New York State Learning Standards for the Dance Artistic Process ~ RESPONDING ~ Understanding and evaluating how the arts convey meaning Anchor Standard 7 Perceive and analyze artistic work. Enduring Understanding 7.1 Dance is perceived and analyzed to comprehend its compositional structure. Essential Question • How is dance constructed? Process Component • ANALYZE DA:Re7.1.PK DA:Re7.1.K DA:Re7.1.1 DA:Re7.1.2 DA:Re7.1.3 DA:Re7.1.4 DA:Re7.1.5 DA:Re7.1.6 DA:Re7.1.7 DA:Re7.1.8 DA:Re7.1.HSI DA:Re7.1.HSII DA:Re7.1.HSIII a. Identify a movement in a. Identify a movement that a. Identify movements that a. Identify contrasting a. Describe floor pathways and a. Differentiate simple a. Explain the basic a. Analyze the organization of a. Compare, contrast, and a. Compare, contrast, and a. Compare, contrast, and analyze dynamics, a. Compare, contrast, and analyze dance works a. Compare, contrast, and analyze dance works a dance by repeating it. repeats in a dance. repeat to make a pattern in a movement patterns in a formations in a dance. choreographic devices in a structure of a dance (e.g. choreographic devices and analyze recurring patterns of analyze recurring patterns of patterns of movement, key motifs, and within a single genre or style, and provide from a variety of dance genres and styles and dance. dance. dance (e.g. unison, canon, ABA) and where their relationships (e.g. movement, the organization of movement, formations, choreographic devices and structures, and examples of recurring patterns of movement, explain how choreographic devices and Identify movement motifs that variation). choreographic devices transitions, contrasts) in a dance. choreographic devices, and dynamics, key motifs, their relationships. choreographic devices and structures, and structures, dynamics, formations and relate to the title of a dance. (e.g. theme and variation, their relationships (e.g. choreographic devices, and the relationships between them. recurring patterns of movement and their call and response) appear in transitions, contrasts) in a their relationships in a dance. Explain how they support the structure and relationships create well-structured the dance. dance. artistic expression of the dance. Critically examine the overall effect that the choreography. Debate how the dance's organization of these components has on Articulate how the dance is structure relates to its effect, Examine how the dance's structure relates to its different dances. Critically examine and evaluate the overall effect constructed. citing evidence in support. effect, and defend an analysis, citing specific that the organization of these components has evidence. Provide evidence and rationale for critiques. on different dances.
Provide evidence and rationale for critiques.
b. Demonstrate observed b. Demonstrate and describe b. Demonstrate and describe b. Demonstrate and describe b. Compare and contrast b. Compare and contrast b. Describe, using basic b. Explain how the elements of b. Compare and contrast how b. Examine the hallmarks of a b. Analyze how the elements of dance are used b. Within the cultural context, analyze and b. Explain how the movements and or performed movements observed or performed observed or performed observed or performed observed or performed observed or performed dance terminology, the dance are used in a variety of the elements of dance are variety of styles, genres, and in a variety of genres, styles, and cultural compare patterns of movement, and the compositional structures of a dance originating from diverse movements originating from movements originating from movements originating from movements originating from movements originating from qualities and characteristics dance genres, styles, or used in a variety of genres, cultural movement movement practices within their cultural relationships between them in a variety of communicate aesthetic and cultural values in dance genres. diverse dance genres. diverse dance genres and diverse dance genres, diverse dance styles, genres, diverse dance styles, genres, of a dance from one’s own cultural movement styles, or cultural practices, identifying their context. genres, styles, and cultural movement a variety of genres, styles, and cultural cultural movement styles, and/or cultural and/or cultural movement and/or cultural movement cultural movement practice practices. movement practices. movement characteristics by practices. movement practices. practices. movement practices. practices. practices, using basic dance or other dance experiences. analyzing the use of the Use terminology specific to the dance form or terminology. Use terminology specific to the elements. practice. Use terminology specific to the dance form or Use terminology specific to the dance form or Explain differences. Compare them to the dance form or practice. practice. practice. qualities and characteristics Use terminology specific to the found in a different dance dance form or practice. genre, style, or cultural movement practice. Anchor Standard 8 Interpret meaning in artistic work. Enduring Understanding 8.1 Meaningful interpretations of dance consider artistic intent, style, genre, the elements of dance, technique, structure, and context. Essential Question • How can dance be interpreted? Process Component • INTERPRET DA:Re8.1.PK DA:Re8.1.K DA:Re8.1.1 DA:Re8.1.2 DA:Re8.1.3 DA:Re8.1.4 DA:Re8.1.5 DA:Re8.1.6 DA:Re8.1.7 DA:Re8.1.8 DA:Re8.1.HSI DA:Re8.1.HSII DA:Re8.1.HSIII
