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LTCC CATALOG 2010-2011 139 DANCEDAN 118B INTERMEDIATE WEST COAST SWINGLecture .5, Lab .5, Units .75This course will focus on intermediate level West Coast Swing steps,styling, body movement, syncopation, and patterns. Students will beprovided with a variety of detailed swing patterns and techniques tostrengthen their teamwork skills. Included in this course is the historyof West Coast Swing, the footwork and patterns, and the musicassociated with this style of dance.Transfers to CSU, UNR, UCADVISORY: DAN 118A or equivalent.REPEATABILITY: May be repeated 5 times.DAN 119 CONDITIONING FOR DANCERSLecture 1, Lab 2, Units 1.75This course will combine skills from dance and exercise for bodyconditioning. Dancers and non-dancers will strengthen the body'score while improving coordination, balance, alignment, flexibility,muscle endurance, and movement memory for greater technicalability and performance in all dance forms.Transfers to CSU, UNR, UC (unit limit)REPEATABILITY: May be repeated 5 times.DAN 120A BEGINNING CASINO RUEDALecture .5, Lab .5, Units .75This course will introduce the student to Casino Rueda (Ruedade Casino), a Cuban Salsa, danced in a circle or 'wheel' with rapidexchanging of partners utilizing a variety of dance steps, patterns,and combinations. The leader of the group, the 'Cantante', gives theverbal commands as well as hand signals for the circle of dancers tofollow. Students will learn and practice precise timing and teamworkwhile dancing to exciting Cuban Guaracha (Cuban Salsa) music andrhythms.Transfers to CSU, UNR, UCADVISORY: DAN 109A or equivalent.REPEATABILITY: May be repeated 5 times.DAN 120B INTERMEDIATE CASINO RUEDALecture .5, Lab .5, Units .75This course will focus on intermediate Casino Rueda steps, styling,partnering, combinations, and patterns. Students will further enhancetheir understanding of this Latin social dance and strengthen theirtechnique and teamwork skills while dancing to Cuban Guaracha(Cuban Salsa) music and rhythms.Transfers to CSU, UNR, UCADVISORY: DAN 120A or equivalent.REPEATABILITY: May be repeated 5 times.DAN 121 STREET JAZZLecture 1, Lab 2, Units 1.75This course introduces students to a style of dance known as streetjazz. The course meshes stylized jazz dance with the contemporarystreet styles of funk and Hip Hop dance. Students will experience avisual art form that focuses on strength, style, attitude, and energy.Transfers to CSU, UNR, UCREPEATABILITY: May be repeated 5 times.DAN 122 MIDDLE EASTERN DANCE: FOCUS ONZILLS (FINGER CYMBALS)Lecture .75, Lab 1.25, Units 1.25This course will introduce students to zill (Sagat, finger cymbals)playing techniques and the most popular Arabic percussive rhythmsand musical patterns. Students will learn how to incorporate basic zilltechniques, rhythms and phrasing with Middle Eastern dance steps,movements and combinations. Elementary music theory will also becovered in this course.Transfers to CSU, UNR, UCREPEATABILITY: May be repeated 5 times.DAN 123 POI DANCELecture .5, Lab 1.5, Units 1This course introduces the student to Maori inspired, modern PoiDance. 'Poi' literally translates to 'ball' in Maori. The ball is attachedto a length of rope held in the hand and swung in circular patterns.This course incorporates an eclectic blend of traditional and modernmusic, dance skills, and Poi patterns and combinations to increasecoordination, flexibility, and strength in the wrists, hands, and upperbody.Transfers to CSU, UNRREPEATABILITY: May be repeated 5 times.DAN 124A BEGINNING ARGENTINE TANGOLecture .5, Lab .5, Units .75This course introduces students to the Argentine Tango includingits origin, rich cultural history and traditions, costume style, andmusic. Students will gain in-depth instruction in basic posture,steps, rhythms, and partnering techniques of this culturally-rich andpowerful style of Latin dance.Transfers to CSU, UNRREPEATABILITY: May be repeated 5 timesDAN 131 SPECIAL TOPICSUnits 1-4This course is designed to meet the needs of students for studies inareas of special interest. Topics and credit will vary from quarter toquarter and will be included under this cover title published in theschedule for the quarter in which the course will be offered.Transfers to CSUDAN 141 CHOREOGRAPHYLecture 2, Lab 2, Units 2.75This course covers basic elements of choreography and providesan opportunity to explore choreographic structure utilizing theconcepts of time, space, design, and energy. Students will developchoreographic skills through dance movement phrasing, spatial designand relationships, rhythm, and theme development for solo and groupcompositions.Transfers to CSU, UNR, UCADVISORY: DAN 102A or 103A or 104A or 105A or equivalent.REPEATABILITY: May be repeated 5 times.Dance