AE17.D.4.14

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

AE17.D.4.14
Identify, explore, and select production elements that heighten and intensify the artistic intent of a dance.

Unpacked Content

Essential Questions

EU: Dance performance is an interaction between performer, production elements, and audience that heightens and amplifies artistic expression.
EQ: How does a dancer heighten artistry in a public performance?

Skills Examples

Perform elevated shapes by jumping in a tucked position (positive space) vs. jumping in a jumping jack formation (large negative spaces).
Create a sculpture by filling in the negative space created by a partner.
Respond to even and uneven rhythms using a variety of percussive instruments and sounds.
Use adjectives and adverbs to describe a movement phrase and identify movement quality. Revise the phrase with energy changes and discuss how/ what changed.
Demonstrate alignment, coordination, balance, core support, and kinesthetic awareness while executing movement.
Discuss and practice body conditioning for the dancer.
Enter stage after eight counts of music, or wait until lights go up for bow.
Plan out a performance in a different setting such as a gym, studio, or park.
View a dance under different lighting and select the most effective lighting design.

Vocabulary

Static and Dynamic Shapes
Negative Space
Rhythms
Qualities of Movement
Use of Energy
Dynamics
alignment
kinesthetic awareness
importance of conditioning
performance space
explore
production elements
artistic intent

Anchor Standards

Anchor Standard 6: Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.

COS Examples

Example: View a dance under different lighting and select the most effective lighting design.