Dance
Grade 9-12 Dance Standard 5
Content Standard
Demonstrating and understanding dance in various cultures and historical periods
Achievement Standard
Students perform and describe similarities and differences between two contemporary theatrical forms of dance
Proficient:
- Students perform or discuss the traditions and technique of a classical dance form (e.g., Balinese, ballet)
- Students create and answer twenty-five questions about dance and dancers prior to the twentieth century
- Students analyze how dance and dancers are portrayed in contemporary media
Advanced:
- Students create a time line illustrating important dance events in the twentieth century, placing them in their social/historical/cultural/political contexts
- Students compare and contrast the role and significance of dance in two different social/historical/ cultural/political contexts
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