AE17.D.6.21

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

AE17.D.6.21
Demonstrate how the movement qualities of a dance communicate its cultural, historical, and/or community purpose or meaning.

Unpacked Content

Essential Questions

EU: Dance literacy includes deep knowledge and perspectives about societal, cultural, historical, and community contexts.
EQ: How does knowing about societal, cultural, historical and community experiences expand dance literacy?

Skills Examples

Learn dances from three genres; then, when the class is divided into groups, work with one's group to observe and comment on the different qualities of each dance.
Use the elements of dance and principles of choreography/ composition to construct, explain (using the vocabulary of dance), and perform movements.
Listen as the teacher plays recorded music from different genres. After learning some terminology and techniques from that genre, improvise some dance movements for each piece of music.
Discuss hip-hop dance and how African American music/ dance relates to the Civil Rights Movement. Choreograph a dance to commemorate the civil rights movement.
Observe and discuss how the technique and styles of choreographers differ (i.e., comparing Martha Graham and José Limon).
Differentiate between the theatrical/ artistic purpose of a post-modern dance and the archival purposes of a cultural narrative dance that has been passed down.
Research "coming of age" rituals and choreograph a dance to highlight universal aspects of that theme.

Vocabulary

Genre-specific dance terminology
Movement vocabulary
Dance movement principles
Theme
Dance study
Evaluative criteria
Artistic intent
Choreography
Artistic Intent
Elements of dance
Cultural Movement Practices
Dance Literacy

Anchor Standards

Anchor Standard 11: Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.

COS Examples

Example: Research a Native American ritual dance.