Dance 1 · Week 27 · Dance in Our Community
Dance With a Message
Students develop movement around an issue they care about and decide how to express it powerfully and honestly.
- Students will
- Students develop eight counts of movement around a community issue and choose motifs and choreographic devices to express a message honestly and powerfully.
- SEL skill
- Check a creative choice for honesty, respect, and impact on others before performing it
- What it looks like
- Students practice responsible decision-making by weighing honesty, respect, and impact when they choose how to express a message.
- Content focus
- Dance With a Message
- Format
- Small group problem-solving
Responsible decision-making
Responsible decision-making is choosing caring, constructive actions by thinking about ethics, safety, and consequences. 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: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
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.
- Appreciation, Not Appropriation Responsible decision-makingStudents compare respectful learning of a cultural dance form with viral trends that strip dances of their origins and credit.
- Consent in Contact Responsible decision-makingStudents learn to ask before touch, offer alternatives, and respect a partner's no in contact work.
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RoseThread Connect activities are drafted with the help of AI and shaped by educators. Students never have to share anything personal. Our five SEL skills are informed by CASEL's SEL Framework; RoseThread Learning is not affiliated with or endorsed by CASEL.