1997 QUT Handbook

■ AAB109 PRACTICUM
Consolidation of the student’s knowledge and skills in direct
artistic experience in real contexts.
Courses: AA11 Credit Points: 12
■ AAB112 HISTORY OF AUSTRALIAN THEATRE
DANCE
A study of the development of dance as an art form in Australia
in the twentieth century.
Courses: AA11
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ AAB114 DANCE IN AUSTRALIAN SOCIETY
The ritual, artistic and social functions of dance in contemporary
Australian society.
Courses: AA11, IF75
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ AAB116 DANCE IN THE COMMUNITY
Identifying community groups and issues; functions and benefits
of dance in the community; political and social role of
the dance artist; philosophy and practice of community arts in
Australia; funding and planning procedures; adaptation of
dance skills.
Courses: AA11
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ AAB117 DANCE IN EDUCATION
Introduction to the philosophy and practice of dance education,
particularly the areas of performance, choreography and
appreciation. Appropriate for students planning a career in
either primary or secondary education sectors.
Courses: AA11, IF75
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ AAB125 DANCE ANALYSIS & HISTORY 1
Introduction to the analysis of dance through a concentration
on the dance as text; a study of various historical contexts of
dance as art. Focus on ballet.
Courses: AA11, IF75
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ AAB131 BALLET TECHNIQUE 1
Designated unit. Consolidation of fundamental technique and
its applications designed to reinforce and develop an appropriate
range of technical skills within the four-tier practical
levels system.
Courses: AA11, IF75
Credit Points: 6 Contact Hours: 6 per week
■ AAB132 BALLET TECHNIQUE 2
Designated unit. Designed to expand students’ understanding
of the basic principles of ballet technique.
Courses: AA11, IF75
Credit Points: 6 Contact Hours: 6 per week
■ AAB133 BALLET TECHNIQUE 3
Designated unit. Consolidation of technique: study of differing
stylistic approaches to ballet technique through the fourtier
levels system.
Courses: AA11
Credit Points: 6 Contact Hours: 6 per week
■ AAB134 BALLET TECHNIQUE 4
Designated unit. Technique classes of advanced standard incorporating
complex exercise combinations, with an emphasis
on performance quality and style within the four-tier levels
system.
Courses: AA11
Credit Points: 6 Contact Hours: 6 per week
■ AAB135 CONTEMPORARY TECHNIQUE 1
Designated unit. The study of contemporary dance techniques
within the four-tier levels system. Practical work includes floor
work, centre work and basic combinations to develop flexibility,
strength and coordination; vocabulary of contemporary
dance techniques.
Courses: AA11, IF75
Credit Points: 6 Contact Hours: 7.5 per week
■ AAB136 CONTEMPORARY TECHNIQUE 2
Designated unit. Continuation of study initiated in AAB135.
Courses: AA11, IF75
Credit Points: 6 Contact Hours: 7.5 per week
■ AAB137 CONTEMPORARY TECHNIQUE 3
Designated unit. Consolidation of technical knowledge; increased
degree of difficulty in turning and jumping sequences;
rapid changes of weight and off-balance work within the fourtier
levels system.
Courses: AA11, IF75
Credit Points: 6 Contact Hours: 7.5 per week
■ AAB138 CONTEMPORARY TECHNIQUE 4
Designated unit. Advanced technique classes incorporating
complex exercise combinations with rapid changes of weight,
level, direction; performance quality and style within the fourtier
levels system.
Courses: AA11, IF75
Credit Points: 6 Contact Hours: 7.5 per week
■ AAB155 ADVANCED ANALYSIS: BALLET
Development of students’ skills in the aesthetic appreciation
and analysis of masterworks of dance. Content includes review
of elements and principles of dance analysis; Classicism;
Romanticism; choreographic processes in ballet.
Courses: AA11 Prerequisites: AAB106
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 2 per week
■ AAB156 ADVANCED ANALYSIS: MODERN
Development of students’ skills in the aesthetic appreciation
and analysis of masterworks of dance. Content includes evaluating
and interpreting the dance, review of dance language,
aesthetic theory and styles in dance.
Courses: AA11 Prerequisites: AAB106
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 2 per week
■ AAB157 ADVANCED ANALYSIS: COMPARATIVE
The skills involved in the aesthetic appreciation and analysis
of the masterworks of ballet or modern/contemporary dance
used to engage in a comparison of features of specific dances
chosen for detailed study.
Courses: AA11 Prerequisites: AAB155, AAB156
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 1 per week
■ AAB158 ADVANCED COMPOSITION 1
Exploration of how dance creates meaning: the aesthetic questions
that have emerged out of the last major choreographic
movement; an exploration of possible future directions.
Courses: AA11 Corequisites: AAB155
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 5 per week
■ AAB159 ADVANCED COMPOSITION 2
Contact improvisation and its use as a basis for the development
of partner work; the range of traditional and non-traditional
forms available to the choreographer when working with
groups of varying sizes.
Courses: AA11 Corequisites: AAB156
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 5 per week
■ AAB165 COMPOSITION 2
Extends the students’ dance composition knowledge and skills
and provides opportunity for choreographic experimentation.
Focus on movement, content and form. Music, costume and
lighting will be considered in relationship to developing the
work for performance (year-long unit).
Courses: AA11, IF75 Prerequisites: AAB100
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 1.5 per week
■ AAB168 PERFORMANCE STUDIES 1
Development of outstanding practical skills in a variety of
dance styles and exploration of the ways the performer provides
a resource for the choreographer. Repertoire and the
processes involved in the learning, rehearsing and performing
of different styles of choreographic work.
Courses: AA11
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
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