BHS Dance

CONCEPTS:

PRIORITY VOCABULARY: SKILLS:

● Choreography ● Improvisation ● Artistic Intent ● Personal Movement Preferences ● Creative Process

● Choreography ● Improvisation ● Artistic Intent ● Preference ● Process

● Choreograph and/or improvise an original dance that expresses artistic intent. ● Identify personal movement preferences and strengths. ● Compare the choreographic process to other creative endeavors.

EXAMPLE LESSONS, ASSESSMENTS, and OTHER RESOURCES

PBS Learning Media: Dance Choreography Videos Colorado Department of Education: Speaking with our Feet Colorado Department of Education: Poetry in Motion Colorado Department of Education: Abstracting Your Inspiration Shannon Dooling Dances: Choreography Adventures Shannon Dooling Dances: Dance Improvisation Tips and Activities for Beginners

WISR CONNECTIONS:

Writing, Inquiry, Speaking, Listening, Viewing

DANCE 1 STANDARDS:

● L1.D.CR.2: Explore a variety of stimuli to develop an improvisational or choreographed dance study; identify personal movement preferences and strengths. ● L1.D.CR.4: Design an original dance or study using choreographic devices and dance structures to support an artistic intent; discuss how they support the artistic intent. ● L1.D.CO.4: Compare the process used in choreography to that of other creative, academic, or scientific procedures.