BHS Dance

● Standard L2.D.R.1: Analyze dance works and provide examples of recurring patterns of movement and their relationships that create structure and meaning in dance. ● Standard L2.D.R.2: Explain how the elements of dance and other choreographic principles are used in a variety of genres, styles, or cultural movement practices, and explain how their differences affect intent. ● Standard L2.D.R.3: Experience a variety of culturally based dance forms, describe contrasting cultural dances, and analyze how the dance reflects the culture it represents. ● Standard L2.D.R.4: Use artistic criteria to determine what makes an effective dance and performance, considering content, context, genre, style, and/ or cultural movement practices. ● Standard L2.D.R.5: Compare and contrast two or more dances, using evaluative criteria to critique artistic expression and considering societal values and a range of perspectives. Students will synthesize and relate knowledge from personal and collaborative experiences to make and receive art. They will relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding (Standards L2.D.CO.1-4) . ● Standard L2.D.CO.1: Analyze dances with a variety of contents and contexts; explain how personal perspectives may affect one's interpretation. ● Standard L2.D.CO.2: Identify questions that pertain to a research topic, use established research methods to inform the creative process, create and perform a piece of choreography from the research, and discuss insights relating to knowledge gained. ● Standard L2.D.CO.3: Analyze dances from several genres or styles, historical time periods, and/or cultural dance forms; discuss how dance movement characteristics, techniques and artistic criteria relate to the ideas and perspective of the peoples from which the dances originate. ● Standard L2.D.CO.4: Compare the process used in choreography to that of other creative, academic, or scientific procedures. CONNECT