Dance: Grades 9, 10, 11, 12

High School Level 1

High School Level 2

High School Level 3

High School Level 4

Technique

Choreography

Nonverbal Communication

Critical and Creative Thinking

History and Culture

Healthful Living

Making Connections

Technique

Choreography

Nonverbal Communication

Critical and Creative Thinking

History and Culture

Healthful Living

Making Connections

Technique

Choreography

Nonverbal Communication

Critical and Creative Thinking

History and Culture

Healthful Living

Making Connections

Technique

Choreography

Nonverbal Communication

Critical and Creative Thinking

History and Culture

Healthful Living

Making Connections

The student will identify and demonstrate movement elements and skills and apply them while performing dance.

The student will implement choreographic principles, processes, and structures.

The student will use dance as a medium to communicate meaning and/or artistic intent.

The student will demonstrate and apply critical, creative, and analytic thinking in response to dance.

The student will demonstrate an understanding of dance in various cultures and historical periods.

The student will identify and apply healthful practices related to dance.

The student will make connections between dance and other arts disciplines, other content areas, and the world.

The student will identify and demonstrate movement elements and skills and apply them while performing dance.

The student will implement choreographic principles, processes, and structures.

The student will use dance as a medium to communicate meaning and/or artistic intent.

The student will demonstrate and apply critical, creative, and analytic thinking in response to dance.

The student will demonstrate an

The student will identify and apply healthful practices related to dance.

The student will be able to demonstrate connections between dance and other arts disciplines, other content areas, and the world.

The student will identify and demonstrate movement elements and skills and apply them while performing dance.

The student will implement choreographic principles, processes, and structures.

The student will use dance as a medium to communicate meaning and/or artistic intent.

The student will demonstrate and apply critical, creative, and analytic thinking in response to dance.

The student will demonstrate an understanding of dance in various cultures and historical periods.

The student will identify and apply healthful practices related to dance.

The student will be able to demonstrate connections between dance and other arts disciplines, other content areas, and the world.

The student will identify and demonstrate movement elements and skills and apply them while performing dance.

The student will implement choreographic principles, processes, and structures.

The student will use dance as a medium to communicate meaning and/or artistic intent.

The student will demonstrate and apply critical, creative, and analytic thinking in response to dance.

The student will demonstrate an understanding of dance in various cultures and historical periods.

The student will identify and apply healthful practices related to dance.

The student will be able to demonstrate connections between dance and other arts disciplines, other content areas, and the world.

Identify and demonstrate increasingly complex movement sequences from codified dance techniques and kinesthetic skills (for example, alignment, balance, articulation of isolated body parts, elevation and landing, initiation of movement, weight shift, fall and recovery, contraction and release).

Identify and demonstrate complex dance steps, positions, and patterns in two or more genres or forms of dance.

Form shapes and create designs with his or her body and in relation to others' bodies, using a variety of spatial directions, pathways, and levels.

Perform movement sequences with a broad range of movement qualities.

Demonstrate increasing kinesthetic awareness, concentration, focus, and projection in performing movement sequences.

Learn, commit to memory, and replicate sections of a dance work or entire works created by him- or herself and by others.

Demonstrate and use correct dance vocabulary to describe the actions (for example, skip, gallop, swing, bend) and movement elements (for example, levels, direction) in a brief movement study.

Continue to refine technique through teacher correction, self-evaluation, and peer evaluation.

Use improvisation to generate movement and perform brief compositions based on a variety of stimuli (for example, sensory cues, ideas, moods).

Create variations on an original phrase by using a variety of processes (for example, fragmentation, augmentation, diminution, transposition, reordering, chance).

Identify and demonstrate the structures or forms of AB, ABA, canon, call and response, and narrative.

Create original dance phrases or brief movement studies that demonstrate the principles of contrast and transition.

Work alone, with a partner, or in a small group during the choreographic process.

Demonstrate the following partnering skills: creating contrasting and complementary shapes and receiving and supporting small amounts of weight.

Compare and contrast two or more dance works and define the choreographic tools being used in each.

Translate basic motif description/dance notation into movement and use description/notation to record dance phrases.

Create and perform brief dance compositions that communicate personal ideas, experiences, feelings, concepts, or images.

Analyze the main idea, theme, or feeling of a dance in relation to a personal context.

Create a dance sequence and select accompaniment (for example, sound, music, spoken text) that supports its meaning.

Create a dance and describe lighting, costumes, props, and other scenic elements that would contribute to its meaning.

Create a short dance and revise it over time, articulating the reasons for his or her artistic choices and describing ways that the dance was impacted by those choices.

Compare and contrast several subtly differing dance compositions in terms of space (for example, shape, pathways), time (for example, rhythm, tempo), and/or force/energy/movement qualities (for example, weight, flow).

