Dance 1 · Week 15 · Dance, Culture, and Celebration
Appreciation, Not Appropriation
Students compare respectful learning of a cultural dance form with viral trends that strip dances of their origins and credit.
- Students will
- Students compare respectful ways of learning a cultural dance form with viral trends that remove dance from its origins and credit, relate two movement characteristics of one form to the ideas of its community, and use criteria to decide how to learn responsibly.
- SEL skill
- Weigh credit, context, permission, and impact before borrowing a movement
- What it looks like
- Students make responsible decisions by weighing ethics, credit, and consequences before they borrow movement from any culture.
- Content focus
- Appreciation, Not Appropriation
- Format
- Structured discussion
Responsible decision-making
Responsible decision-making means making caring, constructive choices by thinking about ethics, safety, and the consequences for others. More responsible decision-making activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- DA:Cn11.1.HSI: Dance, Connecting, Anchor Standard 11 (Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding), High School Proficient
- Artistic process: Connecting
- Level: High School Proficient
More responsible decision-making activities for Dance 1
- Choreographic Choices Responsible decision-makingStudents use a stimulus such as a poem or photograph to source movement and choose devices that express an artistic intent.
- Injury, Rest, and Patience Responsible decision-makingStudents apply healthy practices to prevent injury and decide when to push and when to rest.
- Consent in Contact Responsible decision-makingStudents learn to ask before touch, offer alternatives, and respect a partner's no in contact work.
- Watching Dance Critically Responsible decision-makingStudents analyze the artistic expression of a professional dance using dance terminology and evidence rather than likes and dislikes.
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