Dance Instructional Guide
Beginning & Introductory Dance Courses at a Glance
Recording, Refecting, Revising, & Responding
Elements of Dance, Technique, & Performance
Choreography & Improvisation
Appreciating & Interpreting Dance as Expression
Collaboration, Professionalism, & Etiquette
Healthy Practices inDance
Topic
7/8 Standards: Create, Perform Respond, Connect
Respond 1, 2, 3, & 4 Connect 1, 2, & 3
Create1 Perform 6, 8, & 9
Perform 4 & 7
Create 2, 4, & 5
Create 3, 6, & 7
Perform 1, 2, 3, 5, & 9
1 Standards: Create, Perform Respond, Connect
Respond 1, 2, 3, 4, &5 Connect 1, 2, & 3
Perform 1, 2, 3, 5, &10
Create2&4 Connect 4
Create1 Perform 6, 8, & 9
Perform 4 & 7
Create 3, 5, 6 & 7
Understand and apply elements of time, space, energy, dynamics, and body-mind principles
Experience, view, research, compare, and discuss dances, styles, and genres across cultural and historical contexts. Explore and apply various criteria to interpret and evaluate how dance can express problems and perspectives. Apply appropriate genre-specifc terms.
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.
Appropriately utilize dance terminology and systems of recording. Articulate, justify, and document movement choices. Revise work based on artistic criteria, self-refection, and feedback.
Develop, document, articulate, and work toward personal plans and performance goals related to dance ability, healthful practices, and/or injury prevention.
Perform as a productive and collaborative member and/or leader of a
to texture and enhance dance technique and performance.
Student Expectations
group in class, rehearsal, and performance.
Generate and explain production elements that would intensify and heighten the artistic intent of a dance performance.
Inquiry, Writing, Speaking, Listening, Viewing
Writing, Inquiry, Speaking, Listening, Reading, Viewing
Writing, Speaking, Listening, Reading, Viewing
WISR Connection(s)
Inquiry, Speaking, Viewing
Speaking, Listening, Viewing
Writing, Inquiry, Speaking, Reading
Applying Dance Terminology Recording and Documentation Systems Self-Refection and Feedback
Time
Cultural and Historical Context
Choreography
Goal Setting
Energy
Improvisation
Collaboration
Personal Planning and Practice
Prioritized Vocabulary and Concepts
Space
Dance Styles and Genres
Artistic Intent
Leadership
Dynamics
Healthful Practices
Personal Movement Preferences
Rehearsal and Performance Etiquette
Problems and Perspectives
Body-Mind Principles
Injury Prevention
Revision of Work
Production Elements
Creative Process
Articulating Response
Artistic Intent
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