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III. Analyze
- 8th Grade
- Michigan Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Theater Standards
- Dance
Identify possible aesthetic criteria for evaluating dance such as skills of performers, visual and/or emotional impact, variety, and contrast.
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III. Analyze
- 8th Grade
- Michigan Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Theater Standards
- Dance
Compare and contrast two dance compositions in terms of space, as in shape and pathways; time, such as rhythm and tempo; and force and energy, or movement qual…
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III. Analyze
- 8th Grade
- Michigan Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Theater Standards
- Dance
Demonstrate appropriate audience behavior in watching dance performances; discuss their opinions about the dances with their peers in a supportive and construc…
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III. Analyze
- 8th Grade
- Michigan Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Theater Standards
- Dance
Explore a movement problem and create multiple solutions; choose the most interesting solution and discuss the reasons for that choice.
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III. Analyze
- 8th Grade
- Michigan Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Theater Standards
- Dance
Demonstrate and/or explain how lighting and costuming can contribute to the meaning of a dance.
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III. Analyze
- 8th Grade
- Michigan Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Theater Standards
- Dance
Observe and explain how different accompaniment such as sound, music, and spoken text can affect the meaning of a dance.
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III. Analyze
- 8th Grade
- Michigan Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Theater Standards
- Dance
Describe the action and movement elements observed in a dance using appropriate movement/dance vocabulary.
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II. Create
- 8th Grade
- Michigan Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Theater Standards
- Dance
Learn to artistically and aesthetically keep movement of a single dance in frame with video camera.
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II. Create
- 8th Grade
- Michigan Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Theater Standards
- Dance
Create a dance that successfully communicates a topic of personal significance.
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II. Create
- 8th Grade
- Michigan Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Theater Standards
- Dance
Demonstrate the following partner skills in a visually interesting way: creating contrasting and complementary shapes, taking and supporting weight.
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I. Perform
- 8th Grade
- Michigan Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Theater Standards
- Dance
Demonstrate the following partner skills in a visually interesting way: creating contrasting and complementary shapes, taking and supporting weight.
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I. Perform
- 8th Grade
- Michigan Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Theater Standards
- Dance
Demonstrate the ability to work cooperatively in a small group during the choreographic process.
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I. Perform
- 8th Grade
- Michigan Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Theater Standards
- Dance
Successfully demonstrate the structures or forms of AB, ABA, canon, call and response, and narrative.
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I. Perform
- 8th Grade
- Michigan Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Theater Standards
- Dance
Effectively demonstrate the processes of reordering and chance.