Name: Block:
Date: Standard:
#12 (9.18.17)
Create a matching activity by writing a definition that matches the term. You’ll need to scramble the definitions around.
10th grade: 9th grade: 11th grade:
Salsa (Ballet) Improvisation
Bachata (Pointe shoes) Vocalization
Fidel Castro (Court dances) Syncopation
Cuban Missile Crisis (Plie) Call and Response
Merengue (Tutu) Percussion
Dictator (Croise) Showmanship
8th grade:
Medium, choreographer, routine, improvisation
#11 (9.14.17)
Which came first, the music or the dance? Why do you think that is? How does the music influence the dance or how is it used in dance?
Block 5: 8th grade
What is a choreographer? What is choreography? What tools do we use to choreograph dance routines?
#10 (9.13.17)
How did culture of the people of your dance genre influence the creation of the dance genre? Describe in 5 sentences.
Block 5: 8th grade
What mediums do we use to create dance? Explain how they help with the creative process.
#8/#9 (9.11.17) (9.12.17)
Answer these questions about your dance genre:
1. What country is your dance from?
2. What people are credited for its creation?
3. Did the music or the dance come first?
4. What do they dance about?
5. Does a specific gender perform this dance style?
6. What genre of music is this dance style performed to?
Block 5: 8th grade
Copy the EQ: What mediums can I use to create dance? Answer the EQ based on our activity from Monday.
#7 (9.7.17)
In a Venn diagram, compare and contrast how dance and movement are similar and how they are different. You must include 6 points of comparison overall.
#6
Yesterday, we defined dance. Today, you’ll read and copy the definition of MOVEMENT. Create your own definition of the word MOVEMENT based on this definition:
1. (noun) an act of changing physical location or position
2. (noun) a group of people working together to advance their shared political, social, or artistic ideas.
#5 (9.5.17)
According to Webster, dance is defined as:
1. move rhythmically to music, typically following a set sequence of steps
Based on this definition, create your own definition of dance.
#4 (8.31.17)
Yesterday, we compared ourselves to Ms. Critt. Why was it important to notice how we are alike and how we are different? What tool did we use to compare each other? What similarities or differences did you notice?
#3 (8.30.17)
Create two multiple choice, four true or false, and four fill in the blank using the 10 dance etiquette rules.
#2 (8.29.17)
Write 5 things that are true in dance class that are false in other classrooms. Think about the dance etiquette and compare them to the rules in your other classes.
#1 (8.28.17)
Using the letters in DANCE describe what you know about dance.
D: don’t
A: always
N: never
C: could
E: explore