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Lesson 2.1: National Core Arts Standards for Dance

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Lesson Objective

Participants will...

  • Generalize the content of the PreK-12 National Core Arts Standards (NCAS) for dance
  • Express which artistic processes and anchor standards produce the most personal interest and inspiration

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How much do I really need to know about dance? Well, that is pretty much up to you. In the next lesson we will cover some specific dance skills and concepts to begin planning your integrated unit. However, it may be helpful to at least familiarize yourself with the National Core Arts Standards (NCAS) to maybe inspire your own creative connections to your content or justify curriculum plans to stakeholders. This set of standards are broken into four artistic processes: creating, performing, responding, and reflecting. In the chart below, you can view the process component, anchor standards, and enduring understanding (EU) for all grades PreK-12. This information consists mainly of 'big picture' ideas. Each grade level has specific performance standards that can be found using the NCAS Google Sheet in the Course Google Drive OR using the National Arts Standards Handbook by selecting "Dance", one/multiple artistic "processes", and your students' grade level(s).

Standard # Process Component Anchor Standards Enduring Understanding (EU)
[CREATING]
DA:Cr1.1 Explore Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work. Choreographers use a variety of sources as inspiration and transform concepts and ideas into movement for artistic expression.
DA:Cr2.1 Plan Organize and develop artistic ideas and work. The elements of dance, dance structures, and choreographic devices serve as both a foundation and a departure point for choreographers
DA:Cr3.1 Revise Revise and complete artistic work Choreographers analyze, evaluate, refine and document their work to communicate meaning.
[PERFORMING]
DA:Pr4.1 Express Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation. Space, time, and energy are basic elements of dance.
DA:Cr5.1 Embody Develop and refine artistic technique and work for presentation. Dancers use their mind-body connection and develop the body as an instrument for artistry and artistic expression.
DA:Cr6.1 Present Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work. Dance performance is an interaction between performer, production elements, and audience the heightens and amplifies artistic expression.
[RESPONDING]
DA:Re.7.1 Analyze Perceive and analyze artistic work. Dance is perceived and analyzed to comprehend its meaning.
DA:Re.8.1 Interpret Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work. Dance is interpreted by considering intent, meaning, and artistic expression as communicated through the use of the body, elements of dance, dance technique, dance structure, and context
DA:Re.9.1 Critique Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work. Criteria for evaluating dance vary across genres, styles, and culture.
[CONNECTING]
DA:Cn.10.1 Synthesize Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art. As dance is experienced, all personal experiences, knowledge, and contexts are integrated and synthesized to interpret meaning.
DA:Cn.11.1 Relate Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural and historical context to deepen understanding. Dance literacy includes deep knowledge and perspectives about societal, cultural, historical, and community contexts.

Reflect

Which artistic processes or anchor standards interest and inspire you the most?

References

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