Dance 1 · Week 10 · Elements of Dance
Choreographic Choices
Students use a stimulus such as a poem or photograph to source movement and choose devices that express an artistic intent.
- Students will
- Students use a stimulus such as a poem or photograph to source movement and choose choreographic devices that express an artistic intent.
- SEL skill
- Make and explain intentional choices about what a dance communicates
- What it looks like
- Students weigh options and make caring, deliberate choices about what their dance communicates.
- Content focus
- Choreographic Choices
- Format
- Collaborative analysis
Responsible decision-making
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Standards
- DA:Cr1.1.HSI: Dance, Creating, Anchor Standard 1 (Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work), High School Proficient
- Artistic process: Creating
- Level: High School Proficient
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