a. Observe a movement a. Observe movement and a. Select movements from a a. Identify characteristics of a a. Identify characteristics of a. Use movements, ideas, and a. Interpret meaning in a a. Explain how a dance a. Speculate on the possible a. Select a dance and explain a. Analyze and discuss how the elements of a. Analyze, compare, and contrast different a. Analyze and interpret how the elements of and share impressions. describe it, using simple dance that suggest ideas and dance style and, employing various dance styles and context to decipher meaning in a dance from its movements communicates meaning meanings of a dance. how meaning is communicated dance, technique, structure, and context dances. dance, execution of dance elements, dance terminology. explain how the movements simple dance genres and, employing basic dance and describe that meaning and context. through the elements of through relationships between contribute to artistic expression and meaning. production elements, and context contribute capture the ideas, using simple terminology, relate them to dance terminology, relate by using basic dance dance, use of body, dance Explain how these meanings the elements of dance, use of Research and discuss artistic intent and to artistic expression, meaning, and artistic dance terminology. the meaning of the dances of them to the main ideas and to the terminology. Explain how the movements technique, and dance are expressed by the body, dance technique, and Use genre-specific dance terminology. meaning. intent, across different genres, styles, or that style. meaning of the dances. communicate the main idea structure, using genre- elements of dance, use of context. cultural movement practices. of the dance, using genre- specific dance terminology. body, dance technique, Explain how the relationships among the specific dance dance structure, and context. Cite evidence in the dance to elements of dance, technique, structures, Use genre-specific dance terminology. terminology when support your interpretation, production elements, and context enhance appropriate. Use genre-specific dance using genre-specific dance meaning and support artistic intent, using terminology. terminology. genre-specific dance terminology. Anchor Standard 9 Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work. Enduring Understanding 9.1 Criteria for evaluating dance vary across genres, styles, and cultures. Essential Question • What criteria are used to evaluate dance? Process Component • CRITIQUE DA:Re9.1.PK DA:Re9.1.K DA:Re9.1.1 DA:Re9.1.2 DA:Re9.1.3 DA:Re9.1.4 DA:Re9.1.5 DA:Re9.1.6 DA:Re9.1.7 DA:Re9.1.8 DA:Re9.1.HSI DA:Re9.1.HSII DA:Re9.1.HSIII
a. Choose a movement in a a. Select a movement that was a. Identify and demonstrate a. Observe and demonstrate a. Demonstrate and discuss the a. Demonstrate and discuss how a. Define the characteristics a. Discuss the characteristics and a. Compare artistic intent, a. Apply artistic criteria to a. Identify and use evaluative criteria to assess a. Compare and contrast two or more dance a. Apply personal artistic preferences to the dance work or practice that prominent in a dance work or several movements in a dance dances from a variety of characteristics of the movement the use of the elements of of a dance that give it a context of a dance from a content, and context from determine what makes an the overall effectiveness of dance works or works or practices, using criteria to evaluate critique of dance works and practices. was fun to watch. practice and demonstrate that work or practice. genres. elements used in various movement contribute to the strong overall impression, in genre, style, or cultural dances to examine the effective performance. practices. their overall effectiveness and situating the movement. genres, styles, or cultural overall impression of dances. relation to the elements of movement practice and characteristics of genres, criteria within a cultural context. Consider societal and personal values, and a Repeat it and explain why Explain what characteristics Discuss movements and other movement practices. dance in genres, styles, or develop criteria to critique the styles, or cultural Consider content, context, Relate the criteria to their cultural context. range of artistic expression. it was fun to both watch Explain what distinguished the make the movements aspects of the dances. Analyze the characteristics of cultural movement dance, using genre-specific movement practices. genre, style, or cultural Consider societal values and a range of and do. movement from the others. interesting. Using basic dance movement elements observed practices. dance terminology. movement practice to Use genre-specific dance terminology. perspectives. Discuss perspectives with peers and justify views. Using simple dance terminology where or performed in a specific genre, Based on the comparison, comprehend artistic terminology, explain how appropriate, discuss how those style, or cultural movement Generate, with peers, refine artistic criteria, using expression. Use genre-specific dance terminology. Evaluate and revise criteria by applying insights the movement characteristics contribute to the practice and describe, using criteria for excellence in a genre-specific dance gained from these considerations and characteristics of the dance overall impression of the dances. basic dance terminology. dance, considering its terminology. Use genre-specific dance discussions. make it interesting and create cultural context. terminology. points of focus. Use genre-specific dance terminology when appropriate.
