AE17.D.AC.18

Arts Education (2017) Grade(s): 09-12 - Dance

EU: Criteria for evaluating dance vary across genres, styles, and cultures.
EQ: What criteria are used to evaluate dance?

Show motif development as a tool for creating theme and variation.
Show how ABA may indicate a cycle of life.
Select and analyze two different styles of dance and use genre specific terms to compare the movement patterns.
Reflect upon one's own choreographic choices and compare them with the choices of other choreographers who expressed the same theme.
Observe a performance of dance and analyze the ways that the elements of dance and principles of choreography were used to support a theme.
Analyzing the use and organization of elements, principles, skills, foundations, and technique.
Interpreting meaning based on personal experiences and knowledge.
Evaluating and justifying by using supportive evidence and aesthetic criteria.

Anchor Standard 9: Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.