dance Choreographers: Note the generations after Isadora Duncan. i.e. Denishawn and Graham. (2) The vision of Modern Dance, by Brown: The Forerunners and The Four Pioneers Review study sheet for Early Ballet and Golden Age of Ballet
	Thurs April 9	Meet in 204. Take Early Ballet and Golden Age of Ballet Quiz. Discussion of Term Paper due May 15. Videos: Isadora Duncan and Denishawn
(11)	Tues Apr 14	Meet in 204. Videos: Martha Graham, Charles Weidman.	Due Apr 17. Review study sheet for Modern Dance. Readings: (1) The Art of the Dance by Duncan. (2) From the Dance, by Martin. (3) Martha Graham's Journey by Bentley
	Thurs Apr 16	View in library Lecture #9: Primitive, Folk, and Ethnic Dance	Due Apr 22. Readings: (1) Folk and Jazz Dance, by Kraus. (2) Dance: Rituals of Experience, by Highwater
(12)	Tues Apr 21	Meet in 204. Take Modern Dance Quiz. Videos: Ethnic dance: Native American Indian, Mexican, Balinese
	Thurs Apr 23	Meet in 204. Finish Ethnic Videos. Review for Mid-Term Exam	Study for Mid-Term
(13)	Tues Apr 28	Meet in 204. MID-TERM EXAM
	Thurs Apr 30	Meet in 204. Ethnic Dance **Demonstration: Japanese Classical Dance
(14)	Tues May 5	Meet in 204. Musical Theater lecture. Videos-Gene Kelly Explain Musical Theater Video Review Assignmt	Due May 8. Readings: (1) The Theater , by Novick Musical Theater Video Review due Tues May 12.
	Thurs May 7	Work outside class on term paper.	Work on research paper. Paper Due May 15.
(15)	Tues May 12	Meet in 204. Dance is everywhere. Lecture, discussion, videos. Review for Final Exam	Refer to "Musical List" for selection of movie review assignment (due on the day of the final exam)
	Thurs May 14	Meet in 204. Research Papers Due at the beginning of class	Special Dance Lecture/Videos Term Paper Due. (Papers arriving after 11 am are considered late).
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	Thurs May 21 10-11:50 am	Meet in 204 FINAL EXAM

DANCE CRITIQUE

Dr. Patricia Smiley

CRITIQUE FOR OUTSIDE DANCE

EVENTS AND VIDEO and WORKSHOPS

This is a sample guide to help you critique the event you attended or participated in. Must be two typed pages.

A. PERFORMANCE

1. State the title of the event, place, and date.
2. What styles of dance did you observe? (Jazz, Modern, Ballet, Tap, Ballroom, Folk, Ethnic?)
3. If you observed or participated in Ballroom, what dances did you recognize? Describe. What new steps did you learn?
4. Did you enjoy watching (or participating) in the event? Why? Can you select a favorite dance from the event or concert? Why?
5. Describe specific special lighting effects or costumes that enhanced the performance. Any special props that enhanced the performance?
6. Describe how the stage space was used in your favorite dance. (Hints: all or part of the stage, any entrances and exits.)
7. Analyze the events strengths and weaknesses giving specific examples.
8. Describe the performers: audience appeal, enthusiasm, energy, technique, etc.
9. CONCLUSION: State, in a concluding paragraph, your general reaction to the event that you observed or participated in, as summarized by facts mentioned above.

B. BALLROOM DANCE: VIDEO ASSIGNMENT

Go to the video section of the library and look under the name Patricia Smiley. Find the call number for the ballroom dance video you wish to watch. There are several videos (approximately 1 1/2 hours each).

Assignment:

Preview one video from beginning to end.

Critique 1-1/2 to 2 pages (typed) on the following areas:

1. What dances did you like best? Name the dances and state your reasons for choosing those dances.
2. What information did you find interesting regarding the history or style of a particular dance (or dances)?
3. Comment on the various costumes you observed. Why do you think a costume is styled for a particular dance? (i.e. Latin, Waltz, Quick Step).
4. Which style of dance was least interesting for you to watch? Why?
5. You are a journalist with a newspaper column. Write a paragraph that would inform your readers about the video you just previewed. You think it is a hot video and you want to win over your readers and have them buy it.
6. General reaction to your experience in viewing the video. (Was it educational? Were historical facts interesting? Have you seen this style of competition before?)

C. WORKSHOPS (Student participates in the event)

1. Name the event, date and time of the workshop.
2. What style of dance did you learn?
3. What was your favorite part of the class and why?
4. What special teaching hint did you learn that helped your dancing style or technique?
5. Describe the class format.
6. State in a paragraph, your general reaction to the class.