Current through February 27, 2024
If a public school offers a course of instruction in dance
theory and practice in eighth 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) Develop content for an original dance;
and
(2) Identify personal
preferences to create and communicate an original dance.
(b) Organize and develop dance and ideas
relating to dance, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to:
(1) Collaborate to apply choreographic
devices and dance structures to choreograph an original dance with clear
intent; and
(2) Apply criteria to
choreograph a dance that communicates personal or cultural meaning.
(c) Refine, complete and present
dance, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to:
(1) Revise choreography based on
self-reflection and feedback from others; and
(2) Document a section of a dance using
writing, symbols or media technology.
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) Design body shapes in relation to other
dancers during complex floor and air patterns;
(2) Analyze phrasing of movement and
breathing and apply such an analysis to dance phrases; and
(3) Incorporate energy and dynamics into
dance techniques in order to enhance and project movement.
(b) Develop and refine technique and
performances, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to:
(1) Demonstrate technical dance skills and
execute spatial designs or rhythmic dance phrases; and
(2) Evaluate practices and methods for
maintaining and improving personal health.
(c) Convey meaning through the presentation
of dance, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to:
(1) Demonstrate leadership qualities when
preparing performances; and
(2)
Execute production elements to intensify the artistic intent of a
dance.
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) Describe patterns of movement and their
relationships in dance in the context of artistic intent; and
(2) Explain how elements of dance are used in
a variety of genres, styles or cultural movement practices.
(b) Interpret intent and meaning
in dance, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to explain how artistic
expression is achieved through relationships between the elements of a
dance.
(c) Apply prescribed
criteria to evaluate dance, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to
determine why a performance is effective.
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) Make
connections between different dances and the development of personal
perspective; and
(2) Create a dance
that explores contrasting ideas and uses a choreographic process informed by
research.
(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
analyze how dances from a variety of cultures, societies, historical periods or
communities reveal the ideas and perspectives of the people who created the
dances.
Added to
NAC by Bd. of Education by
R043-18A,
eff. 12/19/2018
NRS
385.080,
385.114 and
389.021
