UP:AE17.D.1.4

Vocabulary

Prompts
elements of dance
choreography
structure
content and inspiration for movement
improvisation
dance phrase
feedback and revision
notation

Essential Questions

EU: The elements of dance, dance structures, and choreographic devices serve as both a foundation and a departure point for choreographers.
EQ: What influences choice-making in creating choreography?

Skills Examples

Create movement based on music/ sound, artwork or tactile prompts.
Demonstrate a leap in a different direction, a turn on a different level or a run in different timing.
Observe a dance and discuss how it began (low level in stillness), what happened in the middle (became fast) and how it ended (dancer exit).
Discover how movements and elements can change the emotion of a dance, such as slow and curved movements can express sadness.
Perform a dance in different ways, changing the elements of the movement.
Create a personal key of symbols for movements (i.e., Jump ↑, turn ⟲, bend ↶).

Anchor Standards

Anchor Standard 2: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.