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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).
View the full text of the standards.
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Content Standard 4
Applying and demonstrating critical and creative thinking skills in dance
Achievement Standard
- Students create a movement problem and demonstrate multiple solutions; choose the most interesting solutions and discuss the reasons for their choice
- Students demonstrate appropriate audience behavior in watching dance performances; discuss their opinions about the dances with their peers in a supportive and constructive way
- Students compare and contrast two dance compositions in terms of space (such as shape and pathways), time (such as rhythm and tempo), and force/energy (movement qualities)
- Students identify possible aesthetic criteria for evaluating dance (such as skill of performers, originality, visual and/or emotional impact, variety and contrast)
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