DANC1101 Dance Workshop and Theory 2

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Overview

This topic introduces students to a range of auxiliary disciplines related to the life of a professional dancer, including music studies, anatomy and conditioning. Students will develop an understanding of musical structures, epochs, and styles and how these transform into movement and dance. This will relate to an understanding of … For more content click the Read More button below.

This topic introduces students to a range of auxiliary disciplines related to the life of a professional dancer, including music studies, anatomy and conditioning.

Students will develop an understanding of musical structures, epochs, and styles and how these transform into movement and dance. This will relate to an understanding of how a dancer's body transforms music through investigating anatomical functions such as breathing and the kinesiology of body movement. The topic will develop methods through which dancers understand their bodies as part of their craft, and methods through which they can employ methods and training to ensure continued good health, fitness, and injury mitigation and rehabilitation.

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Aims

This topic aims to provide students with the skills to:

Use musical rhythm and pitch notation
Recognise how musical elements are interpreted by human anatomy
Apply the principles of Yoga as a technique and philosophy employed in body conditioning for dancers
Explore the nature, causes, management and methods of preventing dance injuries and strategies for coping with injury

Learning outcomes

On completion of this topic you will be expected to be able to:

Apply the principles of safe dance practice to conditioning

Use basic musical notation in sound scores

Integrate musical elements into movement practice

Apply anatomical knowledge to promote health and prevent injury in dance practice

Apply anatomical knowledge to manage immediate and long-term dance injuries

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Dance Workshop and Theory 2

DANC1101