STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

         A.      Describe basic movement exercises and images.

         B.      Demonstrate alignment, strength, flexibility, and coordination in movements.

         C.      Review different types of developing imagery.

         D.      Practice imagery improvisation exercises.

         E.      Practice constructing choreography.

         F.      Apply choreography.

         G.      Examine ways dance creates and conveys meaning from a variety of perspectives.

         H.      Perform or discuss the traditions and technique of ¿classical¿ dance.

         I.      Compare dancers and dance prior to the twentieth century.

         J.      Compare and contrast the role and significance of dance through historical contexts.

         K.      Develop connections between dance and healthful living.

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I.      Movement elements in improvisation exercises

         A.      Basic movement exercises and images

         B.      Dance improvisation

 II.     Imagery in dance techniques

         A.      Imagery

         B.      Imagery in a class setting.

 III.    Choreographic principles, processes and structures

         A.      Constructing choreography

         B.      Applying choreography

 IV.     Dance as a way to create and communicate meaning

         A.      Dance

         B.      Movements

 V.      Dance in various cultures and historical periods

         A.      Various cultures and traditions

         B.      Historical time lines

 VI.     Connections between dance and healthful living

         A.      Dance

         B.      Healthful living