Overview
In this unit, you will consider the place of dance within the broader creative industries. Your dance instruction will continue with your classes in ballet, contemporary dance and conditioning.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisite: CART11006 Contemporary Dance 2: Ensemble Performance and Stagecraft Design
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 1 - 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.
- Perform ballet and contemporary dance skills, technique and aesthetics
- Publicly perform a collaborative dance performance
- Explain the place of dance within the Australian creative industries.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 30% | |||
| 2 - Practical Assessment - 35% | |||
| 3 - Group Work - 35% | |||
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 - Written Assessment - 30% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Practical Assessment - 35% | ||||||||||
| 3 - Group Work - 35% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
Ballet and modern dance
Edition: Third (2012)
Authors: Susan Au
Thames & Hudson
London London , UK
ISBN: 13: 9780500204115
Binding: eBook
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
- Review: Placement and alignment characteristics, movement vocabulary, terminology, and Safe dance; Context, Form and Style
- Setting the stage - Contextualising Theatrical practice - Greek Tragedy, Feudal Pageantry and Court Masques - ritual, myth, liturgical
Chapter
Ballet and Modern Dance. Chapter 1: A Most Obedient Servant
Au, S., Rutter, J. (2012). Ballet and Modern Dance. (3rd ed.). London: Thames & Hudson.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
- Core stability and posture - Identifying personal style and idiosyncrasies - Body patterning - Critical and creative thinking
- Comédies-ballet, the ballet de cour and Académie Royal de Danse
Chapter
Ballet and Modern Dance. Chapter 2: The Rise of Professionalism
Au, S., Rutter, J. (2012). Ballet and Modern Dance. (3rd ed.). London: Thames & Hudson.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
- Music Theory - Expressive range of the body - Small and Large Gestures
- Meaning through movement - Opéra Ballet and Ballet d'action
Chapter
Ballet and Modern Dance. Chapter 3: The Development of Ballet d'Action
Au, S., Rutter, J. (2012). Ballet and Modern Dance. (3rd ed.). London: Thames & Hudson.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
- Pathways and Planes - Audience relationship
- Aesthetics - Illusion, the supernatural and the exotic
Chapter
Ballet and Modern Dance. Chapter 5: Crystallization and Ferment in Russia
Au, S., Rutter, J. (2012). Ballet and Modern Dance. (3rd ed.). London: Thames & Hudson.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
- Momentum and Stillness
- The Russian legacy - Classical choreographic structure - Innovation
Chapter
Ballet and Modern Dance. Chapter 5: Crystallization and Ferment in Russia
Au, S., Rutter, J. (2012). Ballet and Modern Dance. (3rd ed.). London: Thames & Hudson.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
- Creating meaning with movement and Expressive qualities
- Frontier Improvisation and Self-expression
Chapter
Ballet and Modern Dance. Chapter 6: First Steps toward a new form
Au, S., Rutter, J. (2012). Ballet and Modern Dance. (3rd ed.). London: Thames & Hudson.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
- Locomotion and non-locomotion
- Vanguards of early Modernism and Contemporary Classic Dance
Chapter
Ballet and Modern Dance. Chapter 7: Astonish Me
Au, S., Rutter, J. (2012). Ballet and Modern Dance. (3rd ed.). London: Thames & Hudson.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
- Choreographers aesthetic and style, mood and tone
- Modern Dance Pioneers
Chapter
Ballet and Modern Dance. Chapter 8: Truly Modern
Au, S., Rutter, J. (2012). Ballet and Modern Dance. (3rd ed.). London: Thames & Hudson.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
- Music and body parts sequencing
- Diversification - strands of dance - screen culture
Chapter
Ballet and Modern Dance. Chapter 9: The Decentralization of Ballet
Au, S., Rutter, J. (2012). Ballet and Modern Dance. (3rd ed.). London: Thames & Hudson.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
- Dynamics - Weight and Force
- Democratisation - performance art, happenings and the everyday
Chapter
Ballet and Modern Dance. Chapter 10: The Metamorphosis of Form
Au, S., Rutter, J. (2012). Ballet and Modern Dance. (3rd ed.). London: Thames & Hudson.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
- Connection through motion: understanding movement patterns
- Sector growth, industry development
Chapter
Ballet and Modern Dance. Chapter 11: A Time for Growth
Au, S., Rutter, J. (2012). Ballet and Modern Dance. (3rd ed.). London: Thames & Hudson.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
- Personal and Performance Space, rehearsal procedures
- Conversion - Interactivity, Interventions and Research
Chapter
Ballet and Modern Dance. Chapter 12: Moving into the New Millennium
Au, S., Rutter, J. (2012). Ballet and Modern Dance. (3rd ed.). London: Thames & Hudson.
