Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

Upon successful completion, students hould be able to:

• Engage in and appreciate different forms of artistic expression through Modern Dance
• Promote health and wellbeing via physical activity, self-expression, and group interaction through Modern Dance.
• Apply lessons in Modern Dance-specific anatomy, safe practices, and injury prevention regarding correct alignment in order to improve wellbeing and Modern Dance performance.
• Interpret Modern Dance terminology and musicality to critically analyze performances.

Concept-based class structure
Body-Mind work to increase kinesthetic awareness
Warm-up
Center exercises and focused, technical training
Axial and Locomotor movement
Conceptually relevant phrases or combinations
Review and repetition of movement phrases or exercises
Cool down

Participation
Written reviews/critiques
Other outcome assessment strategies may include:
Creative project
Class discussion
Written exam

Demonstrate beginning level skills in sequencing
Introduce changes in levels in space
Utilize axial and locomotor movements
Further examine use of line and shape
Adapt choreography to varying tempos, kinds of music, etc.
Explore musicality at a beginning level
Apply instructor and peer feedback to improve performance
Work from internally and externally rotated positions
Articulation of the spine
Demonstrate spatial awareness