Current through February 27, 2024
If a public school offers a course of instruction in dance
theory and practice in fourth grade, such instruction must be designed so that
pupils meet the following standards of performance by the completion of the
course:
1. Creation of new dance by
conceiving and developing dance, alone and with others, which must be
determined by evaluating the ability of the pupil to:
(a) Generate and conceptualize dance and
ideas relating to dance, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to:
(1) Generate ideas for choreography from
stimuli; and
(2) Identify a problem
relating to movement and demonstrate a solution.
(b) Organize and develop dance and ideas
relating to dance, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to:
(1) Manipulate choreography to expand
patterns of movement; and
(2)
Develop a dance that expresses a main idea or emotion.
(c) Refine, complete and present dance, as
demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to:
(1) Revise choices of movement in a dance;
and
(2) Demonstrate relationships
between two or more dancers in a dance phrase.
2. Performance of dance that involves
interpretation and presentation of dance, alone and with others, which must be
determined by evaluating the ability of the pupil to:
(a) Select, analyze and interpret dance for
presentation, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to:
(1) Perform static and dynamic shapes with
positive and negative space;
(2)
Respond in movement to uneven rhythms; and
(3) Analyze movements and phrases using
energy and dynamic changes.
(b) Develop and refine technique and
performances, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to:
(1) Demonstrate a range of movements when
replicating patterns and sequences of movement;
(2) Perform techniques that extend range of
movement and develop endurance; and
(3) Coordinate phrases and timing for
dancers.
(c) Convey
meaning through the presentation of dance, as demonstrated by the ability of
the pupil to:
(1) Establish formal performance
space in an informal setting; and
(2) Use production elements in a dance
performance.
3. Understanding and evaluating, alone and
with others, how dance conveys meaning, which must be determined by evaluating
the ability of the pupil to:
(a) Perceive and
analyze dance, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to:
(1) Identify movements in a dance that create
a style or theme; and
(2)
Demonstrate how dance styles differ within a specific genre or
culture.
(b) Interpret
intent and meaning in dance, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to
identify meaning and intent in a dance performance using terminology commonly
used in the field of dance.
(c)
Apply prescribed criteria to evaluate dance, as demonstrated by the ability of
the pupil to use terminology commonly used in the field of dance to describe
movements in dances from different genres and cultures.
4. Using external context when creating,
evaluating and finding personal meaning in dance, which must be determined by
evaluating the ability of the pupil to:
(a)
Apply and relate knowledge and personal experience to dance, as demonstrated by
the ability of the pupil to:
(1) Compare the
main idea of a dance to the personal experiences of the pupil; and
(2) Communicate information about a topic
through choreography.
(b) Analyze dance in light of societal,
cultural and historical context to create a deeper understanding of the dance,
as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to describe movements in a specific
genre or style of dance and make connections to community, society and
culture.
Added to
NAC by Bd. of Education by
R043-18A,
eff. 12/19/2018
NRS
385.080,
385.114 and
389.021
