AE17.D.4.18

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

EU: Criteria for evaluating dance vary across genres, styles, and cultures.
EQ: What criteria are used to evaluate dance?

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.

Anchor Standard 9: Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.

Example: Explain why facial expressions are essential in Indian Classical dance.