AE17.D.2.19

Arts Education (2017) Grade(s): 2 - Dance

AE17.D.2.19

Describe a dance that expresses personal meaning and explain how certain movements express this personal meaning.

Unpacked Content

Essential Questions

EU: As dance is experienced, all personal experiences, knowledge, and context are integrated and synthesized to interpret meaning.
EQ: How does dance deepen our understanding of ourselves, other knowledge, and events around us?

Skills Examples

  • Describe a dance-related event in the community.
  • Observe a dance performance and describe one's response.
  • Perform a folk dance to communicate tradition.
  • Use the elements of dance to convey addition and subtraction.
  • Present to the class a summarization of "The Nutcracker."
  • Identify the cultural or historical origin of a dance.
  • Perform dances from a variety of cultures and time period.
  • Share one's reflections after attending a performance in the community.

Vocabulary

  • Elements of dance
  • Communicate personal meaning.
  • Respond to a dance work.
  • Elements of dance
  • Cultural Movement Practices
  • Dance Literacy

Anchor Standards

Anchor Standard 10: Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences.
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