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TEKS
for Dance, Level III
§117.58. Dance, Level III.
(a) General requirements.
Students may fulfill fine arts
and elective requirements for graduation by successfully completing
the following dance course: Dance III (one credit). Dance
I and Dance II are prerequisites for Dance III.
(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 a kinesthetic
and spatial awareness;
(B) work respectfully with
others;
(C) demonstrate effectively
the connection between emotions and ideas and movement;
and
(D) identify designs and
images in natural and constructed environments.
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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 and dance terminology;
(B) perform using basic
principles of skeletal alignment;
(C) exhibit strength, flexibility,
and endurance in training and performances; and
(D) incorporate injury
prevention procedures when exercising, practicing, and
performing.
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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 complex
movement sequences with rhythmic accuracy in traditional
concert dance styles;
(B) demonstrate a wide
range of dynamics in quality movement;
(C) perform with projection,
confidence, and expression when executing dance movements;
and
(D) create dance studies,
using original movement, based on theme, variation,
and/or chance.
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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) describe similarities
and differences in steps, styles, and traditions in
dances from various cultures and historical periods;
and
(B) choreograph a dance
based on a historical event or theme.
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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) compare characteristics
and qualities of a variety of dances;
(B) analyze dance from
a variety of perspectives such as those of dance critic,
performer, choreographer, and audience member;
(C) compare and contrast
the use of form and expression in dance with their use
in art, music, theatre, and other subject areas; and
(D) identify opportunities
in dance as a profession.
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