APPENDIX A: PRESCRIBED LEARNING OUTCOMES

Elements of Movement
Creation and Composition
Presentation and Performance
Dance and Society

Elements of Movement

It is expected that students will use the elements of movement (body, space, time, dynamics, and relationship) with increasing degrees of refinement, complexity, and variety.

It is expected that students will:

Grade 8

• demonstrate dance techniques associated with particular genres
• apply principles of movement (alignment, balance, breathing, flexibility, strength) to dance
• apply principles of fitness, health, and safety to dance
• use elements of movement in a variety of combinations, as appropriate to the given genre or purpose

• demonstrate dance techniques associated with particular genres
• apply principles of movement (alignment, balance, flexibility, strength, breathing) to dance
• apply principles of fitness, health, and safety to dance
• use elements of movement in a variety of combinations, as appropriate to the given genre or purpose

• demonstrate competent use of dance techniques specific to particular genres
• apply principles of movement (alignment, breathing, balance, flexibility, strength) to dance
• apply principles of fitness, health, and safety to dance
• use elements of movement in a variety of combinations, as appropriate to the given genre or purpose

It is expected that students will use the creative process of exploration, selection, combination, refinement, and reflection to compose movement sequences and dances.

It is expected that students will:

Grade 8

• create movement in response to the expressive elements of sound and music
• transform a given dance sequence for a specific purpose
• choreograph a movement sequence for a variety of environments and purposes
• apply the creative process to revise and refine dance

• create movement in response to a range of stimuli
• identify and use dance as metaphor or analogy
• distinguish among choreographic forms
• transform a given dance sequence
• choreograph dances for a variety of environments and purposes
• apply the creative process to revise and refine dance

• create movement to respond to or represent abstract ideas
• demonstrate use of choreographic forms
• transform a dance sequence
• use technical elements of stagecraft to create desired effects in dance
• create and demonstrate a dance sequence in a chosen genre or style and for a given purpose

It is expected that students will participate in the presentation and performance of dance.

It is expected that students will:

Grade 8

• rehearse and perform dance for a specific environment
• demonstrate dance movements in the appropriate style for the chosen genre or choreography
• demonstrate skills and attitudes appropriate to a range of dance experiences as performer, participant, and audience, demonstrating:
  • an awareness of a sense of community
  • audience and performer etiquette
  • performance skills
  • respect for othersŐ contributions
• use established criteria to analyse the work of self and others

• rehearse and perform dance for a specific environment
• demonstrate dance movements in the appropriate style for the chosen genre or choreography
• demonstrate skills and attitudes appropriate to a range of dance experiences as performer, participant, and audience, demonstrating:
  • an awareness of a sense of community
  • audience and performer etiquette
  • performance skills
  • respect for others' contributions
• use established criteria to analyse the work of self and others

• rehearse and perform dance for a specific environment
• demonstrate dance movements in the appropriate style for the chosen genre or choreography
• analyse technical elements of stagecraft used in dance performances
• demonstrate skills and attitudes appropriate to a range of dance experiences as performer, participant, and audience, demonstrating:
  • an awareness that dance strengthens the sense of community
  • audience and performer etiquette
  • performance skills
  • respect for others' contributions
• use established criteria to analyse structure, style, and meaning in dance

It is expected that students will demonstrate a growing awareness, understanding, and appreciation of the histories, diversities, roles, and influences of dance within society.

It is expected that students will:

Grade 8

• analyse dances of a variety of cultures, considering elements of movement, historical and social context, and use of music and stagecraft
• describe the purposes of dance in various cultures
• analyse roles in dance (e.g., of gender, status, age)
• identify personal and career opportunities in dance (occupation, recreation, entertainment)

• analyse the cultural context and evolution of a particular dance genre
• describe the purposes of dance in various cultures
• analyse roles in dance
• identify personal and career opportunities in dance (occupation, recreation, entertainment)

• analyse the cultural context and evolution of a particular dance genre
• compare and contrast two or more styles of dance within a common cultural or historical context
• analyse roles in dance
• create a personal plan for lifelong involvement in dance as a career, recreation, or entertainment

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