we customize curriculum for the classroom's needs

Carolina Dance Collaborative is unique in that we combine a variety of key elements
and components in dance and education. 

Founders of CDC created this curriculum as initial certified K-12 grade Dance Educators
in South Carolina Public School System. 

The quality and focus of education, student learning objectives, and goals within each site make us rare and distinct as a dance education program in the Carolinas.  The foundational ingredients below form the CDC Curriculum that expands and modifies through a variety of populations and demographics, programs, and avenues.

Dance Elements

• Body
• Effort
• Space
• Time
• Relationship

National Core Arts Standards

• Creating-conceiving and developing new artistic ideas and work.
  
• Performing-realizing artistic ideas and work through interpretation and presentation.
• Responding-understanding and evaluating how the arts convey meaning
• Connecting-relating artistic ideas and work with personal meaning and external context.



http://www.nationalartsstandards.org/

Dance Genres

• Ballet
• Jazz
• Modern
• Hip-Hop
• Creative Movement
• Cultural Dance
• African Dance
  

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Blooms Taxonomy

1. Remembering
2. Understanding
3. Applying
4. Analyzing
5. Evaluating
6. Creating

Stages of Development

1. Cognitive Thinking Skills
2. Problem Solving Skills
3. Language and Communication Skills
4. Social and Interpersonal Skills
5. Gross and Fine Motor Skills

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*All programs and curricula are customized to the needs of your site. Click 'Here' to learn more about the different programs we offer.*