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TEKS
for Dance, Level I
§117.56. Dance, Level I.
(a) General requirements.
Students may fulfill fine arts
and elective requirements for graduation by successfully completing
the following dance course: Dance I (one credit).
(b) Introduction.
(1) Four basic strands--perception,
creative expression/performance, historical and cultural heritage,
and critical evaluation--provide broad, unifying structures
for organizing the knowledge and skills students are expected
to acquire. Dance students develop perceptual thinking and
moving abilities in daily life that promote understanding
of themselves and others and allow them to interact effectively
in the community. By mastering movement principles and skills,
students develop self-discipline, and healthy bodies that
move expressively, efficiently, and safely through space and
time with controlled energy.
(2) Students recognize dance
as a vehicle for understanding cultural and historical contexts,
increasing awareness of their own and others' heritage and
traditions, thus helping them to participate in a diverse
society. Evaluating and analyzing dance strengthen decision-making
skills, develop critical and creative thinking, and enable
students to make informed decisions about dance and the world
around them.
(c) Knowledge and skills.
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Perception.
The student develops an
awareness of the body's movement, using sensory information
while dancing.
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The
student is expected to:
(A) demonstrate basic kinesthetic
and spatial awareness with others;
(B) develop sensitivity
toward others when working in groups;
(C) express ideas and emotions
through movement; and
(D) interpret images found
in the environment through movement.
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Creative expression/performance.
The student applies body
sciences and fitness principles to dance.
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The student
is expected to:
(A) communicate using appropriate
anatomical terminology;
(B) demonstrate basic principles
of proper skeletal alignment; and
(C) practice an effective
warm-up and cool-down, using elements of proper conditioning.
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Creative expression/performance.
The student develops knowledge
and skills of dance elements and of choreographic processes
and forms in a variety of dance styles.
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The student
is expected to:
(A) perform memorized movement
sequences with rhythmical accuracy in several dance
styles, including classical ballet, tap, modern, and
ethnic dance;
(B) identify the effective
use of dance elements in practice and performance;
(C) improvise and demonstrate
original movement; and
(D) perform basic compositional
forms, using fundamental choreographic processes.
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Historical/cultural heritage.
The student demonstrates
an understanding of cultural, historical, and artistic
diversity.
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The
student is expected to:
(A) analyze the characteristics
of dances from several diverse cultures;
(B) perform dance phrases
or dances from several time periods with an understanding
of historical and social contexts; and
(C) identify historical
figures and their significance in dance history.
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| (5) Response/evaluation.
The student makes informed
judgments about dance's form, meaning, and role in society.
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The student
is expected to:
(A) incorporate appropriate
movement vocabulary when identifying qualities and discussing
meaning of performance and production in dance;
(B) demonstrate appropriate
audience behavior and etiquette in the classroom and
at performances;
(C) identify relationships
between dance and other fine art subjects; and
(D) distinguish commonalities
between dance and subject areas such as English, mathematics,
science, and social studies.
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