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- 9th
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Students analyze the cultural context and evolution of a particular dance genre. They analyze gender roles in different roles in dance. They later identify personal and career opportunities in dance. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students research a variety of dance genres and dancers. They create a personal display (poster, collage, etc.) and present their findings. They examine and reflect on the importance of dance in their own lives now and in the future. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students explore how dance can invoke the significance of experiences in their everyday lives. They work in small dance troupes to create their own dance pieces reflecting themes and experiences relevant to their lives. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 12th
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Students explore basic dance element of force, compare and contrast the use of force as it distinguishes the expressive qualities of a given dance, and explore the use of force in several of its many expressions. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students complete a unit of lessons on the definition of dance. They view videos of various dances, compare/contrast the dances viewed, categorize a list of words about dance on a handout, write journal responses, and perform dance movements. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students investigate the beginning, middle, and ending of a story using a dance technique. They work with the teacher to create different dances to express the story. Students write out the dance in choreography to relate to the story. Full Review »
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- 5th - 12th
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Students watch videos, research topics, and experiment with Native American dances in this lesson on the tradition of Powwow Dances. The lesson can be used within a developed unit of instruction or by itself as a two-week project on Native American practices. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students view world dance techniques, learn unique Ukrainian dances, and develop movement skills in this Dance lesson for the middle-level or elementary school classroom. This lesson can be accomplished in a week or more of daily instructional time. Full Review »
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- 1st - 5th
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Students create short movement studies using modern dance as a model of dance genre in which movement is sculpted in time, space and with a variety of qualities. This lesson emphasizes the dances of Mexico and lasts about 4 days. Full Review »
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- 5th - 12th
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Students explore dance. They analyze and outline the movements of the dance "Roger de Coverly" from Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Students choose music and choreograph a dance similar to "Roger de Coverly." They perform the dance. Students analyze dances on video that reflect similar dances of the time. Full Review »
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