Unpacked Content
Essential Questions
EU: Dance is interpreted by considering intent, meaning, and artistic expression as communicated through the use of body, elements of dance, dance technique, dance structure, and context.
EQ: How is dance interpreted?
EQ: How is dance interpreted?
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 8: Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.
