Welcome to Module #10: DANCING: Dance Centerstage

This module introduces us to the much more familiar topic of dance as used in performance, in this case, the classical dance forms of Kabuki and Ballet.

Here is an overview of the things to do this week, not necessarily in this order:

Read Chapter 5 in your textbook
Download Worksheet #5 before watching the film
Read the Lecture before or while watching the film
Watch "DANCING: Dance Centerstage" on the SJSU Library website; take notes
Participate in the Discussion Forum
Take the chapter quiz
Do the Plagiarism exercise (REALLY!)

Learning Objectives

Understand how dance expresses, communicates and produces particular historical and cultural behaviors and beliefs

How to Achieve the Objectives

You can achieve this module's learning objectives by accomplishing the following:

Reading Activities: Read Chapter #5 in "DANCING: The Pleasure, Power, and Art of Movement" by Gerald Jonas (36 pages, with lots of pictures)

Videos and Lectures: Download the worksheet and watch all segments of "DANCING: Dance Centerstage" taking notes on what you see. The worksheet details important vocabulary and concepts that will be useful when studying for the quiz. These are Word Documents so you can use them to take notes, either by printing them out and writing, or downloading and typing directly into the document. HINT: all research shows that writing vastly increases retention, as compared with typing.

Be sure to read my lecture notes before or during each segment of the film. Experiment to see which works best for your retention and understanding.

Discussion Forum: Each Chapter/Film will have a question for discussion; you will post your response, then comment on one other post.

How You Will Demonstrate Your Achievement of the Learning Objectives

Your posting in the Discussion Forum will show that you've read the chapter and watched the entire film. The quiz will demonstrate the same.