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History of Dance - DANC2007
Dancers

 
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of English, Media and Performing Arts
 
 
Course Outline: See below
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 4
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: DANC1002 or THST1101 or THFI1002 or DANC1103 or FILM1101 or PFST1103
 
 
Excluded: DANC2001, PFST2002
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Explores the nature and historical background of dance as an art form and as musical theatre. The emphasis is on major events and figures in Western European, American and Australian ballet, modern and jazz dance.


Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students should be able to:
  • Understand Australian Performance Art Dance within the context of Western Theatrical Dance
  • Identify current Australian dance practices
  • Understand Australian Dance within the broad context of theatrical, social and anthropological phenomena.

Assessment

  • In-class essay 1 - 30%
  • In-class essay 2 - 30%
  • Exam - 30%
  • Tutorial participation - 10%

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