(a)
Common Body of Knowledge and Skills
in Dance.1.
Performance. Candidates develop skill in at least one
major area of performance to the highest possible level of technical skill and
conceptual understanding appropriate to the particular area of concentration
and its expressive possibilities.
2.
Choreography.
Candidates develop basic knowledge and skills in choreography and demonstrate
their choreographic potential in traditional and/or experimental
approaches.
3.
Theoretical and Historical Studies. Candidates:
(i) Develop an understanding of the common
elements and vocabulary of dance and of the interaction of these elements, and
are able to employ this knowledge in analysis.
(ii) Analyze dance perceptively and evaluate
dance critically.
(iii) Place dance
in historical, cultural, and stylistic contexts.
(iv) Form and defend individual
critiques.
(v) Have fundamental
knowledge of the body and of kinesiology as applicable to work in
dance.
4.
Knowledge and Skills. Candidates demonstrate:
(i) Basic knowledge of dance
pedagogy.
(ii) Competence in
repertory, dance notation, history of dance, dance technologies, philosophy of
dance, music, anatomy and kinesiology, dance ethnology, production design, and
multi-disciplinary forms.
(iii)
Entry-level competence in the major area, including significant technical
mastery, capability to produce work and solve professional problems
independently, and a coherent set of artistic/intellectual goals that are
evident in their work.
(iv)
Competence through the development of a body of work for evaluation in the
major area of study.
(v) Ability to
form and defend analyses and critiques of dance and communicate dance ideas,
concepts, and requirements to professional and lay persons related to practice
of the major field of study.
(b)
Dance Education. Dance
educators understand, apply, and communicate the craft of dance composition.
1.
Studio. The
prospective dance teacher demonstrates proficiency in technique, improvisation,
composition, repertory, and performance. Candidates:
(i) Attain an intermediate or advance level
in at least two forms of technique.
(ii) Develop a physical and conceptual
understanding of movement and its expressive possibilities, including issues
associated with student health and safety.
(iii) Demonstrate an appreciation and
understanding of dance forms and styles from diverse cultures
2.
Theoretical and
Historical Studies. The prospective dance teacher demonstrates
knowledge of dance history, repertory, and ethnology; movement analysis; dance
and movement sciences; and music and production. Candidates:
(i) Analyze dance perceptively and evaluate
it critically.
(ii) Develop working
vocabularies (physical, verbal, written) based on an understanding and
interpretation of the common elements of dance and are able to employ this
knowledge in analysis.
(iii) Place
dance in historical, cultural, and stylistic contexts, and perceive dance as an
evolving arts discipline.
(iv)
Form, articulate, and defend individual critiques, critical analyses, and
evaluations about dance.
(v)
Demonstrate fundamental knowledge of the body, and understanding of the
fundamentals of developmental kinesiology sufficient to correlate student
learning and development with age and physical motor skills.
(c)
Teaching
Competencies. Candidates demonstrate:
1. Ability to teach dance at various levels
to different age groups and in a variety of classroom, studio, and ensemble
settings in ways that develop knowledge of how dance works syntactically as a
communication medium and developmentally as an agent of
civilizations.
2. Effective
classroom, studio, and rehearsal management strategies.
3. Understanding of child growth and
development and an understanding of principles of learning as they relate to
dance.
4. Ability to assess
aptitudes, experiential backgrounds, orientations of individuals and groups of
students, and the nature of subject matter, and to plan educational programs to
meet assessed needs.
5. Knowledge
of current methods, materials, and repertories available in various fields and
levels of dance education appropriate to the teaching specialization.
6. Ability to accept, amend, or reject
methods and materials based on assessment of specific teaching
situations.
7. Basic understanding
of the principles and methods of developmental curricula and the short- and
long-term units that comprise them.
8. Understanding of evaluative techniques and
ability to apply them in assessing both the progress of students in dance and
the objectives and procedures of the curriculum.
