Common Planner
K–12 Standards

Eighth Grade

Other North Carolina Arts: Dance sets

CONNECT: Explore and relate artistic ideas and works to past, present, and future societies and cultures. CN

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    8.CN.1 Relate dance ideas and works with personal, societal, cultural, historical, and daily life contexts, including diverse and marginalized groups. 8.CN.1

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      Identify the influence of North Carolinian styles and dancers on the broader dance community.8.CN.1.1

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      Explain how dance skills and processes can be applied to solve a variety of problems in academic study and daily life.8.CN.1.2

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      Demonstrate effective strategies to increase anatomical awareness and limit psychological stressors encountered by dancers.8.CN.1.3

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    8.CN.2 Explore advancements in the field of dance.8.CN.2

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      Explain how creativity in dance relates to post-secondary, college, and career readiness.8.CN.2.1

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      Compare effective uses of technology in enhancing dance performances.8.CN.2.2

CREATE: Create and adapt new artistic ideas and work individually or collaborativelyCR

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    8.CR.1 Create original dance movements and works that communicate ideas, experiences, feelings, or images, independently and collaboratively. 8.CR.1

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      Improvise movement using multiple dance elements to fulfill a movement score.8.CR.1.1

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      Organize dance phrases into simple dances using a variety of choreographic forms.8.CR.1.2

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      Reconstruct a given dance sequence documented in pictures, symbols, writing, or media technology.8.CR.1.3

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    8.CR.2 Adapt original dance ideas and works, and those of peers and other artists, independently and collaboratively. 8.CR.2

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      Adapt a dance phrase by changing one dance element.8.CR.2.1

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      Explain how to share works of dance, including musical accompaniments, legally and ethically in both physical and digital spaces.8.CR.2.2

PRESENT: Present, perform, produce, and develop artistic ideas and works.PR

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    8.PR.1 Perform dance works from a variety of styles, cultures, and genres.8.PR.1

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      Integrate self-assessment, instructor, and peer feedback in the process of refining dance performance.8.PR.1.1

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      Execute technical skills with precision using muscular strength, alignment, flexibility, stamina, and coordination.8.PR.1.2

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      Refine clarity of movement and movement qualities.8.PR.1.3

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    8.PR.2 Develop dance presentations. 8.PR.2

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      Refine a relevant theme, topic, or music for a group performance.8.PR.2.1

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      Demonstrate safe and respectful behaviors for various cultural contexts as a dance participant, performer, and observer.8.PR.2.2

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      Design a production element that would strengthen the artistic intent of a dance performed in various situations, using production terminology.8.PR.2.3

RESPOND: Analyze and evaluate how the arts communicate.RE

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    8.RE.1 Analyze dance from a variety of styles, cultures, and genres using content-specific vocabulary. 8.RE.1

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      Explain how the elements of dance and choreographic forms are used in various genres of dance.8.RE.1.1

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      Compare meanings interpreted from dance with the original artistic intent inferred from contextual information.8.RE.1.2

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    8.RE.2 Evaluate dance works using content-specific vocabulary. 8.RE.2

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      Explain how personal preferences for dance are influenced by experience, culture, and media.8.RE.2.1

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      Provide guidance for the improvement of a dance performance using established criteria.8.RE.2.2

Frequently asked questions

What grade levels do these standards cover?
Grade 8
Where can I read the official document?
NORTH CAROLINA STANDARD COURSE OF STUDY K - 12 Dance

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