Movement and Choreography · Dance

Narrative Through Gesture

Using symbolic movement to communicate specific stories or abstract concepts without speech.

Key Questions

  1. 1How can a universal human experience be translated into a gesture?
  2. 2What is the difference between literal and abstract movement in dance?
  3. 3How does the repetition of a movement reinforce its meaning?

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

ON: Dance - Grade 9ON: Creating, Presenting, and Performing - Grade 9
Grade: Grade 9
Subject: The Arts
Unit: Movement and Choreography
Period: Dance

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