Dance: Grade 12

Creating

Performing

Responding

Connecting

Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

Revise, refine, and complete artistic work.

Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.

Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.

Perceive and analyze artistic work.

Construct meaningful interpretations of artistic work.

Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.

Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.

Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.

Explore a variety of stimuli for sourcing movement to develop an improvisational or choreographed dance study. Analyze the process and the relationship between the stimuli and the movement.

Experiment with the elements of dance to explore personal movement preferences and strengths. Select movements that challenge skills and build on strengths in an original dance study or dance.

Synthesize content generated from stimulus materials to choreograph dance studies or dances using original or codified movement.

Apply personal movement preferences and strengths with the movement vocabulary of several dance styles or genres to choreograph an original dance study or dance that communicates an artistic intent. Compare personal choices to those made by well-known choreographers.

Synthesize content generated from stimulus material. Experiment and take risks to discover a personal voice to communicate artistic intent.

Expand personal movement preferences and strengths to discover unexpected solutions that communicate the artistic intent of an original dance. Analyze the unexpected solutions and explain why they were effective in expanding artistic intent.

Collaborate to design a dance using choreographic devices and dance structures to support a clear artistic intent. Explain how the dance structures clarify the artistic intent.

Develop an artistic statement for an original dance study or dance. Discuss how the use of movement elements, choreographic devices, and dance structures serve to communicate the artistic statement.

Work individually and collaboratively to design and implement a variety of choreographic devices and dance structures to develop original dances. Analyze how the structure and final composition inform the artistic intent.

Develop an artistic statement that reflects a personal aesthetic for an original dance study or dance. Select and demonstrate movements that support the artistic statement.

Demonstrate fluency and personal voice in designing and choreographing original dances. Justify choreographic choices and explain how they are used to intensify the artistic intent.

Construct an artistic statement that communicates a personal, cultural, and artistic perspective.

Clarify the artistic intent of a dance by manipulating choreographic devices and dance structures based on established artistic criteria and the feedback from others. Analyze and evaluate the impact of choices made in the revision process.

Compare recognized systems to document a section of a dance using writing, symbols, or media technologies.

Clarify the artistic intent of a dance by refining choreographic devices and dance structures, collaboratively or independently, using established artistic criteria, self-reflection, and the feedback from others. Analyze and evaluate the impact of choices made in the revision process.

Develop a strategy to record a dance using recognized systems of dance documentation (for example, writing, a form of notation symbols, using media technologies).

Clarify the artistic intent of a dance by manipulating and refining choreographic devices, dance structures, and artistic criteria using self-reflection and the feedback from others. Document choices made in the revision process and justify how the refinements support artistic intent.

Document a dance using recognized systems of dance documentation (for example, writing, a form of notation symbols, using media technologies).

Develop partner and ensemble skills that enable contrasting level changes through safe lifts, balances, or other means while maintaining a sense of spatial design and relationship. Use space intentionally during phrases and through transitions between phrases. Establish and break relationships with others as appropriate to the choreography.

Use syncopation and accent movements related to different tempi. Take rhythmic cues from different aspects of accompaniment. Integrate breath phrasing with metric and kinesthetic phrasing.

Connect energy and dynamics to movements by applying them in and through all parts of the body. Develop total body awareness and control so that movement phrases demonstrate variances of energy and dynamics.

Dance alone and with others with spatial intention. Expand partner and ensemble skills to greater ranges and skill levels. Execute complex movement sequences with others while maintaining relationships through focus and intentionality.

Perform dance studies and compositions that use time and tempo in unpredictable ways. Use internal rhythms and kinetics as phrasing tools.

Initiate movement phrases by applying energy and dynamics. Vary energy and dynamics over the length of a phrase and transition smoothly out of the phrase and into the next phrase.

Modulate and use the broadest range of movement in space for artistic and expressive clarity. Use varied focus to clarify movement and intent. Establish and break relationships with other dancers and audience as appropriate to the dance.

Modulate time factors for artistic interest and expressive acuity. Demonstrate time complexity in phrasing with and without musical accompaniment. Use multiple and complex rhythms at the same time. Work with and against rhythm of accompaniment or sound environments.

Modulate dynamics to clearly express intent while performing dance phrases and choreography. Perform movement sequences expressively using a broad dynamic range and employ dynamic skills for establishing relationships with other dancers and projecting to the audience.

Embody technical dance skills (for example, functional alignment, coordination, balance, core support, clarity of movement, weight shifts, flexibility/range of motion) to retain and execute dance choreography.

Develop a plan for healthy practices in dance activities and everyday life, including nutrition and injury prevention. Discuss implementation of the plan and how it supports personal performance goals.

Collaborate with peers to establish and implement a rehearsal plan to meet performance goals. Use a variety of strategies to analyze and evaluate performances of self and others (for example, use video recordings of practice to analyze the difference between the way movements look and how they feel to match performance with visual affect). Articulate performance goals and justify reasons for selecting particular practice strategies.

Dance with sensibility toward other dancers while executing complex spatial, rhythmic, and dynamic sequences to meet performance goals.

