Merce Cunningham and Chance Dance

  • Lesson Summary

    Students learned about Merce Cunningham and chance dance. Then, they used Language of Dance (LOD) Motif Notation to create group choreography.

  • NJ Student Learning Standards for Visual and Performing Arts

    1.1.12prof.Cr1 Explore a variety of stimuli (e.g., music, sound, literary forms, notation, natural phenomena, experiences, current news, social events) for sourcing movement to develop an improvisational or choreographed dance study.

  • National Core Arts Standards (NCAS)

    DA:Cr2.1.I Collaborate to design a dance using choreographic devices and dance structures to support an artistic intent. Explain how the dance structures clarify the artistic intent.

  • Instructional Strategies & Theory

    • Collaborative Learning

    • Group Roles

    • Language of Dance (LOD) Motif Notation

    • Visual Supports

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