Ninth graders learn the choreographic process — explore, select, develop, refine, and present — the professional workflow that turns raw movement ideas into a finished, polished dance.
Students will be able to…
A finished dance doesn’t appear all at once — choreographers follow a process from first ideas to final performance. What are the steps?
Project this and have students put the choreographic process steps in order.
Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.
A finished dance follows a process from first ideas to final show — what steps?
Students explore.
Students create.
Students perform.
Students respond.
Aligned to the National Core Arts Standards (Dance, HS Proficient).
Explore and generate movement.
Develop and organize movement.
Refine and finish a dance.
Present a choreographed work.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students explore movement for a theme, then select two ideas they’d develop. A printable process sheet is in the Arts library.
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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.