Overview
In this unit, you will continue to develop your contemporary dance and ballet skills through weekly classes and through public ensemble performance. You will also learn the technique of design as they apply to stagecraft.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisite: CART11005 Contemporary Dance 1: The Fundamental Craft
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 2 - 2018
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback – Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Teaching staff
A larger cohort of students will make the unit more enjoyable.
Increased marketing and promotion of BCA.
- Perform fundamental ballet and contemporary dance skills and aesthetics
- Perform a tutor-composed dance performance in an open performance
- Apply technical theatre skills at a design level.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - Practical Assessment - 40% | |||
| 2 - Practical Assessment - 40% | |||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - Communication | |||
| 2 - Problem Solving | |||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | |||
| 4 - Information Literacy | |||
| 5 - Team Work | |||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | |||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | |||
| 8 - Ethical practice | |||
| 9 - Social Innovation | |||
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | |||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 - Practical Assessment - 40% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Practical Assessment - 40% | ||||||||||
| 3 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 6th Edition (APA 6th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
j.brown@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Ballet and Contemporary Dance: Technique class - placement, perspective and mechanics.
Chapter
Thinking in Four Dimensions: Creativity and Cognition in Contemporary Dance Prologue: Two Traditions Robin Grove
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Ballet and Contemporary Dance: Technique class - alignment and balance, and health and safety.
Chapter
Understanding Balance Applying Science to Dance Training
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Ballet and Contemporary Dance: Technique class - time, musicality and sound design.
Chapter
Demystifying Dalcroze - Part 1
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Ballet and Contemporary Dance: Technique class - flexibility, strength and foundations and symmetrical and asymmetrical principles.
Chapter
Dance Studies: The Basics, 1. Training for dance, p25-26
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Ballet and Contemporary Dance: Technique class - articulation and methods, folding, extending and joint rotation, and motion of extremities.
Chapter
The Importance of a Good Warm-Up: Are you warm enough to start dancing?
Events and Submissions/Topic
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Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
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Ballet and Contemporary Dance: Technique class - transference of weight and motion. Foot articulation and shifting weight.
Chapter
Dancing Within Your Range of Motion: A Guide to Improve Ballet Technique: An article for students aged 12 and up p152-153
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Ballet and Contemporary Dance: Technique class - expression and mood, creating meaning with movement.
Chapter
Exploring The Abstract Language of Contemporary Dance In Order to create Emotional States/Nuances 1.1.2 Communicating and idea/intention
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Ballet and Contemporary Dance: Technique class - coordination and intention, successional movement and aesthetic.
Chapter
Dance pedagogy: Myth versus reality
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Ballet and Contemporary Dance: Technique class - sequencing, tone, mood, and quality.
Technical Theatre: safe stagecraft; terminology, roles of technical personnel roles electrics; audio design
Chapter
The Elements of Dance
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Ballet and Contemporary Dance: Technique class - dynamics of locomotion and projection.
Technical Theatre: Lighting foundations, methods, colour theory, states and effects.
Chapter
Building and Teaching Lessons: Dynamics and movement qualities
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Ballet and Contemporary Dance: Technique class - body actions, connectivity through motion.
Technical Theatre: Scenic design, special effects, projection technology, interactivity, design for different solutions.
Chapter
Effortless Bodily Movement
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Ballet and Contemporary Dance: Technique class - spatial awareness, directions, planes, levels, pathways and scale.
Chapter
Proprioception
Events and Submissions/Topic
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Practical Performance Assessment Due: Review/Exam Week Friday (12 Oct 2018) 11:45 pm AEST
Design for Technical Theatre Due: Review/Exam Week Monday (8 Oct 2018) 5:00 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
If you need assistance or advice in Townsville during this unit please contact, Technical Theatre lecturer Katie Boyd on k.boyd@cqu.edu.au, Contemporary Dance lecturer Susan Van Den Ham s.vandenham@cqu.edu.au, Contemporary Dance and Ballet lecturer Andrea Dighton on a.dighton@cqu.edu.au, and Ballet lecturer Jane Pirani on j.pirani@cqu.edu.au.
1 Practical Assessment
Students will be assessed on their demonstrated improvement in core dance skills over the course of the 12 week Unit, which comprises twelve hours in total each week of developing body condition, ballet, contemporary dance and stagecraft technique. The appraisal will evaluate the students progressive competence with execution accuracy, applied level of energy in the studio, commitment to daily development, and improvement in technique expressive coordination, anatomical alignment, aplomb and assurance. The Progressive practical assessments are weighted at Ballet 20% and Contemporary Dance 20%, which total 40% of the overall mark.
