High School Block:

Dance 110

Dance 110 is designed to support learners in expressing themselves through the art of dance. Through extensive creative work in dance movement, learners will have the opportunity to explore technical and creative skills in a wide range of dance genres (e.g., jazz, tap, hip hop, ballet, contemporary). Learners can expect to participate, create, connect, and perform in a variety of engaging instructional practices and group activities. The emphasis is on creating and bringing dance to various forms of choreography. These dances can take many forms and may be initiated by any number of stimuli, such as music, literature, drama, and the visual arts. Learners will model respectful, ethical, inclusive language and safe behaviours in dance. Topics covered during this course will include dance history, technical skills, elements of movement and production, dance creation, connection to dance careers, and performance. This course is appropriate for learners who have an interest in learning more about movement through dance, and for those who may have previous dance experience.  

CONTEXTS AND CONCEPTS

Foundation                      

History

  • Genres

Technical

  • Safety practices
  • Components
  • Movement elements                      
Create                      

Artistic Intent

  • Relationship
  • Production elements                      
Connect                      

Art and Culture

  • Role of dance                      

Career Connections

  • Career opportunities
Perform                      

Expression Through Movement

  • Technical and creative skills                      

Feedback

  • Skills
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GRADE 11

Strand: Foundation

Big Idea: History

Skill Descriptor: Define different genres of dance

Global Competencies: CL, CM, CTPS

Achievement Indicators:

  • Differentiate between the genres of dance.
  • Research and discuss how different genres changed over time.

Skill Descriptor: Examine the heritage and culture of different dance genres.

Global Competencies: SASM, CL, CM, CTPS

Achievement Indicators:

  • Discuss Black celebrations in other countries and in Canada (e.g., Carnival).
  • Read and listen to books, music, and publications from Wabanaki authors and composers.
  • Research music and its influence across the world in combatting racism and building Black consciousness (e.g., hip hop, reggae).
  • Investigate music of Wabanaki nations to each other, and to music of other nations and peoples.

Big Idea: Technical

Skill Descriptor: Model safety practices.

Global Competencies: SASM, CL, CM, CTPS

Achievement Indicators:

  • Demonstrate respectful, ethical, inclusive language and safe behaviors in dance in multiple environments.
  • Demonstrate and implement effective warm-up and cool-down activities for specific genres of dance.

Skill Descriptor: Explore specific technical skills in different dance genres.

Global Competencies: CL, CM, CTPS

Achievement Indicators:

  • Describe various basic technical skills.
  • Attempt basic technical skills for a variety of genres.
  • Practice basic technical skills for a variety of genres.
  • Refine and demonstrate basic technical skills for a variety of genres.

Skill Descriptor: Explore specific dance movement elements.

Global Competencies: CL, CM, CTPS, ICE

Achievement Indicators:

  • Practice specific movement elements.
  • Rehearse a range of innovative movement phrases.
  • Demonstrate a range of innovative movement phrases.

Skill Descriptor: Examine the relationship between technical skills and movement elements in dance.

Global Competencies: CL, CM, CTPS, ICE

Achievement Indicators:

  • Explain the importance of the relationship between technical skills and movement elements.
  • Discuss choices of various elements to create a choreographic work.
  • Reflect and share importance of observation skills in the development of dance movement.

Strand: Create

Big Idea: Artistic Intent

Skill Descriptor: Examine production elements in dance.

Global Competencies: SASM, CL, CM, CTPS, ICE

Achievement Indicators:

  • Discuss choreographic intentions through the exchange of thoughts and ideas with others.
  • Select music or sound for choreographic purposes.
  • Develop an inclusive piece of choreography using various stimuli.
  • Explain the steps contained within developed choreography.
  • Discuss how a piece of choreography communicates a message.

Strand: Connect

Big Idea: Art and Culture

Skill Descriptor: Analyze the role of dance in art and culture.

Global Competencies: SASM, CL, CM, CTPS, ICE

Achievement Indicators:

  • Discuss how dance contributes to local and global cultural richness.
  • Identify opportunities to participate in school and community through dance.

Big Idea: Career Connections

Skill Descriptor: Investigate dance career opportunities in school or community.

Global Competencies: SASM, CL, CM, CTPS

Achievement Indicators:

  • Explore dance-based careers in Canada based on own interests.
  • Share how skills and concepts learned in dance may be transferable to a career path.

Strand: Perform

Big Idea: Expression Through Movement

Skill Descriptor: Apply technical and creative skills in a dance performance.

Global Competencies: SASM, CL, CM, CTPS, ICE

Achievement Indicators:

  • Demonstrate sequences individually and with others.
  • Demonstrate various balance, weight transfer, travelling, and smooth flowing sequences with intentional changes in direction and speed.
  • Demonstrate creative expression in a dance performance.
  • Convey a message or idea through choreography.

Big Idea: Feedback

Skill Descriptor: Develop feedback skills to respond to a dance performance.

Global Competencies: SASM, CL, CM, CTPS, ICE

Achievement Indicators:

  • Co-construct criteria to observe and generate feedback.
  • Observe others and provide specific feedback.
  • Justify artistic choices in a dance performance.
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