Artistic Process ~ CONNECTING ~ Relating artistic ideas and work with personal meaning and external context Anchor Standard 10 Relate and synthesize knowledge and personal experiences to inspire and inform artistic work. Enduring Understanding 10.1 Personal experiences, knowledge, and contexts are integrated and synthesized to interpret and create dance. Essential Question • How do empathy for others, understanding of ourselves, events around us, and other knowledge, deepen our dance experience? Process Component • SYNTHESIZE DA:Cn10.1.PK DA:Cn10.1.K DA:Cn10.1.1 DA:Cn10.1.2 DA:Cn10.1.3 DA:Cn10.1.4 DA:Cn10.1.5 DA:Cn10.1.6 DA:Cn10.1.7 DA:Cn10.1.8 DA:Cn10.1.HSI DA:Cn10.1.HSII DA:Cn10.1.HSIII
a. Recognize an emotion a. Recognize and identify an a. Recognize an emotion a. Create and perform a dance a. Compare the relationships a. Relate and explain how the a. Compare two dances with a. Analyze the movement a. Compare and contrast the a. Investigate and describe a. Examine the dance works of known a. Analyze a dance work that is related to a. Review original choreographies developed over expressed in a dance that is emotion that is experienced expressed or portrayed in a that expresses personal expressed in a dance to main idea of a dance is similar to contrasting themes. characteristics or qualities movement characteristics connections between different choreographers and original classroom work and content learned in other subjects and research time with respect to content and context and their watched or performed. when watching, improvising, or dance work or practice that meaning. relationships with others. or different from one's own observed in a specific dance or qualities found in a variety dance works and/or genres that identify factors in personal experience and its context. relationship to personal knowledge and performing a dance work or relates to a familiar experience. experiences, relationships, ideas, Discuss feelings and ideas genre. of dance genres. are relevant to the development knowledge that shape interpretation and experiences. practice and relate it to a Explain how movement choices Explain how they are the same or perspectives. evoked by each. of one’s personal perspectives. creation. Synthesize information learned and share the personal experience. Identify and analyze the communicate one's own or different. Relate what was observed to Discuss how they differ from effect that these new understandings have on Reflect on and analyze the changes in one's movements that communicate experiences. Describe how the themes and one’s attitudes and movement one’s own personal one’s perspective of the dance work. personal growth and the variables that this emotion. movements relate to points of preferences. movement characteristics contributed to them. view and experiences. and qualities, and how different perspectives can be communicated through movement.
b. Observe a dance work or b. Observe a work of visual art. b. Observe illustrations from a b. Respond to a dance work, b. Investigate a research b. Develop a question that relates b. Choose a topic, concept, or b. Conduct research, using a b. Research the historical b. Investigate two contrasting b. Choose a concept from a field other than b. Use established research methods and b. Choose a personally relevant and controversial practice. story book. using an inquiry-based set of question about a dance that to a topic of study. content from another variety of resources, to find development of a dance topics, using a variety of dance. techniques to investigate a topic other than idea to research through text, interview, web- Describe and express through questions (e.g. See.Think. communicates a perspective discipline of study and information about a social issue genre or style. research methods. dance. based resources, and other media. Identify and replicate a movement something of Discuss observations and Wonder.). on an issue or event and Research and select key aspects of research how other art forms of great interest. Conduct research through text, interview, web- movement from the piece, interest about the artwork. identify ideas that inspire explore its key aspects the topic, using multiple sources. have expressed the topic. Use knowledge gained from Identify and organize ideas to based resources, and/or other media. Collaborate with others to identify questions Develop questions and movement problems and ask a question that movement. Create a movement sequence through movement. Use the information to create a the research to create a dance create representative and solve movement problems that pertain from the research. pertains to the Ask questions related to the based on the responses and Choreograph and perform a short Create a dance study that dance study that expresses a study that evokes the essence movement phrases. From the research, select relevant ideas and to the topic. choreography. connection between the Perform a dance sequence that explain how certain Share the dance study and sequence that communicates the expresses the idea. specific point of view on the of the genre or style. information and create a group dance work. Create and perform choreography that addresses movements and the artwork. portrays the main ideas from the movements express a specific describe