TExES Dance 8-12 (179) Secrets Study Guide: TExES Test Review for the Texas Examinations of Educator Standards (Mometrix Secrets Study Guides)

***Includes Practice Test Questions***

Get the test prep help you need to be successful on the TExES Dance 8-12 test.

The TExES (179) Dance 8-12 Exam is extremely challenging and thorough test preparation is essential for success. TExES Dance 8-12 Exam Secrets Study Guide is the ideal prep solution for anyone who wants to pass the TExES Dance 8-12 Exam.

Not only does it provide a comprehensive guide to the TExES Dance 8-12 Exam as a whole, it also provides practice test questions as well as detailed explanations of each answer.

TExES (179) Dance 8-12 Exam Secrets Study Guide includes:

• An in-depth review of the Texas Examination of Educator Standards (179) Dance 8-12 Exam
• An extensive look at dance elements and skills
• A complete overview of dance creation and production
• A thorough guide to dance culture, history, and analysis
• A detailed study of dance education
• Comprehensive practice questions with detailed answer explanations

It's filled with the critical information you'll need in order to do well on the test the concepts, procedures, principles, and vocabulary that the Texas State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) expects you to have mastered before sitting for the exam.

The Dance Elements and Skills section covers:

• Anatomy, physiology, and kinesiology
• Movement quality
• Language of ballet
• Pas de deux
• Practices and movement philosophies of modern dance
• Tap dancing
• Jazz dance
• Pilates and yoga
• Conditioning
• Flexibility

The Dance Creation and Production section covers:

• Choreography
• Using imagery to develop ideas
• Communicating meaning through gesture and movement
• Intention and expression
• Accompaniment for different types, moods, and intentions of dance
• Melody, rhythm, meter, tempo, and dynamics
• Performance venues
• Costuming and makeup
• Rehearsals

The Dance Culture, History, and Analysis section covers:

• Court dance and sacred dance
• Using dance to gain power over subjects
• Dance as an explicit language
• Couple dancing
• Slavery and the origins of many quintessentially American dance forms
• Cultural developments that gave rise to modern dance in America
• World and social dance
• Breakdancing and hip hop

The Dance Education section covers:

• Similarities in form and expression
• Relationship with other studies
• Skills and abilities cultivated through the study of dance
• Career options for dance students
• High school dance education
• Developing a student's physical skills and performance of movement
• National Standards in Dance
• Conducting summative assessments of dance knowledge and skills

These sections are full of specific and detailed information that will be key to passing the TExES Dance 8-12 Exam. Concepts and principles aren't simply named or described in passing, but are explained in detail. The guide is laid out in a logical and organized fashion so that one section naturally flows from the one preceding it. Because it's written with an eye for both technical accuracy and accessibility, you will not have to worry about getting lost in dense academic language.

Any test prep guide is only as good as its practice questions and answers, and that's another area where our guide stands out. Our test designers have provided scores of test questions that will prepare you for what to expect on the actual TExES Dance 8-12 Exam. Each answer is explained in depth, in order to make the principles and reasoning behind it crystal clear.