Course Syllabus

Contact Information

Austin Hartel

Associate Professor 

School of Dance

Office Hours:  Will be by appointment only and via Zoom. 

Phone: 405-313-9330

Email: ahartel@ou.edu

Live Session: 🚩🚩 9:00 am to 10:

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Meeting ID:🚩

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 Dance 4314 Fall 2020

Professors: Austin Hartel

Email: ahartel@ou.edu,  Phone 405 313 9330

 

In the event that you may have to self isolate this semester or if for any other reason you are unable to attend class but sill able to join via Zoom I have Created Zoom link for this class 

Austin Hartel is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Modern 4
Time: Aug 24, 2020 9:00 AM Central Time (US and Canada)
Every day,  50 occurrence(s)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://oklahoma.zoom.us/j/91332944561?pwd=RTJFV045UHVyMmd3VUxBM0NxZUNXdz09

Meeting ID: 913 3294 4561
Passcode: JumpingNow

As a modern dance student, you are expected to come to class ready to dance.   It is the student's responsibility to apply corrections and listen to the instructor of the class.   A teacher can guide a student, offering corrections and encouragement based on their years of experience and knowledge. However, it is a student's responsibility to apply these corrections to themselves and their bodies in order to improve.  A teacher cannot dance for you.  One way for students to know if they are working correctly is simple; if you have heard the same correction three times, you are not working correctly or hard enough in and outside of class.

Becoming a Dancer requires strict self-discipline, the discipline to come to class every day to practice and work outside of class, and manage your free time in a productive way.  Dancing is a 24-hour a day activity.  Being a dancer also requires the dancer to be open to critique on a daily basis.  It is through critique and the acceptance of it that the dancer learns and improves.  As a young dancer, this may be one of the hardest aspects to learn and accept.  You must leave your ego at the door of the classroom and be open to the moment, open to the teacher, and open to critique in order to improve.  If a dancer is not able to do this, it will infringe on his/her ability to improve and, in the long run, hold them back. Critique is not a personal attack; it is a teacher's tool to help guide a student.

Students are encouraged to continuously explore and question their lives and their art. Being a dancer is not just about good technique or about who has a better line or a higher extension. Dancers are artists, and their art is present in every aspect of their lives.  Students are encouraged to expand their interests and broaden their possibilities, to take risks while recognizing that life in dance is not one-dimensional, to explore the world around them while working towards discovering the artists they are and will become.

Educational Goals and Objectives:

A dancer's pursuit of technique is a very individual experience, the goal being the expansion of their physical facility, mastering dance vocabulary, and the maturity to interpret and present a choreographer's vision on stage with the subtleties of emotion and expression required for the role.  A fundamental understanding of the anatomy, kinesiology, and physiology of the body is essential for a dancer to maintain their health and physical strength.  The fundamental anatomical function of the body is taught throughout the course of the class.   Students will learn to understand the ergonomic use of the body to facilitate their dancing.  This deeper understanding of movement arms a student with the knowledge that can help them avoid a major career-ending injury.

Each technique class should help students attain not only a higher level of technical skills but also arrive at a deeper understanding of the principles of movement techniques.

A progression of technical training continues to build throughout the semester aiming at the student's improvement in alignment, muscular strength, joint flexibility, coordination, and movement articulation while deepening their control, endurance, and projection.

Technical training is also concerned with helping students to discover a movement that is kinesthetically perceived in its significant spatial, rhythmic, and dynamic aspects.

Classroom instruction and individual guidance of students should encourage and help develop the inner, discriminatory powers of exploring, discovering, and applying movement potentials for an expressive purpose.

Students will be required to keep a Dance Journal for the semester. You are asked to include your thoughts, experiences, and feelings on dance, your dancing, any insights gained in the semester, etc. 

Class Room Etiquette and dress code: 20% of the course grade.

As a courtesy to the other students in class with you, there will be:

No Talking in Class!!

No Gum Chewing.

NO SITTING down during class.

No food or Drink in the studios.

Treat others in the class, as you would like them to treat you.

 

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 2)               Hair must be secured away from the face.

3)               No jewelry or watches are allowed.

4)   Food is not allowed in the studios. Only water bottles are acceptable.

Attendance Policy:

Primary dance training is done in the classroom, and the successful progression of technical improvement and the broadening of knowledge and understanding concerning dance is dependent on good attendance, serious participation, and diligent work in class.

1)     Only Three three absences (excused or unexcused) are allowed.  Any absences exceeding this may result in a deduction of  (1) a letter grade. Excessive absences and lateness to class will affect the final grade.

2)             BE ON TIME!  Tardiness will be counted as one unexcused absence.

3)            If you are injured and have a doctor's note, you may observe a class and will be            

Considered present.  If you are too sick to take a class, you can observe the class and be considered present.

A temporary university policy has been established to protect the OU community by ensuring that students who are ill or required to isolate feel encouraged to remain at home. Missing a class session or other class activity due to illness or isolation will not result in a penalty for the absence, and the student will not be asked to provide formal documentation from a healthcare provider to excuse the absence. This policy is based on all students and faculty adhering to the principles of integrity, honesty, and concern for others.

