World dance essay

FULL ESSAY

- 100 Pts. (Minimum- 1000 words. Five paragraphs total with an introduction and conclusion)

Articulate why dance is important to our world- WHY DOES IT MATTER? Use THREE dances from di

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areas of the world to inform your ideas. Discuss the purpose/ importance of the dance to its culture.

Introduce the three dances you will be describing in the opening paragraph.

Use a full paragraph for each dance. Include the name of the dance, the region it is practiced or originated 

from, the costumes, music, dancers and relevance to culture or religion.

Conclude with how these three examples address the idea of why dance matters to our world.

GRADING RUBRIC

25 Points- Student submitted the essay on or before the due date. The minimum word count of 1000 

words was met. Minimum 5 paragraphs with an introduction and conclusion.

25 Points- Included three dances as examples for why dance matters. Correctly mentioned their proper 

name and region of origin.

25 Points- Successful in articulating why dance is important to our world, with the use of the three named 

examples.