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Using the State Curriculum: Dance, Grade K

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Historical, Cultural, and Social Context:

Dance:

Historical, Cultural, and Social Context

Standard 2.0 Historical, Cultural, and Social Context

Students will demonstrate an understanding of dance as an essential aspect of history and human experience.

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Objectives
  1. View selected dances from a variety of cultures and identify their purposes
  2. Perform selected traditional dances from various cultures using a variety of formations and partnering

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  • 2. Relate dance to history, society, and personal experience
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  1. View and discuss selected contemporary and historical dance styles from other times and places, label them as old or new, and tell why
  2. Create movements that express contrasting moods

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  • 3. Demonstrate understanding of the relationships between and among dance and other content areas
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  1. Explore ways line, shape, time, and movement are used in dance and other content areas

August 5, 2008