Dance Syllabus

Township Ocean Intermediate School

Mrs. Schultz

drschultz@oceanschools.org

Course Description:

Quarter Semester Grades 7-8

Prerequisite: None

This course is open to any 7th-8th -grade students and has a concentration on movement fundamentals through the dance elements of time, space and energy. The intent is to give students an awareness and reverence for the physical body and its expressive capabilities. Students experience these elements through a variety of genres. Elements of dance choreography and performance are also included. This class will support students to enhance their critical thinking skills, coordination, strength, and flexibility, as well as promote a healthy lifestyle.

Performance dates:

• TOIS DP (Dance Project): June 13, 2023 - 5:30pm Call Time

June 12th Reherasal 2:30-4pm

• Arts Cafe: May 19, 2023

Materials Needed:

• Appropriate dance attire (Please see below)

• A composition or Single Subject Notebook

• Chromebook

• Pen/Pencil

Dance Attire:

It is absolutely required that students enrolled in Dance be prepared for class every day unless otherwise noted. All attire for both boys and girls must be activewear. (For girls: leggings, yoga pants, tank top, or fitted t-shirt. For boys: T-shirts, shorts or sweatpants.) Wearing loose or baggy clothes is discouraged as it can “hide” the body’s movement and alignment. It is extremely important that Mrs. Schultz can see how the body is moving and correct positioning and alignment as needed. On the day that you have a dance class, it is important that you are prepared to Move!

Footwear:

For all classes, students will dance barefoot or if they have, in genre style dance shoes, or sneakers. It is absolutely required that students adhere to this rule. Students may not wear socks (unless they are dance socks with grips) as dancing in socks poses a major safety hazard.

Grading:

• Class Participation 40%

• Other Projects/Quizzes 30%

• Journals 20%

• Prepared/Dressed 10%

Class Participation: Class participation provides the opportunity to develop good communication skills and is an essential component of this class. All students are expected to participate with ideas, insight, and challenges that are well thought out and relevant to this course. Group work and readiness are also major components of class participation. Participation in this class is considered to be the following:

• Being on time – this includes…

• Changed and ready in appropriate dance attire and footwear.

• Try your best to learn the type of movement we are working on.

• Remaining focused and respectful throughout the class period.

• Asking questions relevant to the lesson.

Remember, you are graded DAILY on your class participation. Make it count! EXPECT ONLY YOUR BEST, AND YOU WILL SUCCEED!

Journal Entries: Weekly journal entries explore personal questions about dance, history, and composition. All journals should be at least one [solid] paragraph typed in a Google Doc. Journals are assigned Daily, posted on the Student's Google Classroom, and are due when the student returns to their next scheduled class.

Other Projects/Quizzes: We will have several creative/art projects we will be doing throughout the year. In lieu of some projects, you will have quizzes to assess for information learned periodically.

Etiquette:

Dance etiquette includes: not talking during the warm-up or instruction, not sitting down during class, apologizing if you accidentally kick or hit someone, and respecting the teacher and fellow students. Intimidation, verbal or non-verbal, will not be tolerated.

Medical Excuses:

Students excused from participation by a parent/guardian or doctor’s note must still complete the appropriate make-up/alternative work. Students who require modified participation for longer than two days must have a doctor's note outlining the requirements for modification.

Attendance and Lateness:

If you are absent for any reason, it is your responsibility to complete the work missed in google classroom and contact the teacher for additional information missed during class time.

I am excited to work with you this year and look forward to getting to know ALL of my students!