Synopsis: This curriculum unit focuses on the relationships between the vocabulary of the science of light and the vocabulary of dance elements and composition. The unit explores how to embody the science vocabulary through movement exploration. Students will learn how color and light affect dance performances and the choreographer’s purpose and intent for a particular piece. In the unit, the students will explore the elements of dance, learn, and implement specific dance vocabulary and use choreographic principles. structures and concepts. The students will explore improvisational skills to develop their phrases. Students will work cooperatively in groups and make decisions as a cohesive team. The students will be immersed in the choreographic process and will make contributions to a dance piece that will be performed in the dance concert. In this unit, students will partner a dance term with a science of light term to create their phrases. This unit supports students’ understanding of the various perspectives through which dance can be appreciated in the context of time, space, energy, body, and relationships. This unit focuses on using a variety of thinking skills to analyze and evaluate dance. Specifically, this unit includes a lesson on how to analyze the relationship between dance elements when observing dance and how to interpret the meanings of dances created by their peers.