Movement and Cultural Dance · Dance

Dances Around the World

Investigating the history and purpose of traditional dances from various global cultures.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does a community use dance to celebrate or remember an event?
  2. 2What do the costumes in a traditional dance tell us about that cultures environment?
  3. 3How are the rhythms in a specific dance connected to the music of that region?

Common Core State Standards

NCAS: Connecting DA.Cn10.1.3NCAS: Responding DA.Re7.1.3
Grade: 3rd Grade
Subject: Visual & Performing Arts
Unit: Movement and Cultural Dance
Period: Dance

Suggested Methodologies

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