Skyline College Catalog 2011-2012 Program & course descriptions ...

DANC 161 (C) TANGO ARGENTINO (.5 or 1)(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)Minimum of 24 or 48 lab hours/semester.Designed to introduce students to the essence ofArgentine tango (the dance of love) as well as basicimprovisational skills. Viewing tango as a language, studentswill develop musicality and focus on the connectionbetween partners in order to dance confidently in socialsettings around the world. May be repeated for credit amaximum of three times. Transfer credit: UC; CSU (E2).DANC 162 (C) TANGO MILONGA (.5 or 1)(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)Minimum of 24 or 48 lab hours/semester. Prerequisite:DANC 161 or equivalent.Students will learn more advanced steps which arerecognizable from professional tango productions. Tangostudents will be introduced to Milonga, an Argentinedance which is the precursor to the tango. Viewing tangoand Milonga as a language, students will develop musicalityand focus on the connection between partners inorder to dance confidently in social settings. May berepeated for credit a maximum of three times. Transfercredit: UC; CSU (E2).DANC 163 (C) TANGO BUENOS AIRES (.5-1)(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)Minimum of 24 or 48 lab hours/semester. Prerequisite:Successful completion (grade of C or better) of DANC 161and 162 or equivalent.Students will begin to develop more confidence,demystifying and internalizing the tango’s structural elementsand intricacies. This class culminates with tangoperformances. (Open entry.) May be repeated for credit amaximum of three times. Transfer credit: UC; CSU (E2).DANC 164 (C) TANGO DE LA CONFITERIA (.5 or 1)(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)Minimum of 24 or 48 lab hours/semester. Prerequisite:Successful completion (grade of C or better) of DANC 161,or equivalent. Recommended: Two years of tango study.Designed to strip tango down to its joyful essence,with many of the most fun steps of Buenos Aires from thepast and today. Focus is on connecting with one’s partner,dancing rhythmically, and feeling harmonious and happyin one’s body, with one’s partner, and with the music. Maybe repeated for credit a maximum of three times. Transfercredit: UC; CSU (E2).KINESIOLOGY (DANCE)DANC 165 (C) TANGO PERFORMANCEIMPROVISATION (.5 or 1)(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)Minimum of 24 or 48 lab hours/semester. Prerequisite:Successful completion (grade of C or better) of DANC 162or DANC 164, or equivalent. Recommended: Three yearsof tango study.Designed to combine traditional close embrace tangowith Tango Nuevo and stage elements to learn to comfortablycombine styles improvisationally. Students will learnstage elements and how to use them improvisationally forperformance. May be repeated for credit a maximum ofthree times. Transfer credit: UC; CSU (E2).DANC 166 (C) TANGO DE LA GUARDIA VIEJA (.5 or 1)(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)Minimum of 24 or 48 lab hours/semester. Prerequisite:Successful completion (grade of C or better) of DANC 161or equivalent.With an emphasis on rhythmic precision, studentswill discover the sweetness of tango. Designed to teachand enforce students’ understanding, appreciation andexecution of authentic salon style tango, the mother of alltango styles. Transfer credit: UC; CSU (E2).DANC 167 (C) SWING DANCE I (.5 or 1)(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)Minimum of 24 or 48 lab hours/semester.Beginning level instruction, demonstration and practicein swing dances, such as the Charleston, Lindy Hop,Balboa, Shag, East Coast Swing, and West Coast Swing.Transfer credit: UC; CSU (E2).DANC 168 (C) SWING DANCE II (.5 or 1)(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)Minimum of 24 or 48 lab hours/semester. Prerequisite:DANC 167 or equivalent.Intermediate instruction, demonstration and practice inswing dances such as the Charleston, Lindy Hop, Balboa,Shag, East Coast Swing and West Coast Swing. Transfercredit: UC; CSU (E2).DANC 169 (C) SWING DANCE III (.5 or 1)(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)Minimum of 24 or 48 lab hours/semester. Prerequisite:DANC 168 or equivalent.Advanced instruction, demonstration and practice inswing dances such as the Charleston, Lindy Hop, Balboa,Shag, East Coast Swing, and West Coast Swing. May berepeated twice for credit. Transfer credit: UC; CSU (E2).C O U R S E D E S C R I P T I O N S2 011 – 2 012 C ATA L O G w w w. S k y l i n e C o l l e g e . e d u195