AE17.D.K.4
Illustrate an idea, feeling, or image through improvised movement.
Illustrate an idea, feeling, or image through improvised movement.
Unpacked Content
UP:AE17.D.K.4
Vocabulary
- locomotor
- non-locomotor
- non-locomotor vs locomotor movements
- elements of dance
- choreography
- improvisation
- structure
- concepts and inspiration for choreography
- 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?
EQ: What influences choice-making in creating choreography?
Skills Examples
- Demonstrate locomotor and non-locomotor movements (i.e., running, skipping, twisting, falling).
- Identify elements of movement that are personally difficult to perform and discuss how this impacts movement choice in choreography.
- Identify how it feels to perform the same movement fast and slow.
- Create a connected shape, improvise while disconnected, and finish back in original connected shape.
- Perform improvised movement based on a famous painting.
- Identify how the movement changes if an element is performed differently, such as taking the movement from a high level to a low level.
- Create three movements and develop a symbol to go with each (such as ⟲ for turn).
Anchor Standards
Anchor Standard 2: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.
