OAE Dance (011) case studies
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The OAE Dance (011) is a subject-matter assessment used in Ohio's educator licensure process for candidates who want to teach dance in Ohio schools. It is typically taken by prospective dance educators who have completed or are completing an approved preparation program, and by out-of-state or alternatively prepared candidates seeking an Ohio license. The OAE Dance (011) case studies are 5 cases and about 3,773 words.
1Hypermobility, Alignment Cues, and Casting in an Adjudicated Modern Class
At a suburban high school, 24 students in grades 9–12 meet twice weekly for 50-minute modern dance classes. The mixed-level group will perform a three-minute piece at a regional adjudicated festival in five weeks; the choreography includes a deep second-position plié, a slow back cambré, and a floor sequence with repeated transfers.
792 words, about 4 min2Unison-Heavy Choreography in an Eighth-Grade Composition Showing
An eighth-grade dance elective has 28 students working in six groups of four or five. The six-week composition unit ends with a two-minute showing for families; the rubric requires a clear movement motif, at least three choreographic devices, and a beginning-middle-end.
751 words, about 4 min3Evidence-Based Response to a Divided Advanced Dance Class
Fourteen advanced high school dancers watch a four-minute recorded excerpt of a 2019 contemporary duet. The teacher provides no title, choreographer, or program notes before viewing.
753 words, about 4 min4Revising a Polynesian Dance Survey After a Guest Artist Cancellation
A ninth-grade dance survey at a public school plans a three-week Polynesian dance unit for 28 students in five class meetings. The original plan uses a 2004 travel-DVD clip labeled Island Dance, asks students to make grass skirts from raffia, and includes a matching quiz on Hawaiian, Tahitian, and Samoan dances.
744 words, about 4 min5Rebuilding a Fifth-Grade Dance Rubric and Evidence Plan in One Week
A fifth-grade dance program serves 32 students in six 40-minute classes. The unit goal is that students use shape, level, and relationship to communicate a story idea in a short group dance.
733 words, about 4 min