AE17.D.4.1

Arts Education (2017) Grade(s): 4 - Dance

AE17.D.4.1
Identify ideas for choreography generated from a variety of prompts and source materials.

Unpacked Content

Essential Questions

EU: Choreographers use a variety of sources as inspiration and transform concepts and ideas into movement for artistic expression.
EQ: Where do choreographers get ideas for dances?

Skills Examples

Use music, sound, text, objects, images, notation, observed dance, or experiences to create a dance phrase.
Perform a dance phrase using three different levels.
Perform a dance phrase that alters the timing of the movement.
Create a trio from a solo by performing movements in a three-part canon.
Create a dance based on the maid idea of "water" or "fire" and explain how the movement choices that were made express your topic.
After performing short dance study, reflect on possible changes that could have been made and use peer feedback to revise movement.
Draw a formation or pathway of dancers using symbols.