01.1 THE ARTS - DANCE

Meaning: Students will understand how dance creates and communicates meaning.

Note: Grade level is indicated in the 4th digit in the standard number
GRADESPRE-KINDERGARTEN thru 4
01.1.3.0.1 Students will observe and discuss how dance is different from other forms of human movement (such as sports, everyday gestures)
01.1.3.0.2 Students will take an active role in a class discussion about interpretations of and reactions to dances that are either produced in class or viewed in the theatre or on video; and
01.1.3.0.3 Students will present their own dances to peers and discuss their meanings with confidence.
GRADES5 thru 8
01.1.3.5.1 Students will effectively demonstrate the difference between pantomiming and creating abstract meaning through dance movement
01.1.3.5.2 Students will observe and explain how different accompaniment (such as sound, music spoken text) can affect the meaning of a dance
01.1.3.5.3 Students will demonstrate and/or explain how lighting and costuming can contribute to the meaning of a dance
01.1.3.5.4 Students will explain the meaning of one of their own dances.
GRADES9 thru 12
01.1.3.9.1 Students will formulate and answer questions about how movement choices communicate abstract ideas in dance
01.1.3.9.2 Students will examine the ways in which a dance creates and conveys meaning by considering the dance from different cultural perspectives
01.1.3.9.3 Students will compare and contrast how meaning is communicated in two of their own dances
01.1.3.9.4 Students will create a dance that effectively communicates a contemporary social theme or a topic of personal significance.
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