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PE Modern Dance 3,4 (5908, 5909)    - SITE ADOPTED COURSE -


 

Approved Site(s):
 Approved for the San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts (SCPA). Other schools may not offer this course without prior approval from the Interdivisional Curriculum Committee.

Grade Range:
 10–12
 Prerequisites:
 PE Modern Dance 1,2
 Course duration:
 Two semesters
Subject area in which graduation credit will be given:
 Physical Education
Course Description:
 This is the second year of a sequential series of dance courses designed for students wishing to enhance their skills in modern dance using the state’s physical education content standards. The focus of the second year moves from individual and dual, to group and team activities. Students learn offensive and defensive skills by engaging in combative and team sports, and are able to understand and apply the principles of biomechanics—leverage, force, inertia, rotary motion, and opposition—to improve their performance in those areas.

State Course Code(s):
 9316 - Elective Physical Education