CSET: Dance study plan

Identify and define the six elements of dance (space, time, force/energy, body, action, relationships) with a written example of each from a specific dance style.

Analyze alignment and kinetic principles for the five basic positions of the feet and three axial movements (plié, relevé, tendu), noting common errors and corrections.

Practice and record a 60-second sequence that demonstrates clear use of level, direction, and pathway changes.

Compare dynamic qualities (sustained, percussive, swinging, vibratory, collapsing) by labeling them in a viewed performance excerpt.

Demonstrate safe warm-up and cool-down protocols for a dance class, listing at least five injury-prevention strategies.

Execute and self-assess three locomotor combinations (e.g., chassé, pas de bourrée, triplet) with attention to rhythm and spatial clarity.

Explain how breath support and core engagement affect balance and extension in two contrasting movements.

Document a personal practice routine that applies the FITT principle (frequency, intensity, time, type) to improve one specific skill.

Perform a short phrase and manipulate it using three choreographic devices (retrograde, inversion, augmentation) while maintaining movement intent.

Create a movement sentence using Laban's effort actions (float, punch, glide, slash, dab, wring, flick, press) and notate the effort choices.

Identify the difference between improvisation and composition by generating one structured improvisation score and one set composition.

Provide peer-style feedback on a recorded phrase using a 4-point rubric focused on clarity, musicality, and safety.

Design a composition plan that states a clear intent, selects a stimulus (music, text, image), and outlines beginning, development, and resolution.

Apply at least four compositional tools (repetition, contrast, transition, canon, accumulation) in a group or solo study.

Analyze how stage space (zones, focus, floor pattern) shapes audience perception in two contrasting dances.

Revise a draft composition after feedback, documenting specific changes and their intended effect.

Trace the development of Western theatrical dance from Renaissance court dance through Romantic ballet, naming two key figures and one hallmark work per era.

Compare the contributions of Balanchine, Graham, Cunningham, and Duncan in terms of technique, theme, and approach to music.

Explain the cultural roots and key characteristics of two non-Western dance forms (e.g., Bharatanatyam, Korean mask dance) without conflating them with Western categories.

Identify three major dance notation or documentation systems and their purposes.

Analyze how social, political, and technological factors influenced a specific dance genre (e.g., jazz dance, hip-hop, modern dance) using two primary or secondary sources.

Connect dance history content to a K–12 curriculum standard by drafting a lesson objective that integrates a historical work with a movement activity.

Describe culturally responsive teaching practices for introducing a dance form from a culture other than your own, including sourcing and attribution.

Evaluate a sample student response to a historical dance prompt using a content-specific rubric.

Design a formative assessment rubric for a movement skill, using observable criteria and three performance levels.

Differentiate instruction for three learner profiles (beginner, English learner, student with a physical accommodation) in a single dance lesson plan.

Construct a 10-item quiz that samples all four CSET domains, with an answer key and rationale for each item.

Explain how to use video self-assessment and peer feedback to support revision in a dance classroom.

Synthesize the four domains by completing two timed 60-minute practice tests and scoring them against answer rationales.

Create a one-page quick-reference sheet of key terms, artists, and assessment vocabulary for each domain.

Re-teach two weak subareas (identified from practice test errors) by writing a 150-word explanation and a sample question for each.

Simulate a constructed-response task by writing a 250-word response that integrates movement analysis with a teaching application.