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Using the State Curriculum: Dance, Grade PK

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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 dances from other cultures
  2. Perform selected traditional dances from various cultures

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

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

August 5, 2008