Nev. Admin. Code § 389.2442

Current through September 16, 2024

Section 389.2442 - Second grade: Dance theory and practice

If a public school offers a course of instruction in dance theory and practice in second 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 stimuli; and

(2) Combine body movements to express the elements of dance.

(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) Perform a movement that expresses a main idea or emotion.

(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) Create levels in a variety of dance movements 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 movements that change the shape, level and direction of the pupil's body;

(2) Identify and move on the downbeat and correlate metric phrases with the phrasing of movement; and

(3) Demonstrate kinesthetic awareness while dancing.

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

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

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

(3) Repeat movements with an awareness of spatial arrangements.

(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 production elements in a dance 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 movements in a dance that 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 identify meaning and intent in a dance performance using contextual cues.

(c) Apply prescribed criteria to evaluate dance, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to discuss the successful elements of a dance using terminology commonly used in the field of 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 create:

(1) A dance that expresses personal meaning; and

(2) Movement in response to a dance.

(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 make connections between a dance to the environment in which the dance was created and the people who created the dance.

Nev. Admin. Code § 389.2442

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

NRS 385.080, 385.114 and 389.021