Nev. Admin. Code § 389.24196

Current through September 16, 2024

Section 389.24196 - First grade: Dance theory and practice

If a public school offers a course of instruction in dance theory and practice in first grade, such instruction must be designed so that pupils meet the following standards of performance by the completion of the course:

1. Creation of new dance by conceiving and developing dance, alone and with others, which must be determined by evaluating the ability of the pupil to:

(a) Generate and conceptualize dance and ideas relating to dance, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to:

(1) Move to a variety of sensory stimuli and identify the source of the stimuli; and

(2) Perform a variety of movements while dancing.

(b) Organize and develop dance and ideas relating to dance, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to:

(1) Improvise a dance that has a beginning, middle and end; and

(2) Articulate feelings, ideas or musical phrases through movement.

(c) Refine, complete and present dance, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to:

(1) Apply recommendations for change to movements in dance; and

(2) Demonstrate a dance movement using pictures or symbols.

2. Performance of dance that involves interpretation and presentation of dance, alone and with others, which must be determined by evaluating the ability of the pupil to:

(a) Select, analyze and interpret dance for presentation, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to:

(1) Demonstrate movement that change the shapes and direction of the pupil's body;

(2) Recognize steady beat and move to varying tempos of steady beat; and

(3) Identify the characteristics of movement using vocabulary that is commonly used in the field of dance.

(b) Develop and refine technique and performances, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to:

(1) Demonstrate a range of movements, body shapes, levels and directionality;

(2) Demonstrate safe and respectful movement in group formations; and

(3) Modify movement and spatial arrangement.

(c) Convey meaning through the presentation of dance, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to:

(1) Dance for and with others while maintaining the performance space of the pupil; and

(2) Use props to enhance performance.

3. Understanding and evaluating, alone and with others, how dance conveys meaning, which must be determined by evaluating the ability of the pupil to:

(a) Perceive and analyze dance, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to:

(1) Identify a movement that repeats in a dance to make a pattern; and

(2) Demonstrate observed or performed dance movements from a specific genre or culture.

(b) Interpret intent and meaning in dance, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to use simple vocabulary commonly used in the field of dance.

(c) Apply prescribed criteria to evaluate dance, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to identify and explain the personal impact of a movement seen in a dance.

4. Using external context when creating, evaluating and finding personal meaning in dance, which must be determined by evaluating the ability of the pupil to:

(a) Apply and relate knowledge and personal experience to dance, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to:

(1) Identify a movement in a dance that communicates a familiar experience; and

(2) Demonstrate, through dance, the major ideas of a story.

(b) Analyze dance in light of societal, cultural and historical context to create a deeper understanding of the dance, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to perform a dance from a different culture.

Nev. Admin. Code § 389.24196

Added to NAC by Bd. of Education by R043-18A, eff. 12/19/2018

NRS 385.080, 385.114 and 389.021