Level I
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2013
Foundations: perception (1)
Define basic kinesthetic and spatial awareness individually and in groups.
Identify a comprehensive understanding of health, safety, and wellness for dancers.
Recognize knowledge of dance genres, styles, and vocabulary; and August 2020 Update Page 9 §117.C. High School.
Identify images found in the environment through movement.
Creative expression: artistic process (2)
Explain basic principles of proper body alignment.
Explore, improvise, and demonstrate original movement during the creative process.
Express ideas and emotions through movement.
Create basic compositional forms using fundamental dance elements for choreographic processes.
Creative expression: performance (3)
Perform memorized movement sequences with rhythmical accuracy in dance genres and styles such as ballet, modern dance, tap, jazz, musical theatre dance, and world dance forms.
Identify the effective use of dance elements in practice and performance.
Perform basic compositional forms using fundamental choreographic processes.
Understand the principles of an effective warm-up and cool-down, implementing elements of proper conditioning for performing skills.
Historical and cultural relevance (4)
Perform the characteristics of dances from several diverse cultures or historical periods.
Perform dance phrases or dances from several time periods with an understanding of historical and social contexts.
Identify historical figures in dance history and their significance.
Identify dance in various media and content areas.
Critical evaluation and response (5)
Incorporate appropriate movement vocabulary when identifying qualities and discussing meaning of performance or production in dance.
Demonstrate appropriate audience behavior and etiquette in the classroom and at performances.
Identify relationships between dance and other content areas.
Identify knowledge and skills of technology in dance.