| Content |
dance notation and vocabulary |
Dance Foundations 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: dance notation and vocabulary |
Elaboration: the formal and informal written systems of symbols, shapes, and lines that represent body position and movement |
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| Content |
choreographic devices |
Dance Foundations 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: choreographic devices |
Elaboration: methods applied to change or develop movement (e.g., level, dynamics, retrograde, repetition, body part) |
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| Content |
choreographic forms and structures |
Dance Foundations 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: choreographic forms and structures |
Elaboration: the shape or structure of a dance; the orderly arrangement of thematic material (e.g., AB, ABA, rondo, canon, theme and variation, call and response, narrative) |
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| Content |
rehearsal and performance skills |
Dance Foundations 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: rehearsal and performance skills |
Elaboration: the technical, expressive, and cognitive skills necessary for learning, refining, and performing movement:Technical skill is the ability to reproduce movement accurately in relation to movement principles, elements of dance, and style.Expressive skills include but are not limited to projection, focus, confidence, musicality, spatial awareness, facial expression, sensitivity to other dancers, dynamics, and embodiment of the elements of dance to communicate the style or choreographic intent.Cognitive skills include but are not limited to preparedness, commitment, concentration, trust, co-operation, collaboration, application of feedback, willingness to explore, capacity to improve, movement acquisition, and memory. |
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| Content |
anatomically and developmentally sound movement principles |
Dance Foundations 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: movement principles |
Elaboration: including but not limited to mobility, stability, alignment, weight transfer, flexibility, strength, balance, coordination |
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| Content |
skills specific to a technique, genre, or style |
Dance Foundations 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: technique |
Elaboration: examples in modern dance: suspend, fall, breath, weight, oppositional pull, swing, contraction, spiralexamples in hip hop: grooving, isolations, rhythm, foot patterns, body rolls, freestyleexamples in ballet: positions of the feet and arms, turnout of the legs, barre and centre work, including plié, tendu, fondu, rond de jambe |
| Keyword: genre, or style |
Elaboration: for example, classical, contemporary, culturally specific |
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| Content |
elements of dance |
Dance Foundations 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: elements of dance |
Elaboration: body, space, time, dynamics, relationships:body: the primary instrument of expression in dance; what the body is doing (e.g., whole- or partial-body action; types of movement, such as locomotor and non-locomotor)space: where the body is moving (e.g., place, level, direction, pathway, size/reach, shape)time: how the body moves in relation to time (e.g., beat/underlying pulse, tempo, rhythmic patterns)dynamics: how energy is expended and directed through the body in relation to time (quick/sustained), weight (strong/light), space (direct/indirect), and flow (free/bounded)relationships: with whom or what the body is moving; movement happens in a variety of relationships (e.g., pairs, groups, objects, environments) |
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| Curricular Competency |
Consider personal safety, injury prevention, and physical health when planning, rehearsing, and performing choreography |
Dance Foundations 12 |
Connect and expand |
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| Curricular Competency |
Explore First Peoples perspectives and knowledge, other ways of knowing, and local cultural knowledge to gain understanding through movement and dance |
Dance Foundations 12 |
Connect and expand |
| Keyword: ways of knowing |
Elaboration: First Nations, Métis, Inuit, gender-related, subject/discipline-specific, cultural, embodied, intuitive |
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| Curricular Competency |
Explore educational, personal, and professional opportunities in dance or related fields |
Dance Foundations 12 |
Connect and expand |
| Keyword: related fields |
Elaboration: for example, artistic production, financial management, marketing, design |
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| Curricular Competency |
Create dance works to demonstrate an understanding of personal, social, cultural, or historical context |
Dance Foundations 12 |
Connect and expand |
| Keyword: dance works |
Elaboration: dance experiences, activities, compositions, and performances |
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| Curricular Competency |
Demonstrate personal and social responsibility associated with creating, performing, and responding to dance, including movement, music, thematic, and costume choices |
Dance Foundations 12 |
Connect and expand |
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| Curricular Competency |
Express cultural identity, perspectives, and values through individual and group movement compositions |
Dance Foundations 12 |
Communicate and document |
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| Curricular Competency |
Use dance to communicate about and respond to global issues |
Dance Foundations 12 |
Communicate and document |
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| Curricular Competency |
Perform exercises, steps, combinations, and dance works |
Dance Foundations 12 |
Communicate and document |
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