Faculty of Business: Leisure, Sport and Tourism
Credit points: 6 cp

Subject level: Undergraduate

Result Type: Grade and marks

Handbook description

This subject provides the knowledge and skills necessary to understand the relationships between human motor development and performance in physical activity. Competence in a range of dance and gymnastics activities is required.

Subject objectives/outcomes

On successful completion of this subject students should be able to:

1. Understand the relationships between the anatomical bases of human movement and the performance of dance and gymnastics skills.
2. Show competence in the performance of a variety of dance and gymnastics skills.

Contribution to graduate profile

This core subject in the BA Human Movement Studies/Graduate Diploma in Education provides students with conceptual knowledge and skills related to understanding the relationships between performance in physical activity and the anatomical bases of human movement. It will serve to extend the physical literacy of students by increasing the physical functioning capacity of the individual. All Performance Studies subjects are compulsory for students who wish to be accredited as PDHPE teachers by the NSW Department of Education.

Teaching and learning strategies

Teaching and learning strategies include formal lectures, tutorials, practical performance, student presentations and guest lectures. Content for this subject will be supported by UTSOnline.

Content

• Introduction to dance and historical perspectives
• Dance in human movement
• Types of dance and anatomical limitations to dance performance
• Social dance skills: ear-foot co-ordination drills, correct body positioning, footwork, timing, dance styling, transitions, combining dance steps, verbal and non-verbal communication, strategies for learning and creating dance steps and sequences
• Introduction to gymnastics - the scope of gymnastics, safety, legal responsibilities, readiness for participation in gymnastics, judging gymnastics performance, anatomical and physiological limitations to performance in gymnastics
• Development of basic gymnastics skills - physical preparation for gymnastics, developmental movement patterns (landings, springs, statics, rotation, swing, locomotion), gymnastics apparatus (MAG, WAG), spotting procedures, rhythmic gymnastics

Assessment

Practical Assessment (Individual)	80%
This addresses objectives 1 and 2.
Written Assessment (Individual)	20%
This addresses objectives 1 and 2.

Practical assessments will ensure the student is competent in performing the required skills. The written assessment will be secure through verbal and practical performance of the content.

Recommended text(s)

There is no required text for this subject.

Indicative references

Australian Gymnastics Federation (1993). MAG Levels and WAG 1-10. Melbourne: AGF.

Minton, S. C. (1997). Choreography; a Basic Approach using Improvisation, 2nd edition. Champaign, Ill.: Human Kinetics.

Schrader, C. A. (1996). A Sense of Dance: Exploring your Movement Potential. Champaign, Ill.: Human Kinetics.

Wright, J. (1996). Social Dance Instruction: Steps to Success. Champaign, Ill.: Human Kinetics.