Movement and Choreography · Dance and Kinesthetics

Dance as Cultural Narrative

Investigating how different cultures use dance to tell stories, celebrate, or preserve history.

Key Questions

  1. 1What stories can be told through movement that cannot be told through words?
  2. 2How does traditional attire influence the specific movements of a cultural dance?
  3. 3How has social dance evolved over the last century in response to technology?

Common Core State Standards

NCAS: Connecting DA.Cn11.1.6NCAS: Responding DA.Re7.1.6
Grade: 6th Grade
Subject: Visual & Performing Arts
Unit: Movement and Choreography
Period: Dance and Kinesthetics

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