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Effective Term:
Fall 2026

Course Number:
PE 142H
Course Title:
Dance Fitness II
Credit Hours:
1
Lecture Hours:
0
Lecture/Lab Hours:
0
Lab Hours:
30

Course Description

Presents intermediate/advanced cardiovascular dance fitness that fuses world music with dance choreography. Includes interval training that is built in by sequencing high intensity work periods followed by active rest periods, which develops both aerobic and anaerobic energy systems. Promotes maximizing caloric expenditure.

Intended Outcomes for the course

Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:

  1. Perform  dance fitness choreography at a proficient level.
  2. Articulate an understanding of interval training and its benefits to fitness.
  3. Improve overall physical conditioning and fitness through continued participation in dance fitness.
  4. Identify different music from different countries and genres.  
  5.  Identify and analyze the importance of health and safety while performing activity- based movements. 
  6. Demonstrate proper form and technique while using integrated footwork and dance movements in a progressive sequence. 
  7.  Discuss the lifelong benefits of aerobic fitness.  

Course Activities and Design

**Perform safe and effective Dance fitness choreography
*Identify different rhythms, step patterns and techniques associated with world music
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Outcome Assessment Strategies

*Pre/post fitness testing
*Individual fitness programs
*Active participation /effort
*Demonstrations of proficiency
*Personal program records/portfolios
*Written assignments and/or exams

Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)

*Practice safe and effective warm-ups and cool downs
*Intensity monitoring via target heart rate, rate of perceived exertion and talk test method
*Components of fitness related physical fitness and their benefits for lifelong fitness
*Principles of exercise training
*Personal fitness assessment
*Goal setting for fitness
*Personal fitness program design
*Modification of exercise and activities for varying physical conditions and individual fitness levels
*Body mechanics/proper body alignment