Review/Exam Week Friday (12 Oct 2018) 5:00 pm AEST
During Review/Exam week.
Returned within 2 weeks.
- Progress - Effort and progression of standard. (50%)
- Comprehension - Dance terminology, positions, steps and directions. (20%)
- Techniques - Memory retention, responding to feedback, and considered execution of movement. (20%)
- Engagement - Attendance, participation and safety. (10%)
- Perform fundamental ballet and contemporary dance skills and aesthetics
- Perform a tutor-composed dance performance in an open performance
- Communication
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
2 Practical Assessment
Learn a tutor-choreographed ballet and tutor-choreographed contemporary dance piece each with five-minutes duration. Perform both disciplines as part of a performance production event. Each performance has a duration of five minutes and is worth 20% with a combined assessment total of 40%. The performance will give students the opportunity for practical application of stage craft performance skills and provide demonstration of applied skills and knowledge. Write a 500-word reflective analyse about your process as a performer post-performance. Identify and discuss elements relevant to your execution of the work for example communication, interpretive skills, audience reception, benefits of performing, improvements for next time, and upload the analysis to Moodle.
Format:
Provide a clear introduction and conclusion. Include a Reference list on the last page and use in-text referencing as appropriate to the content of the analysis to show where you have sourced your information. References can include the textbook for the unit as well as other readings you have used including all books, journal articles (including electronic journal articles from databases), newspaper articles, scores, scripts, music recordings, video recordings and references from electronic sources as appropriate. The referencing style is the APA Style, 6th Edition. The reflective analysis should be written in the following format: A4, 4cm margin, 1.5 line spacing, 12 point font, numbered pages, justified paragraph alignment and a standard cover page nominating the Unit Code and Title, Assessment Number, Student Name and Student Number.
Review/Exam Week Friday (12 Oct 2018) 11:45 pm AEST
Returned in two weeks.
- Content - Inventive theme, choreography and structure contributing to the meaning, style and mood of the work. (40%)
- Treatment - Effective use of technical stagecraft ie. music, costume, props, lighting (20%)
- Collaboration - Negotiation of the group process, creative solutions and individual contribution. (20%)
- Stage Presence - Quality of expression and communication. (10%)
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Reflective Analysis - Evaluation of stagecraft strategies and role within the collaboration. Clear and concise writing. Fluent, accurate and grammatically correct language. (10%)
- Perform fundamental ballet and contemporary dance skills and aesthetics
- Perform a tutor-composed dance performance in an open performance
- Apply technical theatre skills at a design level.
- Communication
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
3 Written Assessment
Using the same design project for a short 5 minute performance as required in CART11012, you are to write a 1500 word essay discussing the design elements applied including scenic design, lighting, audio, appropriate technology and stagecraft principles that complement the work’s theme. The essay should identify, define, analyse and explain the design choices applied to the project. Use the essay to go into specific detail to explain and justify your design choices. The essay is to be uploaded through Moodle.
Format:
Provide a clear introduction and conclusion. Include a Reference list on the last page and use in-text referencing as appropriate to the content of the essay to show where you have sourced your information. References can include the textbook for the unit as well as other readings you have used including all books, journal articles (including electronic journal articles from databases), newspaper articles, scores, scripts, music recordings, video recordings and references from electronic sources as appropriate. The referencing style is the APA Style, 6th Edition. The essay should be written in the following format: A4, 4cm margin, 1.5 line spacing, 12 point font, numbered pages, justified paragraph alignment and a standard cover page nominating the Unit Code and Title, Assessment Number, Student Name and Student Number.
Review/Exam Week Monday (8 Oct 2018) 5:00 pm AEST
Returned within 2 weeks.
- Content - Employ technical theatre design principles. Discuss the use of technology appropriate to the design and performance. Discuss design elements and technical resources in detail. (30%)
- Approach – Explain and justify the synergy between the treatment of the performance theme and technical design choices you have made. (30%)
- Structure – Presentation is well organised and has clarity of meaning. (20%)
- Style - Fluent, accurate and grammatically correct language with attention to spelling, word choice, punctuation, sentence structure and economy of words. (10%)
- Referencing - Consistent and correct referencing of sources and citations. (10%)
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Cross Cultural Competence
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Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
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As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
Where can I get assistance?
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What can you do to act with integrity?
