Basic and Intermediate Courses in Senior Dance (2 cr)
Code: AL00BI45-3002
General information
- Enrollment
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02.12.2019 - 31.12.2019
Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
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01.01.2020 - 31.12.2020
Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 2 cr
- Local portion
- 2 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Degree programmes
- Bachelor’s Degree in Sports and Leisure Management
- Course
- AL00BI45
Evaluation scale
0 - 5
Objective
The students will master the content of the dances included in the course material. They will be able to plan, instruct and assess senior dances. The students will be able to recognise the health impacts and benefits of such dances on the physical and mental capabilities of the elderly. This course provides students with the competences to establish a senior dance group and to progress in the senior dance instructor and coach system as they wish.
Content
The content of the course is based on the training system devised by Suomen Kansainvälinen Senioritanssin Liitto (The International Senior Dance Association of Finland) and the Age Institute and separate certificates are awarded when the courses have been accomplished.
- Senior Dance basic and intermediate course I dances
- The significance of senior dance to the physical and mental capabilities of the elderly
- Instructing a senior dance group
- Establishing a new group
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
Pass: The students will be able to use senior dance concepts systematically. They are able to work independently and responsibly as instructors of senior dance. The students work in a customer and goal oriented manner.