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AE17.D.6.11
AE17.D.6.11
Arts Education (2017) Grade(s): 6 - Dance
AE17.D.6.11
Apply basic anatomical knowledge and spatial awareness to prepare for warm-ups and dancing.
Unpacked Content
Essential Questions
EU: Dancers use the mind-body connection and develop the body as an instrument for artistry and artistic expression.
EQ: What must a dancer do to prepare the mind and body for artistic expression?
Skills Examples
Establish diverse pathways, levels, and patterns in space.
Convert inward focus to outward focus in an effort to project from the stage.
Demonstrate accented vs sustained movement by changing the music and performing a phrase with different quality.
Practice soutenu turns across the floor once with focus on an accented initiation, then with focus on a drawn out sustained ending point.
Practice changing the accented movement by repeating the same 8 count phrase with the accent moving from count 1, then count 2, and so on.
Use the practice of alignment, coordination, balance, core support, kinesthetic awareness, clarity of movement in dance phrases.
Discuss injury prevention and safety. Determine additional stretches or conditioning for meeting personal goals.
Design a group shape phrase: each member presents (teaches) 3 shapes using high, middle, low level. After presenting the group decides on an order. Next, use transitions to link shapes or series of shapes and incorporate at least 3 different pathways. Work out different ideas until reaching a successful solution.
Discuss and identify performance etiquette guidelines.
Use a variety of self-assessment methods for maintaining performance goals including journaling strengths and weaknesses, video assessment, journaling note, and feedback.
Discuss and identify production elements successfully used in several pieces crossing different genres of dance.
List, compare, and contrast qualities of production elements. Determine which would be more successful to intensify the artistic intent of a given or created piece of work. Present to the class and explain why certain elements were chosen.
Vocabulary
Spatial Design
Spatial Awareness
Dynamics
Dance phrase
sustained and percussive
Energy: bound and free-flowing
Embody
technical dance skills
anatomical knowledge
injury prevention and safety
problem solving
Performance etiquette
Production terminology
Production elements
Artistic intent
Anchor Standards
Anchor Standard 5: Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.
Aligned Learning Resources
Human Body Systems Dance
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