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Nature of course request C00823 :

New course

Undergraduate

LACC

First term offered : Winter 2011
Course Prefix&Number	Descriptive Title	Credits/Hours
PE 119	Zumba	2 - 0

Abbreviation for Class Schedule(20 spaces) Zumba

Catalog Description: A contemporary form of aerobic exercise that enhances cardio-respiratory endurance and muscular fitness using dance styles and rhythms from a variety of international countries, including Latin and South America, Africa, the Middle East, and Polynesia. Students will learn multiple dance steps/movements and improve overall body conditioning, coordination, and motor development.

Course Goal and Objectives: Students will: 1. Participate in enjoyable and invigorating, low to moderate-impact, Latin-dance-based aerobic fitness classes that will positively impact their overall health and wellness. 2. Calculate their active heart rate range to be targeted during Zumba/aerobic dance classes. 3. Establish personal goals for self-improvement and healthy behaviors. 4. Improve or maintain their cardio-respiratory endurance and strengthen their heart, lungs, and vascular system through continuous rhythmic movement at appropriate levels of intensity. 5. Improve or maintain their muscular strength, endurance, and flexibility through whole-body movements that will incorporate interval and resistance training techniques. 6. Improve or maintain their body composition (i.e., lean to fat tissue ratio) through continuous aerobic activity at appropriate levels of intensity. 7. Reduce stress and enhance their emotional well-being and self-concept through positive physical exertion and social interactions. 8. Reflect (in writing) upon their progress toward their personal wellness goals.

Justification for adding the course (e.g. alignment with other institutions, program revision, etc.): Zumba is a contemporary form of aerobic exercise that incorporates dance styles and rhythms from a variety of international countries, including Latin and South America, Africa, the Middle East, and Polynesia. Adding Zumba to the Division of Health and Physical Education’s options for physical activity and exercise provides WOU students with another choice for becoming physically active, thus reaching more diverse populations. Zumba is a highly popular style of aerobic dance found in health clubs and educational settings and thus, adds currency to our offerings. In Zumba dance styles, there is a strong emphasis on the use of the core abdominal/spinal muscles and significant spinal/pelvic motion, which can be dangerous if not performed correctly. Unfortunately, in many club settings, minimal instruction about proper technique, body alignment, and use of core musculature is provided to participants. In WOU’s Zumba classes, significant safety instruction will be provided to teach students how to participate healthfully in this activity. The knowledge, skills, behaviors, and fitness developed through participation in this course may foster the continuation of physical activity for life.

Faculty and facilities needed: Faculty must become a Zumba instructor through successful completion of a Zumba workshop each year; two of our faculty currently have this status: Jan Vandehey and Marita Cardinal. Additionally, we are registered in the Zumba Instructor Network (ZIN) and receive materials and choreography each month.

Brief Course outline: Week 1: Day 1: Introduction to the course, expectations, behavior, assignments, and fitness components and principles. Day 2: Aerobic fitness pre-testing, instruction on heart rates, body alignment, safety and injury prevention, core muscles, and warm-up. Day 3: Review warm-up and learn dance #1 – begin to develop aerobic endurance. Weeks 2 through 6: Active/target heart rate sheets and personal wellness goal papers are due. Each class period, we will review the dance learned the previous class period, then repeat all of the dances thus far. Each day will gradually increase the amount of time students spend in their aerobic training zone. Approximately two new dances are learned each week, with one additional day spent participating in all dances. This allows students a more gradual, progressive overload and more time to learn and become comfortable with dance steps and combinations. Additionally, students are encouraged to increase their intensity levels (through more vigorous movement) at their own pace over time. Weeks 7 through 10: As the Zumba program has now been taught and learned, the aerobic dances may be modified using various movement concepts (e.g., use of space, relationships) to increase the enjoyment and motivation of all students. Students are encouraged to increase their intensity levels at their own pace over time. During the last week of the course, aerobic fitness post-testing is done for students to see their improvement in cardio-respiratory endurance. Final reflection papers on student progress toward personal wellness goals are due.

Approval Queue C00823

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