Create and apply a framework of aesthetic criteria for evaluating his or her own dance work and that of others.

Demonstrate appropriate audience behavior while watching and responding to live or recorded dance performances.

Perform four or more increasingly complex folk dances, social dances, classical dances, and/or theatrical dances from a variety of cultures and describe the similarities and differences among them.

Illustrate the significance of important events related to dance in various social, cultural, political, and historical contexts.

Analyze and describe the contributions of notable figures in dance in relation to their social, cultural, political, and historical contexts.

Perform excerpts or entire repertory etudes and/or masterworks (with all copyright restrictions observed).

Demonstrate respect for his or her own well-being and that of others by setting goals to maintain or achieve personal health and well-being through dance.

Describe the ways that dance promotes strength, health, physical safety, and reduced risk of injury and employ appropriate strategies for treating, preventing, and recovering from dance injuries.

Identify, demonstrate, and create warm-up exercises for specific muscle groups and explain the ways that warming up prepares the body for dancing.

Identify and describe the ways that lifestyle choices, body image, peer pressure, cultural media, and social environment affect a dancer; develop strategies for maintaining a healthy self-image.

Identify bones and muscle groups and describe the ways that alignment, flexibility, and strength contribute to the body's range of motion.

Identify, describe, and analyze the similarities and differences among the arts.

Respond to a dance by using another art form; explain the connections between the dance and his or her response to it (for example, use a painting to respond to a dance that he or she has seen).

Create a dance that demonstrates examples of concepts used both in dance and in a discipline outside the arts or everyday life (for example, shapes in geometry, balance in the natural sciences, pattern in mathematics).

Identify, describe, and analyze the similarities and differences between the choreographic process and the process of another discipline (for example, the writing process, scientific inquiry, and the creative process across all of the arts).

Demonstrate basic proficiency in two or more technological applications related to dance (for example, human animation software, information retrieval via the Internet, dance notation, videotaping, video editing).

Identify and describe the responsibilities associated with various careers in dance and identify personal career interests.

Exhibit and explain kinesthetic awareness while performing codified dance techniques and movement skills (for example, alignment, balance, articulation of isolated body parts, elevation and landing, initiation of movement, weight shift, fall and recovery, contraction and release).

Identify and demonstrate complex dance steps, positions, and patterns in three or more genres or forms of dance.

Identify and demonstrate increasingly complex shapes and designs with his or her body and in relation to others' bodies, using a variety of spatial directions, pathways, and levels.

Perform increasingly complex combinations and variations with a broad range of movement qualities.

Demonstrate increasing kinesthetic awareness, concentration, focus, and projection in performing movement sequences.

Learn, commit to memory, and replicate sections of a dance work or entire works created by him- or herself and by others.

Continue to refine technique through teacher correction, self-evaluation, and peer evaluation.

Use improvisation to generate movement and perform choreography based on a variety of stimuli (for example, sensory cues, ideas, moods).

Create variations on an original phrase by using a variety of processes (for example, fragmentation, augmentation, diminution, transposition, reordering, chance).

Identify and demonstrate the structures or forms of AB, ABA, canon, call and response, and narrative.

Create original dance phrases or brief movement studies that demonstrate the principles of contrast and transition.

Work alone, with a partner, or in a small group during the choreographic process.

Use partnering skills to generate choreography that incorporates contact (for example, weight sharing, lifting).

Compare and contrast two or more dance works and define the choreographic tools being used in each.

Translate basic motif description/dance notation into movement and use description/notation to record dance phrases.

Create and perform brief dance compositions that communicate personal ideas, experiences, feelings, concepts, or images.

Analyze the main idea, theme, or feeling of a dance in relation to a personal context.

Create a dance sequence and select accompaniment (for example, sound, music, spoken text) that supports its meaning.

Create a dance and describe lighting, costumes, props, and other scenic elements that would contribute to its meaning.

Create a short dance and revise it over time, articulating the reasons for his or her artistic choices and describing ways that the dance was impacted by those choices.

Compare and contrast several subtly differing dance compositions in terms of space (for example, shape, pathways), time (for example, rhythm, tempo), and/or force/energy/movement qualities (for example, weight, flow).

Create and apply a framework of aesthetic criteria for evaluating his or her own dance work and that of others.

Demonstrate appropriate audience behavior while watching and responding to live or recorded dance performances.

Perform four or more increasingly complex folk dances, social dances, classical dances, and/or theatrical dances from a variety of cultures and describe the similarities and differences among them.

Illustrate the significance of important events related to dance in various social, cultural, political, and historical contexts.

Analyze and describe the contributions of notable figures in dance in relation to their social, cultural, political, and historical contexts.

Perform entire repertory etudes and/or masterworks (with all copyright restrictions observed).

Demonstrate respect for his or her own well-being and that of others by setting goals to maintain or achieve personal health and well-being through dance.

