Dance 1 - High School: Contraction: Intro

Grade Levels

12th Grade

Course, Subject

Arts and Humanities, Dance, Music, Theatre, Visual Arts

Related Academic Standards

9.1.12.A 9.1.12.A

Know and use the elements and principles of each art form to create works in the arts and humanities.

Elements

Dance: • energy/force • space • time
Music: • duration • intensity • pitch • timbre
Theatre: • scenario • script/text • set design
Visual Arts: • color • form/shape • line • space • texture • value

Principles

Dance: • choreography • form • genre • improvisation • style • technique
Music: • composition • form • genre • harmony • rhythm • texture
Theatre: • balance • collaboration • discipline • emphasis • focus • intention • movement • rhythm • style • voice
Visual Arts: • balance • contrast • emphasis/focal point • movement/rhythm • proportion/scale • repetition • unity/harmony

9.1.12.C 9.1.12.C

Integrate and apply advanced vocabulary to the arts forms.

9.1.12.F 9.1.12.F

Analyze works of arts influenced by experiences or historical and cultural events through production, performance or exhibition.

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Description

This lesson begins with an introduction to the techniques of Martha Graham, the pioneer of American modern dance. The instructor defines the goal of this unit as finding meaning in movement and being able to express the self and one's emotions through dance. The instructor begins with a warm up and then teaches the students how to perform a contraction, the basic movement of the Graham technique.

Dance 1 - High School: Contraction: Intro