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    Overview

    An examination of the role of dance in popular culture in local and global contexts through integrated theory and choreographic exploration.

    About this paper

    Paper title Dance and Popular Culture
    Subject Dance
    EFTS 0.15
    Points 18 points
    Teaching period Semester 1 (On campus)
    Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) $1,173.30
    International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.
    Schedule C
    Arts and Music
    Eligibility

    Suitable for undergraduate students interested in dance, identity and performance.  No audition or prior dance experience is required.

    Contact

    spa@otago.ac.nz

    Teaching staff

    Course Co-ordinator: Sofia Kalogeropoulou

    Teaching Staff: Sofia Kalogeropoulou

    Teaching Arrangements

    This paper is internally assessed.

    Textbooks

    Textbooks are not required for this paper.

    Course outline

    Please contact the School of Performing Arts for a Course Outline.

    Graduate Attributes Emphasised
    Global perspective, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
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    Learning Outcomes

    Knowledge relevant to the field

    By the end of this course students will have:

    1. Gained an understanding of the popular-culture dance genre
    2. Developed an understanding of the theories that inform studies of the genre
    3. Acquired aesthetic and technical skills of particular dance repertoires
    4. Gained an understanding of choreographic composition and performance

    Academic skills

    The course will enable students to:

    1. Construct effective academic essays that display coherent arguments
    2. Effectively communicate ideas orally
    3. Compose a choreographic work supported by an abstract entailing a concise description of the choreography, its rationale and aesthetic choices that shaped it

    Timetable

    Semester 1

    Location
    Dunedin
    Teaching method
    This paper is taught On Campus
    Learning management system
    Blackboard

    Lecture

    Stream Days Times Weeks
    Attend
    A1 Tuesday 12:00-12:50 9-13, 15-22

    Practical

    Stream Days Times Weeks
    Attend one stream from
    A1 Thursday 10:00-11:50 9-13, 15-16, 18-22
    A2 Friday 14:00-15:50 9-12, 15-22
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