Inspire Change Through Dance: How Dance and Music Tell a Story to Impact the World

Katie Butler, Dance, South Charlotte Middle

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

This unit focuses on the integration of rhetoric into the dance curriculum. Movement fosters retention of new material and is a perfect medium for kinesthetic learning. Students will learn about the foundations of rhetoric and use that knowledge to create a dance that has meaning. They will participate in various activities that expand their knowledge of both dance and rhetoric. As a culminating activity in this unit, students will create a dance solo using given criteria.