Dance 1 · Week 14 · Dance, Culture, and Celebration
Dance at Día de los Muertos
Students analyze traditional dances seen at Día de los Muertos celebrations and discuss what they mean to the communities who perform them.
- Students will
- Students analyze patterns of movement in traditional dances seen at Día de los Muertos and explain how those patterns communicate meaning to the communities who perform them.
- SEL skill
- Ask what a dance means to its community before forming an opinion
- What it looks like
- Students practice empathy and respect by asking what a dance means to the people it belongs to rather than what it looks like to outsiders.
- Content focus
- Dance at Día de los Muertos
- Format
- Small group problem-solving
Social awareness
Social awareness means taking the perspective of others and showing empathy, especially for people with different traditions. More social awareness activities
What you get
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Standards
- DA:Re7.1.HSI: Dance, Responding, Anchor Standard 7 (Perceive and analyze artistic work), High School Proficient
- Artistic process: Responding
- Level: High School Proficient
More social awareness activities for Dance 1
- Mirror Work Social awarenessPartners mirror each other's movement and practice reading subtle cues to stay in sync.
- Space and Respect Social awarenessDancing with spatial intention, students explore personal and shared space and how to respect the space of others.
- Dance and Remembrance Social awarenessStudents explore dances that honor ancestors in different cultures and connect them to traditions they know or admire.
- Dance in the Coachella Valley Social awarenessStudents explore dance traditions in the valley, from folklórico groups to hip hop crews, and what they reveal about the people who dance them.
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