Curricula aligned with the TEKS enable students to learn sequential course content and apply what they know. Students interpret meaning and produce original works by utilizing creative and critical thinking to solve artistic problems. Classes alternate between teacher instruction and independent work. Teachers allow students to grow and develop at their own rates. For some, progress is rapid; for others, progress is more deliberate. In an atmosphere that encourages experimentation and discovery, instructional strategies enable teachers to address the class as a whole and to individualize lessons in order to meet the needs of each student.

When effectively aligned with curricula, instructional strategies help learners successfully demonstrate the Dance TEKS. The information in these pages is neither prescriptive nor exhaustive. Teachers are their own best guides in determining the most effective means of helping their students demonstrate the high standards of the TEKS.