Apply anatomical principles and healthy practices to a range of technical dance skills for achieving fluency of movement. Follow a personal nutrition plan that supports health for everyday life.

Plan and execute collaborative and independent practice and rehearsal processes with attention to technique and artistry informed by personal performance goals. Reflect on personal achievements.

Apply body-mind principles to technical dance skills in complex choreography when performing solo, partnering, or dancing in ensemble works in a variety of dance genres and styles. Self-evaluate performances and discuss and analyze performance ability with others.

Research healthy and safe practices for dancers and modify personal practice based on findings. Discuss how research informs practice.

Initiate, plan, and direct rehearsals with attention to technical details. Use a range of rehearsal strategies to achieve performance excellence.

Demonstrate leadership qualities (for example commitment, dependability, responsibility, cooperation) when preparing for performances. Demonstrate performance etiquette and performance practices during class, rehearsal, and performance. Post-performance: accept notes from the choreographer and apply corrections to future performances. Document the rehearsal and performance process and evaluate methods and strategies, using dance terminology and production terminology.

Evaluate possible designs for the production elements of a performance and select and execute the ideas that would intensify and heighten the artistic intent of the dances.

Demonstrate leadership qualities (for example commitment, dependability, responsibility, cooperation) when preparing for performances. Model performance etiquette and performance practices during class, rehearsal, and performance. Implement performance strategies to reach choreographic intent. Post-performance: accept notes from the choreographer and apply corrections to future performances. Document the rehearsal and performance process and evaluate methods and strategies, using dance terminology and production terminology.

Work collaboratively to produce a dance concert on a stage or in an alternative performance venue and plan the production elements that would be necessary to fulfill the artistic intent of the dance works.

Demonstrate leadership qualities (for example commitment, dependability, responsibility, cooperation) when preparing for performances. Model performance etiquette and performance practices during class, rehearsal, and performance. Enhance performance using a broad repertoire of strategies to achieve choreographic intent. Develop a professional portfolio (for example, resume, head shot) that documents the rehearsal and performance process with fluency in professional dance terminology and production terminology.

Work collaboratively to produce dance concerts in a variety of venues and design and organize the production elements that would be necessary to fulfill the artistic intent of the dance works in each of the venues.

Analyze recurring patterns of movement and their relationships in dance in context of artistic intent.

Analyze the movement patterns and their relationships in a variety of genres, styles, or cultural movement practices and demonstrate how their differences impact the meaning of the dance. Use genre-specific dance terminology.

Analyze dance works and provide examples of recurring patterns of movement and their relationships that create structure and meaning in dance.

Analyze and compare the movement patterns and their relationships in a variety of genres, styles, or cultural movement practices and explain how their differences impact communication and intent within a cultural context. Use genre-specific dance terminology.

Analyze dance works from a variety of dance genres and styles and explain how recurring patterns of movement and their relationships create well-structured and meaningful choreography.

Explain and demonstrate how dance communicates aesthetic and cultural values in a variety of genres, styles, or cultural movement practices. Use genre-specific dance terminology.

Select and compare different dances and discuss their intent and artistic expression. Use genre-specific dance terminology to explain how the relationships among the elements of dance, use of body, dance technique, and context enhance meaning and support intent.

Analyze and discuss how the elements of dance, execution of dance movement principles, and context contribute to artistic expression. Use genre-specific dance terminology.

Analyze and interpret how the elements of dance, execution of dance movement principles, and context contribute to artistic expression across different genres, styles, or cultural movement practices. Use genre-specific dance terminology.

Compare and contrast two or more dances using evaluative criteria to critique artistic expression. Consider societal values and a range of perspectives. Use genre-specific dance terminology.

Compare and contrast two or more dances using evaluative criteria to critique artistic expression. Consider societal values and a range of perspectives. Use genre-specific dance terminology.

Define personal artistic preferences to critique dance. Consider societal and personal values and a range of artistic expression. Discuss perspectives with peers and justify views.

Analyze a dance and research its context. Synthesize information learned and share new ideas about its impact on one's perspective.

Use established research methods and techniques to investigate a topic. Collaborate with others to identify questions and solve movement problems that pertain to the topic. Create and perform a piece of choreography. Discuss orally or in writing the insights relating to knowledge gained through the research process, the synergy of collaboration, and the transfer of learning from this project to other situations.

Review original choreography with respect to its content and context. Reflect on and analyze its relationship to personal perspectives and one's own personal growth.

Investigate various dance-related careers and college readiness through a variety of research methods and techniques. Select options of most interest. Develop and implement a capstone project that reflects opportunities in dance.

Analyze and discuss dances from selected genres or styles and/or historical periods. Formulate reasons for the similarities and differences between them in relation to the ideas and perspectives of the peoples from which the dances originate.

Analyze dances from several genres or styles, historical periods, and/or world dance forms. Discuss how dance movement characteristics, techniques, and artistic criteria relate to the ideas and perspectives of the peoples from which the dances originate.

Analyze dances from several genres or styles, historical periods, and/or world dance forms. Discuss how dance movement characteristics, techniques, and artistic criteria relate to the ideas and perspectives of the peoples from which the dances originate. Discuss the impact on one's dance literacy.