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Senior Choreography Concert

Twelfth graders learn to create and present a work for a senior choreography concert — developing a concept, choreographing, casting, rehearsing, and presenting — the capstone that showcases their voice as a dance-maker.

Grade 12Capstone55 minutes1 class periodArtistic ProcessExplicit teaching4 StandardsNCAS
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Develop a concept.
  • ✓Choreograph and cast.
  • ✓Order the steps.
  • ✓Present your work.
Essential Question

Your dance journey culminates in choreographing your own work for a senior concert. How do you create and stage a complete piece?

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Interactive Task
Put in Order · Interactive

Order the Choreography Concert Steps

Project this and have students put the choreography-concert steps in order.

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The Lesson · Artistic Process (Warm-Up · Explore · Create · Perform · Reflect)

55 minutes, five moves

Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.

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Warm-Up — Your Culmination

6 min

Your dance journey culminates in choreographing your own work — how do you stage it?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Show a student concert.
  • Ask how a piece was made.
  • Warm up.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Look.
  • Wonder.
  • Warm up.
2

Explore — Choreography Concert

13 min

Students explore.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Order the Choreography Concert Steps.
  • Order them.
  • Note casting.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Order.
  • Note it.
  • Name.
3

Create — Create

15 min

Students create.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Develop a concept.
  • Choreograph a phrase.
  • Plan the casting.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Concept.
  • Choreograph.
  • Cast it.
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Perform — Perform

13 min

Students perform.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Present your work.
  • Show the concept.
  • Give critique.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Present.
  • Show it.
  • Critique.
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Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students respond.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name the first step.
  • Explain casting.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name it.
  • Explain it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the National Core Arts Standards (Dance, HS Advanced).

NCAS
DA:Cr1.1.HSIII

Develop a choreographic concept.

NCAS
DA:Cr2.1.HSIII

Choreograph a complete work.

NCAS
DA:Cr3.1.HSIII

Refine and finish a work.

NCAS
DA:Pr6.1.HSIII

Present a choreographed work.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Concert-step cards.
  • Sentence frame: “First ___, then ___.”
  • Use a concert example.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with concept and present.
  • Order two at a time.
  • Pick one concept.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Choreograph a full piece.
  • Direct your cast.
  • Write program notes.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Projector / board
  • 🎵Music
  • 💻Order the Choreography Concert Steps
  • 👟Open space
  • ✏️Pens
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

choreographycreating a danceconceptthe central ideacastthe dancers in a piecerehearseto practicerefineto polishpresentto perform for an audienceconcerta dance performancecapstonea culminating project
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
What is a good FIRST step in creating a concert work?
Develop a concept or theme.
QUESTION 2
What do you do after choreographing?
Cast and teach it to the dancers.
QUESTION 3
What is a choreography concert?
A performance of dances the students created.

Reflect: your voice as a maker.

Have students develop a concept for a dance and describe one movement idea for it. A printable concert sheet is in the Arts library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

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.

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Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: capstone, cast, choreography, concept, concert, present, refine, rehearse
  1. the dancers in a piece
  2. a dance performance
  3. creating a dance
  4. to polish
  5. the central idea
  6. a culminating project
  7. to practice
  8. to perform for an audience

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What is a good FIRST step in creating a concert work?
  2. What do you do after choreographing?
  3. What is a choreography concert?
Answer key — Part A: 1) cast · 2) concert · 3) choreography · 4) refine · 5) concept · 6) capstone · 7) rehearse · 8) present
Part B: 1) Develop a concept or theme. 2) Cast and teach it to the dancers. 3) A performance of dances the students created.