COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BALLROOM DANCES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TOS 2001 BALLROOM DANCES ELECTIVE 1 1 0 2

Offered By

Performance Arts

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SIBEL ERDENK

Offered to

Performance Arts

Course Objective

This course aims to create an expression using the body by step structures that contain expression codes to build a social communication through language of movement, these studies are supported by theoretical information upon the sampled cultural structures.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students who succesfully complete this course should be able to: increase the physical ability and have the sufficient technic and theoric knowledge.
2   Raise the awareness of the cultural structure sampled in accordance with the effects of physical expression,
3   Awareness of the body in accordance with the physical and the use of anatomically correct onset
4   With the help of a different rhythm patterns rhythmic movement axis of the body structure of the grip and start using this structure,
5   discover how to use their bodies for expressing theirselves and accordingly build up skills.
6   to gain knowledge for the cultural structure of the sampled rhythm, melody, musical instrument,
7   The factors to be considered in the transformation to the art scene of dances learned related information.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Conditions exercises, streching exercises.
2 Conditions exercises, streching exercises.
3 The first case study cultural Ballroom Dance information
4 The first case study cultural Ballroom Dance
5 Ballroom Dance on the first case study application
6 The first case study evaluation Ballroom Dances
7 The second case study cultural Ballroom Dance information
8 The second case study cultural Ballroom Dance
9 Ballroom Dance on the second case study application
10 The second case study evaluation Ballroom Dances
11 The third case study cultural Ballroom Dance information
12 The third case study cultural Ballroom Dance
13 Ballroom Dance on the third case study application
14 Final evaluation.

Recomended or Required Reading

Text Book(s)/Required Readings:
Rudolf Laban- The Mastery of Movement, Northcote House, United Kingdom, 1992.
Ed: Şebnem Selışık Aksan- Yirminci Yüzyılda Dans Sanatı: Kuram ve Pratik, Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Yayınevi,Istanbul,2007
Gayle Kassing- History of Dance: An Interactive Arts Approach, Human Kinetics, 2007.
Ed: Ann COOPER ALBRIGHT, A Dance History Reader:Moving History/ Dancing Cultures, Wesleyen University Pres,2001
Ed: Alexandra Carter- The Routledge Dance Studies Reader, Routledge, 1998.

Additional Sources:
Alexander Technique- Chris Stevens, United Kingdom,1995
Werner Enninger- Halkbiliminde Kuramlar ve Yaklaşımlar, Çev.: Nebi Özdemir, Milli Folklor Yayınları, 2003.

Complementary Materials:
Of the social structure of the dance is taught using the original music and rhythms.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1- Courses
Lecturer teaches students to improve their physical performances they need in their career. The knowledge required at the first phase of pysical awareness and the tranformation of this knowledge into practice are tought. Besides makes students to discover the movement potential of the human body.
2- Practices
Exemplified by the work described in the application of the lessons and topics, the students taught through again reinforced

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRC PRACTICE
2 ATT ATTENDANCE
3 COM COMMITTEE
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRC * 0.80 + ATT * 0.10 + COM * 0.10


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

*Evaluation phase requires advance physical ability, high concentration in class, group work ability, creativity and originality and absolute dicipline.
*Grades depand on attendance(1), concentration and creativity(2), success in presentation(3), positive contribution in class(4).

Assessment Criteria

The criteria stated above

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules


1- It's obligatory to attend %80 of the course
2- Student can't enter the class after the course begins.
3- For participation sportswear and sports shoes are obligatory.
4- During the class improper behaviors are ended with the send off of the student.
5- Being absent in the presentation day is equal to have no presentation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

assoc. prof. dr. Sibel Erdenk
sibelerdenk@gmail.com

Office Hours

Thursday 10.00-11.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 11 1 11
Tutorials 11 1 11
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 4 4 16
Preparing assignments 3 4 12
Quiz etc. 3 2 6
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 56

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17PO.18PO.19PO.20
LO.135
LO.254
LO.35
LO.454
LO.555445
LO.65555
LO.75445

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