ARTSEDGE: 5-8 Dance

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Targeted Standards:

National Standards for Arts Education:

The standards outline what every K-12 student should know and be able to do in the arts. The standards were developed by the Consortium of National Arts Education Associations, through a grant administered by The National Association for Music Education (MENC).

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Dance

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Content Standard 3

Understanding dance as a way to create and communicate meaning

Achievement Standard

Students effectively demonstrate the difference between pantomiming and abstracting a gesture
Students observe and explain how different accompaniment (such as sound, music, spoken text) can affect the meaning of a dance
Students demonstrate and/or explain how lighting and costuming can contribute to the meaning of a dance
Students create a dance that successfully communicates a topic of personal significance

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