Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 117 - TEXAS ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS FOR FINE ARTS › Subchapter C - HIGH SCHOOL › Section 117.308 - Dance, Level III (One Credit), Adopted 2013

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) General requirements. Students may
				  fulfill fine arts and elective requirements for graduation by successfully
				  completing one or more of the following dance courses: Principles of Dance III,
				  Ballet III, Modern/Contemporary Dance III, Jazz III, Tap III, World Dance Forms
				  III, Dance Composition/Improvisation III, Dance Theory III, Dance
				  Performance/Ensemble III, Dance Production III, Dance Wellness III, Dance
				  History I, and International Baccalaureate (IB) Dance I (one credit per
				  course). The prerequisite for each Dance, Level III course is one credit of
				  Dance, Level II in the corresponding discipline, excluding Dance History I and
				  IB Dance I courses.
(b)
				  Introduction.
(1) The fine arts incorporate
				  the study of dance, music, theatre, and the visual arts to offer unique
				  experiences and empower students to explore realities, relationships, and
				  ideas. These disciplines engage and motivate all students through active
				  learning, critical thinking, and innovative problem solving. The fine arts
				  develop cognitive functioning and increase student academic achievement,
				  higher-order thinking, communication, and collaboration skills, making the fine
				  arts applicable to college readiness, career opportunities, workplace
				  environments, social skills, and everyday life. Students develop aesthetic and
				  cultural awareness through exploration, leading to creative expression.
				  Creativity, encouraged through the study of the fine arts, is essential to
				  nurture and develop the whole child.
(2) Four basic strands--foundations:
				  perception; creative expression; historical and cultural relevance; and
				  critical evaluation and response--provide broad, unifying structures for
				  organizing the knowledge and skills students are expected to acquire. Dance
				  students develop perceptual thinking and movement abilities in daily life,
				  promoting an understanding of themselves and others. Students develop movement
				  principles and technical skills and explore choreographic and performance
				  qualities. Students develop self-discipline and healthy bodies that move
				  expressively, efficiently, and safely through space and time with a sensitive
				  kinesthetic awareness. Students recognize dance as a vehicle for understanding
				  historical and cultural relevance, increasing an awareness of heritage and
				  traditions of their own and others, and enabling them to participate in a
				  diverse society. Evaluating and analyzing dance allows students to strengthen
				  decision-making skills, develop critical and creative thinking, and develop
				  artistic and creative processes. Students continue to explore technology and
				  its application to dance and movement, enabling them to make informed decisions
				  about dance.
(3) Statements that
				  contain the word "including" reference content that must be mastered, while
				  those containing the phrase "such as" are intended as possible illustrative
				  examples.