AE17.D.AC.21

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

AE17.D.AC.21
Analyze how cultural dance movement characteristics, techniques, and artistic criteria relate to the ideas and perspectives of the people from which the dances originate and explain how this analysis expands one’s dance literacy.

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

Examine dance, music, and visual arts as they progress through the eras and identify commonalities among their respective stylistic developments.
Articulate (verbally or in writing) how the skills gained through dance will benefit a person in the workforce.
Examine societal issues related to dance, such as "What is my position on censorship of the arts?" or "Which dances should be allowed at prom?" Present ideas in writing or in a presentation.
Compose, choreograph, produce, and create individual and collaborative performances, productions, and projects, such as musicals, operas, art shows, and live theatrical performances
Examine The Green Table (by German choreographer Kurt Joos) in relation to peace negotiations in the 1930s; then, present one's understanding in writing or presentation.
Analyze and demonstrate how styles of dance (such as ballet, tap, and hip-hop) reflect the cultures in which they were formed; then, present one's understanding.

Vocabulary

Evaluative Criteria
Context Cues
Artistic Expression
Capstone Project
Choreography
Dance Work
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 the Troika and explain how the movements relate to the life of the Russian people who developed it.