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
- View a professional dance work, identify multiple patterns of movements and discuss their relationship in the context of the artistic intent.
- Revise an existing dance phrase adding the elements of dance to enhance the phrase.
- Working in small groups, evaluate peer choreography using the elements of dance, technique and or artistic expression as criteria. Apply constructive feedback.
- Analyze and interpret recognized works by a variety of historical and contemporary choreographers.
Vocabulary
- compare patterns
- elements of dance
- artistic expression
- critique artistic expression
- Evaluative Criteria
Anchor Standards
Anchor Standard 8: Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.
