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Dance Class! Intro to Tap Dance
Ages 9-18
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20 pre-recorded lessons
20 weeks of teacher support
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1-2 hours per week. MID COURSE ASSESSMENT- Items that need to be submitted: - Checkpoint 1 Guided Notes Resource from Lesson 1 “The History of Tap Dance. (20% of your grade.) - Video of completed Tap Warm Up (80% of your grade.) FINAL COURSE ASSESSMENT- Items that need to be submitted: - Checkpoint 2 Tap History Google Slides Presentation (20% of your grade.) - Video of completed Solo Tap Dance Combination (80% of your grade.)Letter Grade
1-2 throughout the classClass Experience
Beginner Level
Course Overview: For this course, students will obtain a beginner level understanding of the art of tap dance. Students will not only be exposed to the history of tap dance and its origins, but they will also learn basic beginner tap skills, vocabulary, a tap dance warm-up, and by the end of the course be able to learn a tap combination and choreograph a small section by themselves. Essential Question: How can one learn choreography, add onto choreography, and present choreography in a cohesive way? Enduring Understandings: 1.) Students will be able to understand the history of Tap Dance. 2.) Students will be able to learn tap dance choreography. 3.) Students will be able to create tap dance choreography.
Learning Goals
Students will be able to understand the history of Tap Dance.Students will be able to learn tap dance choreography.Syllabus
20 Lessons
over 20 WeeksLesson 1:
Class Introduction
Look over course pacing guide and make sure that all links are working and available. If not, please reach out to Mrs. Wentworth for link sharing.
Read over the Intro to Tap Vocabulary Terms that you will be learning during this course.
Watch the Video “History of Tap Dance” and use the Checkpoint 1 guided notes resource to fully grasp the information. Lesson 2:
Tap Vocabulary Part 1
Open the Tap Vocabulary Terms Slide Deck and start learning vocabulary terms 1-12. Lesson 3:
Tap Vocabulary Part 2
Open the Tap Vocabulary Terms Slide Deck and Review vocabulary terms 1-12.
Continue learning vocabulary terms 13-17 Lesson 4:
Tap Vocabulary Part 3
Open the Tap Vocabulary Terms Slide Deck and Review vocabulary terms 1-17.
Finish learning vocabulary terms 18-23 Other Details
Parental Guidance
If students are purchasing tap shoes for this project, please advise that tap shoes can scratch and scuff floors such as wood. Please ensure that your floors are protected.
Pre-Requisites
No prior dance knowledge is necessary.
Supply List
Tap shoes are STRONGLY RECOMMENDED, but not a necessity. Hard soled shoes will also work if tapping on a hard surface.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Meet the teacher
Teacher expertise and credentials
Angela Wentworth has been teaching dance for more than 20 years. She holds a B.F.A. in Dance Education and a Masters of Arts in Teaching with a Concentration in Dance. She has built three dance education curriculums for schools in North Carolina and California and has served as a curriculum creator for multiple K-12 teachers. In the private sector, she has taught various levels of ballet, tap, jazz, modern, contemporary, hip hop, lyrical, musical theatre, composition, improvisation, and has also served as a guest teacher and choreographer.Reviews
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