• Contribution to in-class activities 20%
• Technique demonstrations 20%
• Overall Improvement/Progress 20%
• Choreography Assignments & Quizzes 20%
• Final Group Performance 15%
• Final Written Exam 5%

NOTES:

Grading

Students are advised that grades in studio courses are based on participation, progress, potential, and proper execution of the dance moves and choreography that are taught, including successful completion of class assignments. Grades are determined primarily by the instructor's observation of in-class work during the entire semester, therefore class attendance is crucial and mandatory and will unavoidably affect final grades. The instructor will advise each student of his/her level of performance at the end of the semester and be available to advise at any other time upon request. More precise grading information will be announced during the first week of classes.

Missing more than 5 classes in the semester could result in a failing grade!

LATE ASSIGNMENTS & MISSED QUIZZES/FINAL EXAM

No make-ups will be considered – it is your responsibility to find out when quizzes, assignments and final exam are scheduled. If you have to miss a quiz/exam or assignment presentation for medical or other emergency reasons, you will need to notify the instructor before class starts.

FINAL GRADE CALCULATION

20% - Contribution to In-Class Activities: This involves active participation in every class and a willingness to explore movement fully, intelligent risk-taking, being open to a new approach and feedback, application of individual/group corrections, self motivation, focus and concentration, paying careful attention to one’s own body work and thoughtful, supportive group awareness.

20% - Technique Demonstrations: Overall balanced coordination, correct body alignment, movement range, strength, clarity, precision, movement range/flow/freedom, musicality, and ability to execute specific contemporary dance movements and combinations.

20% - Overall Improvement/Progress: Includes anatomically correct alignment, integrated whole body use, overall coordination, movement ease, range, efficiency, flow, clarity, strength, precision, and overall technical mastery. Practicing and thinking through class material outside of class time is necessary.

20% - Choreography Assignments & Quizzes: Choreograph and perform TWO short Bhangra dance compositions in small groups, using movements and techniques learned in class. There will also be TWO quizzes, which consist of identifying the elements of Bhangra theory taught throughout the semester.

15% - Final Group Performance: The entire class will be taught approximately 3-4 minutes of choreography using traditional Bhangra movements, modern elements, stunts, and expression. To be performed during the final class and possibly also in a public space.

5% - Final Written Exam: Consists of identifying the elements of Bhangra theory taught throughout the entire semester.

***NOTE: Video may be used during the semester as an assessment tool.

INTELLECTUAL HONESTY & PLAGIARISM

In order to meet the standards of intellectual honesty, material paraphrased from a publication, lecture, personal interview, radio broadcast, or web site must be referenced. Unacknowledged restatement is plagiarism, as the university calendar explains: Intellectual dishonesty may take many forms. For example, the unacknowledged submission of the ideas or published material of others as one’s own constitutes plagiarism. While much academic work must involve the consideration of ideas and material originally conceived or made accessible by others, there is a significant difference between an acknowledged restatement of such ideas and materials after intelligent assimilation and the intentional, unacknowledged reproduction of them.

Pinpointing your sources gives you the chance to compare your understanding against the original and to revise vague or imprecise ideas. Information that is a matter of common knowledge and unlikely to be disputed does not need to be referenced. And, of course, your independently developed ideas, thought, observations, or conclusions do not require references.