Describe the ways that dance promotes strength, health, physical safety, and reduced risk of injury and employ appropriate strategies for treating, preventing, and recovering from dance injuries.

Identify, demonstrate, and create warm-up exercises for up specific muscle groups and explain the ways that warming up prepares the body for dancing.

Identify and describe the ways that lifestyle choices, body image, peer pressure, cultural media, and social environment affect a dancer; develop strategies for maintaining a healthy self-image.

Identify bones and muscle groups and describe the ways that alignment, flexibility, and strength contribute to the body's range of motion.

Identify, describe, and analyze the similarities and differences among the arts.

Respond to a dance by using another art form; explain the connections between the dance and his or her response to it (for example, use a painting to respond to a dance that he or she has seen).

Create a dance that demonstrates examples of concepts used both in dance and in a discipline outside the arts or everyday life (for example, shapes in geometry, balance in the natural sciences, pattern in mathematics).

Identify, describe, and analyze the similarities and differences between the choreographic process and the process of another discipline (for example, the writing process, scientific inquiry, the creative process across all of the arts).

Demonstrate basic proficiency in two or more technological applications related to dance (for example, human animation software, information retrieval via the Internet, dance notation, videotaping, video editing).

Identify and describe the responsibilities associated with various careers in dance and identify personal career interests.

Exhibit and explain kinesthetic awareness while performing codified dance techniques and movement skills (for example, alignment, balance, articulation of isolated body parts, elevation and landing, initiation of movement, weight shift, fall and recovery, contraction and release, use of breath to support movement).

Identify and demonstrate complex dance steps, positions, and patterns among four or more genres or forms of dance.

Identify and demonstrate increasingly complex shapes and designs with his or her body and in relation to others' bodies, using a variety of spatial directions, pathways, and levels.

Perform increasingly complex combinations and variations with a broad range of movement qualities.

Demonstrate kinesthetic awareness, concentration, focus, and projection in performing movement sequences.

Learn, commit to memory, and replicate entire dance works created by him- or herself and by others.

Continue to refine technique through teacher correction, self-evaluation, and peer evaluation.

Use improvisation to generate movement and perform choreography based on a variety of stimuli (for example, sensory cues, ideas, moods).

Choreograph a duet, trio, or larger group dance that demonstrates an understanding of choreographic principles, processes, and structures.

Work alone, with a partner, or in a small group during the choreographic process; direct or facilitate a group of dancers during the choreographic process.

Use partnering skills to generate choreography that incorporates contact (for example, weight sharing, lifting).

Describe and analyze the ways that a choreographer has manipulated and developed the movement in a dance.

Use motif description/dance notation as a tool for the documentation and reconstruction of choreography.

Create and perform dance compositions that communicate ideas, experiences, feelings, concepts, or images that have personal meaning or social significance.

Analyze and evaluate the main idea, theme, or feeling of a dance in relation to a personal context.

Create dances and select accompaniment (for example, sound, music, spoken text) that supports their meanings.

Create a dance and design and/or execute lighting, costuming, props, and/or other scenic elements that contribute to its meaning.

Create an original dance work that communicates a topic of personal significance.

Create dances and revise them over time, articulating the reasons for artistic choices and describing the ways these dances were impacted by such choices.

Compare and contrast several subtly differing dance compositions in terms of space (for example, shape, pathways), time (for example, rhythm, tempo), and/or force/energy/movement qualities (for example, weight, flow).

Create and apply a framework of aesthetic criteria for evaluating his or her own dance work and that of others.

Demonstrate appropriate audience behavior while watching and responding to live or recorded dance performances.

Perform four or more complex folk dances, social dances, classical dances, and/or theatrical dances from a variety of cultures and describe the similarities and differences among them.

Analyze the role and significance of various dance forms in a variety of social, cultural, political, and historical contexts.

Analyze and describe the contributions of notable figures in dance in relation to their social, cultural, political, and historical contexts.

Perform entire repertory etudes and/or masterworks (with all copyright restrictions observed).

Demonstrate respect for his or her own well-being and that of others by setting goals to maintain or achieve personal health and well-being through dance.

Describe the ways that dance promotes strength, health, physical safety, and reduced risk of injury and employ appropriate strategies for treating, preventing, and recovering from dance injuries.

Identify, demonstrate, and create warm-up exercises for specific muscle groups and explain the ways that warming up prepares the body for dancing.

Identify and describe the ways that lifestyle choices, body image, peer pressure, cultural media, and social environment affect a dancer; develop strategies for maintaining a healthy self-image.

Identify bones and muscle groups and describe the ways that alignment, flexibility, and strength contribute to the body's range of motion.

Identify, describe, and analyze the similarities and differences among the arts

Respond to a dance by using another art form; explain the connections between the dance and his or her response to it (for example, use a painting to respond to a dance that he or she has seen).

