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Explore how perceptions of gender, race, age, and physical ability have challenged dance artists in various cultures, and how changing perceptions have affected dance as an art form.
General Information
Subject Area: Dance
Grade: 912
Big Idea: Historical and Global Connections
Enduring Understanding: The arts reflect and document cultural trends and historical events, and help explain how new directions in the arts have emerged.
Date Adopted or Revised: 12/10
Status: State Board Approved
Related Courses
This benchmark is part of these courses.
0300300: World Dance (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 - 2024, 2024 and beyond (current))
0300380: Dance Choreography/Performance 1 (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 - 2024, 2024 and beyond (current))
0300450: Dance History and Aesthetics 1 (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 - 2024, 2024 and beyond (current))
0300480: Dance Kinesiology and Somatics 1 (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 - 2024, 2024 and beyond (current))
0300620: Dance Seminar & Career Preparation Honors (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2020 (course terminated))
0900310: Humanities 1 (to 1500) Honors (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2020, 2020 - 2022, 2022 - 2024, 2024 - 2025 (current), 2025 and beyond)
0900320: Humanities 2 (since 1500) Honors (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2020, 2020 - 2022, 2022 - 2024, 2024 - 2025 (current), 2025 and beyond)
0300338: Dance Celebration for Students of Mixed Mobilities (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 and beyond)
0300334: Dance Techniques 4 Honors (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 - 2024, 2024 and beyond (current))
0300305: Introduction to Dance (Specifically in versions: 2015 - 2022, 2022 - 2024, 2024 and beyond (current))
Related Access Points
Alternate version of this benchmark for students with significant cognitive disabilities.
DA.912.H.2.In.0: Compare dance works from different choreographers, cultures, and historical periods.
DA.912.H.2.Pa.0: Recognize a variety of significant dances.
DA.912.H.2.Su.0: Identify similarities and differences in dance from different choreographers, cultures, and historical periods.
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