Events and Submissions/Topic
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Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Assessment tasks:
1. Origins and Principles - Written Assessment
2. Progressive - Practical Assessment
3. Group Work - Ballet And Contemporary Dance Performance
Origins and Principles of Ballet and Contemporary Dance Due: Review/Exam Week Monday (4 June 2018) 5:00 pm AEST
Progressive Practical Assessment Due: Review/Exam Week Friday (8 June 2018) 5:00 pm AEST
Ballet And Contemporary Dance Performance Due: Review/Exam Week Friday (8 June 2018) 5:00 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1 Written Assessment
Origins and Principles of Ballet and Contemporary Dance 30%
The development of the comédies-ballet, ballet d'action, and the Académie Royal de Danse were pivotal for the Ballet de cour. Likewise Ballet d'action, Romanticism and Classicism were key movements that led to innovations of Diaghilev's Ballet Russes. Define and discuss the impact of these developments on Western Theatrical Dance. Furthermore the influence of Modernism and Postmodernism on the ideology, content, style and form of contemporary dance is substantial. Cite and discuss three examples of theatrical dance exemplars within the Australian creative industries. Upload a 2000 word essay with references to Moodle.
Format: A4, 4cm margin, 1.5 line spacing, 11 point font, numbered pages, use a standard cover page. You may like to illustrate your tutorial paper with up to six images. Please use low-resolution images to decrease file size. Include a list of references consistent with the APA format at the end of the paper. Please use the APA referencing guide available at: http://libguides.library.cqu.edu.au/content.php?pid=8771&sid=5469615
Review/Exam Week Monday (4 June 2018) 5:00 pm AEST
Exam Week Friday (15 June 2018)
- Research of Content 40%
- Clarity of meaning of text 20%
- Academic Writing Style 20%
- Editing and grammatical correctness 10%
- Referencing and citation 10%
- Explain the place of dance within the Australian creative industries.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
2 Practical Assessment
Review/Exam Week Friday (8 June 2018) 5:00 pm AEST
Exam Week Friday (15 June 2018)
- Class activity displays work ethic, standard and progress. (50%)
- Dance Terminology, positions, steps and directions. (20%)
- Combinations of dance technique. (20%)
- Attendance, participation, and safety. (10%)
- Perform ballet and contemporary dance skills, technique and aesthetics
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Cross Cultural Competence
3 Group Work
Learn a tutor-choreographed ballet and tutor-choreographed contemporary dance piece. Perform both disciplines as part of group performance events - each performance worth 17.5% with a combined assessment total of 35%. Write a 500-word reflective analyse of your contribution as a performer post-performance - communication, interpretive skills, audience reception, benefits of performing, improvements for next time, and upload the analysis to Moodle.
Review/Exam Week Friday (8 June 2018) 5:00 pm AEST
Exam Week Friday (15 June 2018)
- Performance displays sophistication, musical sensitivity and interpretive skills. (30%)
- Technical skills (40%)
- Stage Presence (20%)
- Written performance analysis (10%)
- Publicly perform a collaborative dance performance
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
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