AE17.D.5.4

Arts Education (2017) Grade(s): 5 - Dance

AE17.D.5.4
Select a codified movement vocabulary or preferred dance style to develop a dance study to communicate a main idea.

Unpacked Content

Essential Questions

EU: The elements of dance, dance structures, and choreographic devices serve as both a foundation and a departure point for choreographers.
EQ: What influences choice-making in creating choreography?

Skills Examples

Create movement from spoken word, text, poetry, images, or nature.
Create a dance with a beginning, middle, and end that includes zigzag pathways and changes in energy.
Manipulate movement by utilizing choreographic devices such as retrograde, mirroring, or transposition.
Utilize ballet movement to create a story.
At the end of a dance study, reflect in a journal what changes were made during the process, why were they made, and what was the end result.
Record changes in choreography in a dance journal.

Vocabulary

choreography
prompts
movement problems
choreography
elements of dance
choreographic devices
structure
codified movement
style
dance study
concept and inspiration for choreography
dance study
feedback and revise
notate

Anchor Standards

Anchor Standard 2: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

COS Examples

Example: Utilize ballet movement to create a story.

Aligned Learning Resources

Ballet and Classical Music

AE17.D.5.4 Select a codified movement vocabulary or preferred dance style to develop a dance study to communicate a main idea.