Create dances that demonstrate examples of concepts that are used not only in dance but also in disciplines outside the arts (for example, shapes in geometry, balance in the natural sciences, pattern in mathematics) as well as in everyday life.

Identify, describe, and analyze the similarities and differences between the choreographic process and the process of another discipline (for example, the writing process, scientific inquiry, and the creative process across all of the arts).

Demonstrate proficiency in two or more technological applications related to dance and explain the ways that they reinforce and enhance various practices within the field of dance (for example, human animation software, information retrieval via the Internet, dance notation, videotaping, video editing).

Explore diverse career options available in dance and participate in job shadowing and internships.

Exhibit clarity, consistency, and stylistic nuance while performing a variety of codified dance techniques and movement skills (for example, alignment, balance, articulation of isolated body parts, elevation and landing, initiation of movement, weight shift, fall and recovery, contraction and release, use of breath to support movement).

Identify and demonstrate complex dance steps, positions, and patterns in four or more genres or forms of dance.

Identify and demonstrate increasingly complex shapes and designs with his or her body and in relation to others' bodies, using a variety of spatial directions, pathways, and levels.

Perform complex combinations and variations with a broad range of movement qualities.

Demonstrate kinesthetic awareness, concentration, focus, and projection in performing movement sequences.

Learn, commit to memory, and replicate entire dance works created by him- or herself and by others.

Continue to refine technique through teacher correction, self-evaluation, and peer evaluation.

Use improvisation to generate movement and perform choreography based on a variety of stimuli (for example, sensory cues, ideas, moods).

Choreograph a duet, trio, or larger group dance that demonstrates an understanding of choreographic principles, processes, and structures.

Work alone, with a partner, or in a small group during the choreographic process; direct or facilitate a group of dancers during the choreographic process.

Use partnering skills to generate choreography that incorporates contact (for example, weight sharing, lifting).

Describe and analyze the ways that a choreographer has manipulated and developed the content in a dance.

Use motif description/dance notation as a tool for the documentation and reconstruction of choreography.

Create and perform dance compositions that communicate ideas, experiences, feelings, concepts, or images that have personal meaning or social significance.

Analyze the main idea, theme, or feeling of a dance in relation to a personal context.

Create dances and select accompaniment (for example, sound, music, spoken text) that support the meanings of those dances.

Create a dance and design and/or execute lighting, costuming, props, and/or other scenic elements that contribute to its meaning.

Create an original dance work that communicates a topic of personal significance.

Create dances and revise them over time, articulating the reasons for artistic choices and describing the ways these dances were impacted by such choices.

Compare and contrast several subtly differing dance compositions in terms of space (for example, shape, pathways), time (for example, rhythm, tempo), and/or force/energy/movement qualities (for example, weight, flow).

Create and apply a framework of aesthetic criteria for evaluating his or her own dance work and that of others.

Demonstrate appropriate audience behavior while watching and responding to live or recorded dance performances.

Perform four or more complex folk dances, social dances, classical dances, and/or theatrical dances from a variety of cultures and describe the similarities and differences among them.

Analyze the role and significance of various dance forms in a variety of social, cultural, political, and historical contexts.

Analyze and describe the contributions of notable figures in dance in relation to their social, cultural, political, and historical contexts.

Perform entire repertory etudes and/or masterworks (with all copyright restrictions observed).

Demonstrate respect for his or her own well-being and that of others by setting goals to maintain or achieve personal health and well-being through dance.

Describe the ways that dance promotes strength, health, physical safety, and reduced risk of injury and employ appropriate strategies for treating, preventing, and recovering from dance injuries.

Identify, demonstrate, and create warm-up exercises for specific muscle groups and explain the ways that warming up prepares the body for dancing.

Identify and describe the ways that lifestyle choices, body image, peer pressure, cultural media, and social environment affect a dancer; develop strategies for maintaining a healthy self-image.

Identify bones and muscle groups and describe the ways that alignment, flexibility, and strength contribute to the body's range of motion.

Identify, describe, and analyze the similarities and differences among the arts

Respond to a dance by using another art form; explain the connections between the dance and his or her response to it (for example, use a painting to respond to a dance that he or she has seen).

Create dances that demonstrate concepts that are used not only in dance but also in disciplines outside the arts (for example, shapes in geometry, balance in the natural sciences, pattern in mathematics) as well as in everyday life.

Identify, describe, and analyze the similarities and differences between the choreographic process and the process of another discipline (for example, the writing process, scientific inquiry).

Demonstrate proficiency in two or more technological applications related to dance and explain the ways in which they reinforce and enhance various practices within the field of dance (for example, human animation software, information retrieval via the Internet, dance notation, videotaping, video editing).

Explore diverse career options available in dance and participate in job shadowing and internships.