Course Content and Outcomes Guides (CCOG)

CCOG for PE 186Q Winter 2025


Course Number:
PE 186Q
Course Title:
Conditioning for Dance
Credit Hours:
1
Lecture Hours:
0
Lecture/Lab Hours:
0
Lab Hours:
30

Course Description

Examines somatic practices and conditioning methods as they pertain to dance training. Develops kinesthetic awareness, strength, flexibility, stability and greater efficiency in movement. Focus may vary from term to term. PE 186Q and D 121 are equivalent and only one may be taken for credit. Audit available.

Intended Outcomes for the course

Upon successful completion students should be able to:

· Generate a greater sense of somatic authority, health, and wellbeing.
· Promote compassion, patience, critical thinking, and tolerance through philosophical discourse.
· Apply principles of self-care and injury prevention to enhance quality of life.

Outcome Assessment Strategies

· Participation
· Other assessment to include one of the following:
· Personal practice research and development
· Research paper
· Journal entries
· Written exam to test knowledge of history, philosophy, and/or terminology

Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)

· Movement specific to somatic practice or conditioning method being studied
· Philosophical discourse
· Discuss transference not only to dance, but to everyday movement and situations
· Basic anatomical references, images, and visualization
· Learn safe practices in dance and other forms of movement
· Relaxation techniques