School: Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

Please note that given the circumstances of COVID-19, there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for Semester 1 2020 Units. Students will be notified of all approved modifications by Unit Coordinators via email and Unit Blackboard sites. Where changes have been made, these are designed to ensure that you still meet the unit learning outcomes in the context of our adjusted teaching and learning arrangements.

  • Unit Title

    Related Physical Disciplines 1
  • Unit Code

    DAN1032
  • Year

    2020
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    5
  • Full Year Unit

    Y
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Ms Susan Desley PEACOCK

Description

This unit offers a range of dance styles and related physical disciplines, it is designed to complement, support and enrich the core ballet and contemporary dance programs. The disciplines offered reflect current industry trends, drawn from an intercultural perspective that embraces both new approaches to performance and traditional multicultural skills. Current studies include Yoga, Indian dance, Chinese dance and Aerial.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Articulate the basic principles of alignment and functionality involved in the exercises.
  2. Build on the acquisition of basic skills in a variety of physical disciplines other than ballet and contemporary.
  3. Demonstrate a grasp of the terminology, the history and cultural content basic to the discipline.
  4. Demonstrate knowledge of two different disciplines from a range of Spanish, Aerial, Yoga, Martial Arts and Indian Dance.
  5. Execute rhythm and spatial precision in performance.
  6. Gradually acquire an appreciation of dance forms outside the traditional Western canon of ballet and contemporary.
  7. Perform sequences or equivalent performance that demonstrate the particular style of the discipline.

Unit Content

  1. A wide range of contrasting rhythmic and a-rhythmic structures in class work and performance.
  2. Exercises and sequences demonstrating the embodiment and awareness of the particular dynamics of the discipline: eg the rhythmic footwork and castanet playing required in Spanish dance; the breath driven control and thrusts of martial arts and the swing and suspension rhythms of aerial work.
  3. Intercultural nature of the physical experience.
  4. Physical attributes common across disciplines.
  5. Physical attributes which are discrete to a particular discipline.
  6. Presentation of complex culturally specific rhythmic patterns, eg Indian and Spanish dance.
  7. Sequences that embody alternative forms of physical coordination and integration.
  8. The relationship between concentration and agility.
  9. The transfer and application of physical information from one area of physical expertise to another; and understand what is common and what is discrete to each style.
  10. Transforming mathematical structures into meaningful musical phrasing and its integration into performance.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Full YearNot Offered36 x 1.5 hour ensemblesNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Practical classes, demonstrations, classroom tasks and individual assignments.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Reflective PracticeReflective practice (Semester 1)15%
TestIndustry assessment (Semester 1)15%
ExaminationExamination (Semester 1)20%
Reflective PracticeReflective practice (Semester 2)15%
TestIndustry assessment (Semester 2)15%
ExaminationExamination (Semester 2)20%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

Please note that given the circumstances of COVID-19, there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for this unit. All assessment changes will be published by 27 July 2020. All students are reminded to check handbook at the beginning of semester to ensure they have the correct outline.

  • Unit Title

    Related Physical Disciplines 1
  • Unit Code

    DAN1032
  • Year

    2020
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    5
  • Full Year Unit

    Y
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Ms Susan Desley PEACOCK

Description

This unit offers a range of dance styles and related physical disciplines, it is designed to complement, support and enrich the core ballet and contemporary dance programs. The disciplines offered reflect current industry trends, drawn from an intercultural perspective that embraces both new approaches to performance and traditional multicultural skills. Current studies include Yoga, Indian dance, Chinese dance and Aerial.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Articulate the basic principles of alignment and functionality involved in the exercises.
  2. Build on the acquisition of basic skills in a variety of physical disciplines other than ballet and contemporary.
  3. Demonstrate a grasp of the terminology, the history and cultural content basic to the discipline.
  4. Demonstrate knowledge of two different disciplines from a range of Spanish, Aerial, Yoga, Martial Arts and Indian Dance.
  5. Execute rhythm and spatial precision in performance.
  6. Gradually acquire an appreciation of dance forms outside the traditional Western canon of ballet and contemporary.
  7. Perform sequences or equivalent performance that demonstrate the particular style of the discipline.

Unit Content

  1. A wide range of contrasting rhythmic and a-rhythmic structures in class work and performance.
  2. Exercises and sequences demonstrating the embodiment and awareness of the particular dynamics of the discipline: eg the rhythmic footwork and castanet playing required in Spanish dance; the breath driven control and thrusts of martial arts and the swing and suspension rhythms of aerial work.
  3. Intercultural nature of the physical experience.
  4. Physical attributes common across disciplines.
  5. Physical attributes which are discrete to a particular discipline.
  6. Presentation of complex culturally specific rhythmic patterns, eg Indian and Spanish dance.
  7. Sequences that embody alternative forms of physical coordination and integration.
  8. The relationship between concentration and agility.
  9. The transfer and application of physical information from one area of physical expertise to another; and understand what is common and what is discrete to each style.
  10. Transforming mathematical structures into meaningful musical phrasing and its integration into performance.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Full YearNot Offered36 x 1.5 hour ensemblesNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Practical classes, demonstrations, classroom tasks and individual assignments.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Reflective PracticeReflective practice30%
WorkshopIndustry assessment30%
PresentationPresentation40%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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