2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. . 4 hours lab per week.
Aerial Dance II
Course Description
Continuation of aerial dance technique and creative practice utilizing vertical and bar apparatuses (i.e. aerial fabric, trapeze). Students will continue to develop an awareness of effective technique and alignment as they learn intermediate aerial skill vocabulary. Contextual information on rigging, anatomy, history, and aesthetics will augment practice-based learning.
Athena Title
Aerial Dance II
Prerequisite
DANC 2080 and permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Offered spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
Students will demonstrate intermediate aerial skill vocabulary with effective technique and alignment.
Students will identify intermediate aerial skill families, common bases of support, and root positions on vertical and bar apparatuses.
Students will apply the elements of dance to create personally expressive aerial sequences at an intermediate level.
Students will describe and facilitate effective warm-up procedures and injury prevention related to aerial training.
Topical Outline
Intermediate aerial skill vocabulary for vertical apparatuses
Intermediate aerial skill vocabulary for bar apparatuses
Creative application of the elements of dance to aerial sequences
Effective warm-up procedures and injury prevention related to aerial training
