Spring 2018 - CA 321 D100

Contemporary Dance VI (4)

Class Number: 12822

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jan 3 – Apr 10, 2018: Mon, Wed, Fri, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
    GOLDCORP

    Jan 3 – Apr 10, 2018: Tue, Thu, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
    GOLDCORP

  • Prerequisites:

    CA (or FPA) 320.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Continues and expands upon the work undertaken in CA (or FPA) 320. Students with credit for FPA 321 may not take this course for further credit.

COURSE DETAILS:

This course is an advanced level contemporary technique class.  We will focus on specific placement and initiation of movement phrases for greater articulation, intention and clarity.  We will also address clear full-bodied shapes and lines in space.  Sound anatomical mechanics and placement throughout the class will be stressed in connection to the synergy of the whole body.  Students will be asked to take charge of their learning and work from their own sensations of moving, building a grounded individual approach to their practice.  Our goal is to incorporate all our learned tools into the fullest dancing possible.  Most classes will proceed as follows: A warm-up combination of codified forms, somatic techniques and release followed by a combination across the floor, focusing on travelling, weight and initiation. The across-the-floor work will be succeeded by a center phrases that are focus on a range of dynamics and musicality.   The final phrase is jumps across the floor.  The jumping vocabulary will emphasize momentum, velocity and clarity in the air.

COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:

Each student is required to work with the following:

-       A productive, curious, positive attitude and approach
-       Command of complex articulations within movement sequences
-       Focused attention on technical and expressive qualities
-       Sensitive observation and listening
-       Ability and openness to receive and incorporate feedback
-       Consistent pursuit to full potential

Grading

  • Work Habits: Daily commitment to the working process and a proactive approach to practice. 40%
  • Mechanics: Physical understanding of functional alignment and movement principles covered in class. 30%
  • Performance: Your commitment, focus awareness, expression, and incorporation of musicality, dynamics and phrasing. The quality of your dancing in class. 30%

NOTES:

MID-SEMESTER MEETING:   Participation in an individual mid-semester meeting (to be arranged outside of class time) is optional.  Students should feel free to schedule a meeting at any time during the semester    

ATTENDANCE POLICY  

Policy:

Attendance is mandatory in all studio classes. Any missed studio classes will affect your grade. This policy does not give you permission to miss any classes. The policy only documents the specific outcomes of missing class. The following policy is being implemented across all dance studio courses with the exception of Repertory courses where absences will result in being withdrawn from performing or from the course. It is understood that some courses are mostly or completely participatory (technique). In these courses your grade will be greatly affected by any absences. In exceptional situations related to injury, family emergencies, etc., documentation will need to be provided and excusing these absences will be at the discretion of the instructor and dance area coordinator.  

Principles

-       If 10% of classes are missed within a course the highest grade that a student can receive for the studio component of the course is B-.  Receiving a B- will only occur if you do A+ work in the classes you attend.  

- If 20% of classes are missed within a course the highest grade that a student can receive in the studio component of the course is D. Receiving a D will only occur if you do A+ work in the classes you attend.  

The following numbers of absences will affect your grade in the following way.  

Contemporary Technique 220, 221, 320, 321, 420, 421 (a course with 5 classes a week)

6 = B- (10%)

8 = C+

10= C

11= C-

12= D (20%)

Registrar Notes:

SFU’s Academic Integrity web site http://students.sfu.ca/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating.  Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community.  Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS