AE17.D.6.15

Arts Education (2017) Grade(s): 6 - Dance

AE17.D.6.15

Determine meaning or artistic intent from the patterns of movement in a dance work.

Unpacked Content

Essential Questions

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

Skills Examples

  • Read the artistic statement from a professional dance work before viewing. After viewing, discuss as a class what recurring movements were performed and how it contributed to the artistic intent.
  • Observe and reflect on the Rippling back and forth actions in the body parts and spatial design in Alvin Ailey's Wade in the Water.
  • Identify the elements of dance in a specific dance style or culture movement practice.
  • Document in writing a phrase of choreography and underline the elements of dance.
  • Discuss how the elements of dance help to communicate intent.
  • Create a short movement phrase that tells a story using the elements of dance.
  • Identify characteristics in ballet, tap and jazz dance styles and discuss how the qualities contribute to the artistic intent.

Vocabulary

  • artistic intent
  • genre-specific terminology
  • cultural movement practices
  • artistic expression
  • elements of dance

Anchor Standards

Anchor Standard 7: Perceive and analyze artistic work.

COS Examples

Example: Rippling or back and forth actions in body parts and spatial design in Alvin Ailey’s Wade in the Water.

Aligned Learning Resources

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