AE17.D.4.16

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

AE17.D.4.16
Explain how dance styles differ within a genre or within a cultural movement practice.

Unpacked Content

Essential Questions

EU: Perceive and analyze artistic work.
EQ: How is dance understood?

Skills Examples

View a recorded dance work and identify patterns of movement and hypothesis the choreographer's intent.
View the rooftop dance in Mary Poppins and discuss how the repeated movements create style.
Compare the different modern dance techniques such as Martha Graham and Isadora Duncan.
List the differences ballet adagio and ballet allegro.
List the differences in two styles of hip-hop dance.
Select a section of a popular children's book, create a short dance phrase that tells the story of the section and explain how the movements helps the audience understand the story.
Explain why facial expressions are essential in Indian Classical dance.
Discuss how in some African dance movements relate to physical labor.
Explore and discuss ballet pantomime gestures.

Vocabulary

Identify patterns of movement illustrating style or intent.
Genre
Style
Cultural Movement Practices

Anchor Standards

Anchor Standard 7: Perceive and analyze artistic work.

COS Examples

Examples: Compare the different modern dance techniques such as Martha Graham and Isadora Duncan. Explain the differences between East African dance and West African dance.