Physical Education Unit - Hip-hop Dance Sem1
 

Hip-hop Dance Sem1

PHED 1230

2024-2025 Sem1

Class Code Course Title Lecture Time Language Teaching Staff Phone No. Email Address
PHED 1230XA Hip-hop Dance We 02:30PM - 04:15PM C Dr. SUN Li 3943 1410 sallysun@cuhk.edu.hk

 

Venue

University Sports Centre Table Tennis Room

Course Description

This course is offered as one of the courses under the Elective Physical Education Programme. It aims to develop student’s knowledge and basic hip-hop dance skills, promote physical fitness and motor coordination, and enhance their generic skills such as creative thinking, communication and team collaboration. Contents of the course include: basic groove, basic foundations, basic routines and choreography, hip-hop dance related fitness and establishing a positive attitude towards sports participation, and so on. The dance performance is required as an assessment at the end of the course and students can learn basic performing knowledge and skills.

Course Syllabus

  1. Introduction of Hip-hop dance

  1. Music rhythm

  1. Basic groove: Bounce

  1. Basic groove: Rock

  1. Basic groove: Slide

  1. Basic groove: Isolation

  1. Basic steps

  1. Dance routines

  1. Structural choreography: Lines

  1. Structural choreography: Layers

  1. Structural choreography: Transition

  1. Structural choreography: Poses

  1. Structural choreography practice

Assessment

Physical Skill Tests 60% (Login to access the course note, exam standard and video demonstration)

Written Examination 20%

Attendence and Participation 20%

Learning Resources

  1. Durden, E. M. (2019). Beginning Hip-hop dance. Human Kinetics.
  2. Rajakumar, M. (2012). Hip hop dance. Abc-Clio.
  3. Kjelle, M. M. (2020). Trends in Hip-hop Dance. Mitchell Lane.
  4. Loring, D. D., & Pentz, J. L. (2021). Dance Appreciation. Human Kinetics Publishers.
  5. Hooch, D. J. (2015). Street dance: the best moves. Hachette UK.
  6. Chang, J. (2007). Can't stop won't stop: A history of the hip-hop generation. St. Martin's Press.

Website:

1.  Hip Hop International: https://www.hiphopinternational.com/

2.  Worldof Dance: https://www.worldofdance.com/

3.  Universal Dance Association: https://www.varsity.com/uda/

4.  PrecisionArts Challenge: https://www.precisionartschallenge.com/