Eleventh graders learn advanced choreographic devices — motif development, accumulation, abstraction, chance, and retrograde — the sophisticated tools choreographers use to transform simple movement into complex, artful work.
Students will be able to…
How do choreographers turn one small movement into a whole rich work? Advanced devices. What are they?
Project this and match each advanced device to its meaning — tap a device, then tap its meaning.
Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.
How do choreographers turn one movement into a rich work? Advanced devices.
Students explore.
Students create.
Students perform.
Students respond.
Aligned to the National Core Arts Standards (Dance, HS Advanced).
Use advanced choreographic devices.
Develop movement material.
Analyze choreographic craft.
Refine developed movement.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students take a short phrase and develop it using one advanced device. A printable devices sheet is in the Arts library.
Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.
A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.