Module Code - Title:
MD4131
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HIP-HOP-DANCE ELECTIVE 1
Year Last Offered:
2025/6
Hours Per Week:
Grading Type:
N
Prerequisite Modules:
Rationale and Purpose of the Module:
To provide students with the opportunity to become competent in hip hop dance so that they can develop the skills and confidence to work towards the creation of Hip-Hop compositions in a range of performance contexts, which will broaden their career options in Dance.
Syllabus:
Over this elective, students will learn, in studio, the roots of Hip-Hop and its evolution from the streets of New York city in the 1970s. Emphasis will be placed on learning about roots of Hip-Hop through class participation and learning the choreography of these dances and origins. By utilizing contemporary chorographic techniques, dancers will create new works for performance.
Learning Outcomes:
Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)
Identify key concepts within Hip music and dance tradition. Demonstrate a knowledge of texts relevant to hip hop music and dance studies.
Affective (Attitudes and Values)
Contextualize their studies in wider cultural, historical and theoretical contexts and express their opinions in class discussion
Psychomotor (Physical Skills)
Develop critical performance, auditory and visual skills within this field of study
How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:
The module will be taught in practical studio based workshops. Groups will be asked to collaborated to create new choreographies incorporating contemporary dance choreographic techniques. By using the underpinnings of Hip-Hop they will use this knowledge to be proactive in creating a collaborative new work which will be performed as part of their assessment.
Research Findings Incorporated in to the Syllabus (If Relevant):
Prime Texts:
Fitzgerald, T. (2009)
Hip-hop and urban dance, Heineman Library,
, Chicago, Ill
Schloss, J.G (2012)
Hip_hop Dance
, Oxford University Press
Sato, N., Nunome, H., Ikegami, Y. ()
"Kinematic analysis of basic rhythmic movements of hip-hop dance: motion characteristics common to expert dancers"
, Journal of applied biomechanics, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 1-7
Ghandnoosh, N. (2010)
"'Cross-cultural' practices: interpreting non-African-American participation in hip-hop dance",
, Ethnic and Racial Studies, vol. 33, no. 9, pp. 1580-1599
Other Relevant Texts:
Programme(s) in which this Module is Offered:
Semester(s) Module is Offered:
Autumn
Module Leader:
grant.mclay@ul.ie