Dance 1

Fall Semester

Students will  identify and understand classroom rules, expectations and procedures.

Students will define how they participate  in dance.

Students can understand, identify and recognize Creative Movement and Dance, Recreational Dance, Dance Fitness, and Concert Dance.

Students can understand and recognize the three parts of the Dance Process - Dancing, Dance Making, and Dance Appreciation.

Students will understand and develop knowledge of the body  to practice dance safety through proper warm-up and cool-down techniques.

Students will understand and identify basic anatomy used in dance.

Students will understand and apply proper alignment to move correctly and efficiently

Students will understand good nutrition and self-care for optimum dance performance, health, and wellness.

Students will complete all aspects of the FitnessGram.

Students will understand how to conduct themselves in a safe and healthy manner.

Students will understand how  physical fitness relates to the dance classroom.

Students will identify different movements that will enhance the physical fitness aspect.

Students will understand and demonstrate the elements of dance.

Students will understand movement principles.

Students will understand and apply music basics for dance.

Students will identify movement qualities, dynamics, and transitions.

Students will understand and identify the proper processes for making a dance.

Students will understand, explore, and demonstrate choreographic structures and processes..

Students will understand how to execute dance sequences as creative and expressive works with the proper guidelines. .

Students will understand how to count beats, recognize notes, and identify time signatures.

(1A–C) Foundations – Alignment, body awareness, safe dance practices

(4B) Dance vocabulary and critique

(1B) Demonstrate safe dance practices including warm-up and conditioning.

(1C) Demonstrate anatomical awareness and body alignment.

(2C) Perform movement sequences with accuracy and expression.

(1B) Demonstrate safe dance practices including warm-up and conditioning.

(1C) Demonstrate anatomical awareness and body alignment.

(4B) Analyze strengths and areas for improvement.

(2B) Develop and refine technical dance skills

(4B) Dance vocabulary and critique

(4B) Analyze strengths and areas for improvement.

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2C) Perform dance phrases with expression and technical accuracy.

(4B) Analyze performance effectiveness.

(4C) Apply feedback to improve performance quality.

Spring Semester

Students will learn and perform one or more social dances with corrected work with theme and styling.

Students will identify the proper dance vocabulary and its application in the social dances.

Students will practice partner and group work social dance.

Students will understand and identify the beginning of Social and Cultural dances.

Students will understand and identify major ballet works, styles, and ballet artists in history.

Students will understand, define, and demonstrate the five positions of the arms and feet.

Students will understand and execute basic ballet technique, use ballet terminology, and perform center combinations.

Students will understand and apply ballet etiquette and dance safety while dancing.

Students will understand, define, and demonstrate terminology.

Students will understand and identify major jazz works, styles, and artists in history.

Students will understand and execute basic jazz dance technique, use jazz terminology, and perform combinations.

Students will understand and apply jazz dance etiquette and safety while dancing.

Students will understand, evaluate and respond to classical and contemporary jazz dance performances.

Students will understand, define and demonstrate terminology.

Students will understand and identify major tap dance works, styles, and tap dance artists in history.

Students will understand and execute basic tap dance technique, use tap dance terminology, and perform combinations.

Students will understand and apply tap dance etiquette and safety while dancing.

Students will understand and recognize major Hip Hop dance works, styles, Hip Hop dance artists in history.

Students will understand and execute basic Hip Hop dance technique, use hip hop dance terminology, and perform combinations.

Students will understand and apply Hip Hop dance etiquette and safety while dancing.

Students will understand, define and demonstrate terminology.

(1A) Demonstrate knowledge of dance terminology and elements.

(3A) Analyze characteristics of dance genres and historical development.

(3B) Examine dance in its cultural and historical contexts.

(4A) Evaluate dance using critical thinking and appropriate vocabulary.

(2B) Develop and refine choreography using compositional principles.

(2D) Perform original dance works for an audience.

(3B) Demonstrate understanding of cultural influences in choreography.

(4C) Provide constructive peer feedback using dance terminology.

(2B) Develop and refine choreography using compositional principles.

(2D) Perform original dance works for an audience.

(3B) Demonstrate understanding of cultural influences in choreography.

(4C) Provide constructive peer feedback using dance terminology.

(2B) Develop and refine choreography using compositional principles.

(2D) Perform original dance works for an audience.

(3B) Demonstrate understanding of cultural influences in choreography.

(4C) Provide constructive peer feedback using dance terminology.

(1A) Demonstrate knowledge of dance terminology and elements.

(3A) Analyze characteristics of dance genres and historical development.

(3B) Examine dance in its cultural and historical contexts.

(4A) Evaluate dance using critical thinking and appropriate vocabulary.