Students who are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, including cough, fever, shortness of breath, muscle pain, headache, chills, sore throat, loss of taste or smell, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, or diarrhea or who have been in close contact with others who have symptoms should:

• Remain at home to protect others
• Ensure that any needed screening has been conducted (COVID-19 Screening and Reporting Tool) and any needed treatment obtained
• Contact the instructor prior to absence or inability to participate, if possible, and provide an honest report of the reason for which you cannot attend class or complete a course activity.
• Continue to complete coursework to the extent possible, using Canvas, zoom, and other online tools.
• Submit assignments electronically to the extent possible and as directed by the instructor.
• Communicate with the instructor to arrange modifications to deadlines or work requirements or reschedule exams or other important course activities, when it is necessary

Grading

Letter grades (A-F) are earned by the students based primarily on the following:

Grades for this class will be based on the following:  Attendance, working attitude, class participation, and application of concepts, ideas, and corrections, while demonstrating a consistency of improvement.  Completing assignments.

The standards of evaluation are as follows.

A = demonstration of superior work in fulfillment of course requirements; improvement during the semester will be weighed.

B = demonstration of excellent work in fulfillment of course requirements; improvement during the semester will be weighed.

C = demonstration of satisfactory work in fulfillment of course requirements.

D = demonstration of work is not satisfactory, and or a student fails to follow attendance requirements.

F = failure to meet minimum course goals.

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University Academic Policies and Student Support

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Academic Misconduct

In addition to the course conduct policies outlined by your professor in the Course Syllabus in the online classroom, please review the Graduate Student Handbook. 

It is the responsibility of each student to be familiar with the definitions, policies, and procedures concerning academic misconduct. The Student Code is available from the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs and is contained in the Student's Guide to Academic Integrity.

This site also defines misconduct, provides examples of prohibited conduct, and explains the sanctions available for those found guilty of misconduct.

Plagiarism 

Plagiarism is the most common form of academic misconduct at OU. There is basically no college-level assignment that can be satisfactorily completed by copying. OU's basic assumption about writing is that all written assignments show the student's own understanding in the student's own words. That means all writing assignments, in class or out, are assumed to be composed entirely of words generated (not simply found) by the student, except where words written by someone else are specifically marked as such with proper citation. Including other people's words in your paper is helpful when you do it honestly and correctly. When you don't, it's plagiarism. 

For more information about plagiarism, watch this video and then take this short course offered by University Libraries.

Reasonable Accommodation for Disabilities

The University of Oklahoma is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for all students with disabilities. Students with disabilities who require accommodations in this course should contact their professor as early in the semester as possible.

Students with disabilities must be registered with the Disability Resource Center prior to receiving accommodations in this course.

If you have a disability and you would like to make a request for reasonable accommodation, please see the Graduate Student Handbook or get in touch with the Accessibility and Disability Resource Center.

Adjustments for Pregnancy/Childbirth Related Issues

Should you need modifications or adjustments to your course requirements because of documented pregnancy-related or childbirth-related issues, please contact me as soon as possible to discuss your options. Generally, modifications will be made where medically necessary and similar in scope to accommodations based on temporary disability.  Learn more about the rights of pregnant and parenting students by consulting the FAQ sheets provided by the Institutional Equity Office.

Title IX Resources  

For any concerns regarding gender-based discrimination, sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, stalking, or intimate partner violence, the University offers a variety of resources, including advocates on-call 24/7, counseling services, mutual no contact orders, scheduling adjustments, and disciplinary sanctions against the perpetrator. Please contact the Sexual Misconduct Office at 405-325-2215 (8-5, M-F) or OU Advocates at 405-615-0013 (24/7) to learn more or to report an incident. 

Religious Holidays

It is the policy of the University to excuse absences of students that result from religious observances and to provide for the rescheduling of examinations and additional required classwork that may fall on religious holidays without penalty. It is the responsibility of the student to make alternate arrangements with the instructor at least one week prior to the actual date of the religious holiday.

Copyright Policy

It is illegal to download, upload, reproduce, or distribute any copyrighted material, in any form and in any fashion, without permission from the copyright holder or his/her authorized agent. The University of Oklahoma expects all members of its community to comply fully with federal copyright laws. If such laws appear to have been violated by any user, the university reserves the right (1) to terminate that user's access to some or all of the university's computer systems and information resources and (2) to take additional disciplinary actions as deemed necessary or appropriate. Repeat offenders will be sanctioned and their privileges terminated.

Registration and Withdrawal

If you choose to withdraw from this course, you must complete the appropriate University form and turn the form in before the deadline. If you stop attending the course and doing the coursework without doing the required paperwork, your grade will be calculated with missed homework and examination grades entered as zero. This could result in receiving a grade of F in the course. Deadlines are shown in the Academic Calendar, which is available from the Office of the Registrar.

Student Grievances

In addition to any policies outlined related to submitting an informal or formal grievance by your professor in the Course Syllabus in the online classroom, please review the Graduate Student Handbook for more information about the process of submitting a formal grievance.