SOCIAL DANCE II
Improves and expands social dance skills. Covers the fundamental skills in leaning and following, rhythm, and style of the Fox Trot, Jitterbug/Swing, Waltz, Cha-Cha, Tango, Rumba, Merengue, and Polka. Other social dances may be explored.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: DANCE 101 Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness + Lab Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Improve style and rhythm. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Learn to manipulate rhythm in a dance. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Increase social dance vocabulary. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Gain ability to adapt to various tempos and types of music. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Increase confidence in the ability to create dance steps. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Create notations for recording learned and original dance steps. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Translate skills to social dance settings outside of the classroom. Audience: Undergraduate 8. Share knowledge with community. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Improve style and rhythm. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Learn to manipulate rhythm in a dance. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Increase social dance vocabulary. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Gain ability to adapt to various tempos and types of music. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Increase confidence in the ability to create dance steps. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Create notations for recording learned and original dance steps. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Translate skills to social dance settings outside of the classroom. Audience: Undergraduate 8. Share knowledge with community. Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027