how the creative information. topic. Create a dance study exploring Create and perform a dance work based upon these issues. story. idea. process helped discover new Explain how the dance study Share the study with peers as the contrasting ideas. Discuss how the dance work communicates new the research and discussion. aspects of this topic. Describe what was learned from expressed the idea and discuss Discuss whether the experience part of a lecture demonstration perspectives or realizations. Discuss, orally or in writing, the insights relating to creating the dance and discuss how this learning process is of creating and sharing the that tells the story of the Discuss how the research Discuss, orally or in writing, the insights knowledge gained through the research process Communicate the new how the topic might be portrayed similar to, or different from, dance reinforces personal views historical journey of the chosen informed the choreographic Compare, orally and in writing, the choreographic relating to knowledge gained through the and personal growth resulting from the creation learning in oral or written using another form of expression. other learning situations. or offers new knowledge and genre or style. process and deepens process to that of other creative, academic, or research process, the synergy of collaboration, and performance of this dance. form. perspectives. understanding of the topics. scientific procedures. and the transfer of learning from this project to Document the process of other learning situations. research and application. Anchor Standard 11 Investigate ways that artistic work is influenced by societal, cultural, and historical context and, in turn, how artistic ideas shape cultures past, present, and future. Enduring Understanding 11.1 Societal, cultural, historical, and community contexts both influence and are influenced by dance. Essential Question • How does dance reflect and influence the world? Process Component • RELATE DA:Cn11.1.PK DA:Cn11.1.K DA:Cn11.1.1 DA:Cn11.1.2 DA:Cn11.1.3 DA:Cn11.1.4 DA:Cn11.1.5 DA:Cn11.1.6 DA:Cn11.1.7 DA:Cn11.1.8 DA:Cn11.1.HSI DA:Cn11.1.HSII DA:Cn11.1.HSIII
a. Show a dance movement a. Describe or demonstrate the a. View and perform a dance a. Observe a dance work or a. Identify the relationship a. Select and describe movements a. Describe how the a. Interpret and show how the a. Compare, contrast, and a. Analyze and discuss how a. Formulate reasons for the similarities and a. Analyze dance works or practices from a. Analyze dances from several genres or styles, experienced at home or movements in a dance that was work or practice from a different practice. between movement in a dance in a specific genre or style and movement characteristics movement and qualities of a discuss dance works or dance works or practices from a differences between dance works or practices several genres or styles, historical time historical time periods, and/or cultural dance elsewhere. watched or performed. culture or context. work or practice to that of the explain how the movements and qualities of a dance in a dance work or practice practices performed by people variety of cultures, societies, from selected genres, geographical locations, periods, and/or cultural dance practices. practices. Relate the movements to the society, or community and the relate to the culture, society, specific dance genre or style communicate its cultural, in various localities or historical periods, or and/or historical time periods. Discuss the types of movements people and environment in culture from which the dance historical period, or community communicate the ideas of the historical, and/or community communities. communities both reveal and Discuss how the movement characteristics, Discuss how the movement characteristics, performed. which the dance work or work or practice is derived. from which the dance originated. culture, historical period, or purpose or meaning. affect the ideas and perspectives Identify changes that the dance works or practices techniques, choreographic structures techniques, choreographic structures and practice was created and community from which it Formulate possible reasons of the people. and dance artists have engendered in society. and devices, and purpose relate to the ideas devices, and purpose relate to the ideas and performed. Explain which aspects of the originated. why similarities and differences and perspectives of the peoples from whom perspectives of the peoples from whom the dances culture are communicated developed in relation to the Present documentation of the dance works or practices originate. originate. through the dance work or ideas and perspectives analysis in movement, orally, in practice. important to each social group. writing, and/or via media Identify and discuss the political, cultural, or Identify and discuss the political, cultural, and technology. historical significance of the dance works or historical significance of the dances and dance Analyze the effect of each practices and dance artists as related to social artists as related to social movements and change. dance work or practice, if any, movements and change. on its context. Explain how this new knowledge has expanded one's dance literacy.
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