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TEKS
for Dance, Level IV
§117.59. Dance, Level IV.
(a) General requirements.
Students may fulfill fine arts
and elective requirements for graduation by successfully completing
the following dance course: Dance IV (one credit). Dance I,
Dance, II, and Dance III are prerequisites for Dance IV.
(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 refined
kinesthetic and spatial awareness, using self-evaluation,
insights, movement inflection, and interpretation;
(B) lead peers with understanding
and respect;
(C) communicate nonverbally
using dance movements; and
(D) apply designs and images
found in natural and constructed environments to dance.
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| (2) 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 anatomical
and dance terminology correctly;
(B) create an effective
personal conditioning program; and
(C) demonstrate a knowledge
of injury prevention rules and other health-related
principles when exercising, practicing, and performing.
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| (3) 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) demonstrate consistency
in performing advanced technical dance skills in traditional
concert dance styles;
(B) perform dance movements
with a refined sense of rhythm and musicality and with
clarity, expressiveness, and a wide range of spatial
qualities;
(C) create original dances,
using improvisation and other choreographic processes;
and
(D) create a solo and/or
group dance using thematic development, variation, and
resolution to successfully communicate an idea.
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| (4) 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 choreography
in dances from various cultures; and
(B) research and create
a project illustrating an understanding of significant
dance events or historical figures in appropriate social,
historical, and cultural contexts.
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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) evaluate personal work
and the work of others, using a valid rationale and
demonstrating sensitivity toward others;
(B) analyze the role of
dance and other fine arts in society; and
(C) analyze technology's
effects on the professions of dance and other fine arts.
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