Courses of Study

1) Compare a variety of prompts and make selections to expand movement vocabulary and artistic expression.

2) Identify and practice various movement vocabularies designed to transfer ideas into choreography.

3) Develop a dance study that supports artistic intent through exploration of choreographic devices and explain the goal or purpose of the dance.

4) Identify artistic criteria to choreograph a dance study that communicates personal or cultural meaning and evaluate why some movements are more effective than others.

5) Use collaboratively-developed artistic criteria to revise dance compositions, and explain reasons for revisions and how choices were made related to artistic intent.

6) Illustrate a dance sequence through two different mediums, including writing, symbols, or a form of media technology.

7) Refine partner and ensemble skills in spatial design and the ability to judge distance.

8) Vary the timing and dynamics of a dance phrase by using sudden and sustained movements with accented and unaccented beats.

9) Use energy for initiation and dynamic expression while distinguishing between bound and free-flowing movement.

10) Demonstrate technical dance skills to change direction, levels, body facing, pathways, elevation and landings, extensions of limbs, and movement transitions.

11) Apply basic anatomical knowledge and spatial awareness to prepare for warm-ups and dancing.

12) Solve movement problems within a dance collaboratively by testing options and identifying what works and does not work.

13) Use performance etiquette to recognize performance needs, adapt movement to performance areas, and accept notes from choreographer, making post-performance corrections as needed.

14) Use production terminology to compare and contrast possible production elements that would intensify and heighten artistic intent of the work, and explain reasons for the decisions.

15) Determine meaning or artistic intent from the patterns of movement in a dance work.

16) Use genre-specific terminology to explain how the elements of dance are used in a variety of dance genres, styles, or cultural movement practices.

17) Explain how the artistic expression of a dance communicates the intent through elements of dance, technique, and context.

18) Compare artistic intent, content, and context from dances to examine the characteristics of genre, style, or cultural movement practices.

19) Describe differences and similarities of movement qualities observed in specific genre.

20) Use a variety of resources to research a social topic of great interest and use the information to create a dance study that expresses a specific point of view on the topic.

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