DANC 2255 - Anatomy for Dancers

Institution:

Utah Tech University

Subject:

Dance

Description:

This course is designed for students with an emphasis and major in dance and for students interested in dance science and human movement. This class helps students better understand an overview of human anatomy in connection with dance, with particular areas of focus on primary tissues and their functions, basic joint movement terminology, body orientation terminology, bones of the skeletal system, bone composition and growth, and skeletal muscles location, structure, and function. This basic anatomy knowledge will help students connections to their movement practices to facilitate learning dance with anatomical awareness to support injury prevention and provide groundwork for further study of dance kinesiology. ***COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs)*** At the successful completion of the course the students will be able to: 1. Identify the primary tissues of the body and their functions. 2. Identify joint movement terminology and body orientation terminology. 3. Identify and locate all bones in the skeletal system and describe bone composition, structure, development, and growth. 4. Identify and locate all skeletal muscles in the muscular system and describe skeletal muscle structure and function. 5. Examine and discuss connections of anatomy for dance and movement practices. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. SP (odd)

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.utahtech.edu/

Phone Number:

(435) 652-7500

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

General Education

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