Explore movement inspired by a variety of stimuli (e.g., music/ sound, text, objects, images, symbols, observed dance, experiences) and identify the source.

1.DA.Cr1.b

Depth 2

Explore a variety of locomotor and nonlocomotor movements by experimenting with and changing the elements of dance.

1.DA.Cr2.a

Depth 2

Improvise a series of movements that have a beginning, middle, and end, and describe movement choices.

1.DA.Cr2.b

Depth 2

Choose movements that express an idea or emotion, or follow a musical phrase.

1.DA.Cr3

Depth 2

Explore suggestions to change movement from guided improvisation and/or short remembered sequences.

1.DA:Pr4.a

Depth 2

Demonstrate locomotor and nonlocomotor movements that change body shapes, levels, and facings. Move in straight, curved, and zigzagged pathways individually and with others. Find and return to place in space.

1.DA:Pr4.b

Depth 2

Relate quick, moderate and slow movements to duration in time. Recognize steady beat and move to varying tempi of steady beat.

1.DA:Pr4.c

Depth 2

Demonstrate movement characteristics along with descriptive vocabulary (e.g., use adverbs and adjectives that apply to movement).

1.DA:Pr5.a

Depth 2

Demonstrate a range of locomotor and nonlocomotor movements, body patterning, body shapes, and directionality

1.DA:Pr5.b

Depth 2

Move safely in general space through a range of activities and group formations while maintaining and changing personal space.

1.DA:Pr5.c

Depth 2

Modify movements and spatial arrangements upon request.

1.DA:Pr6.a

Depth 2

Dance for others in a space where audience and performers occupy different areas.

1.DA:Pr6.b

Depth 2

Explore the use of props to enhance performance.

1.DA:Re7.a

Depth 2

Find a movement that repeats in a dance to make a pattern.

1.DA:Re7.b

Depth 2

Demonstrate and describe observed or performed dance movements from a specific genre or culture.

1.DA:Re8

Depth 2

Select movements from a dance that suggest ideas and explain how the movement captures the idea using simple dance terminology.

1.DA:Re9

Depth 2

Identify and demonstrate several movements in a dance that attracted attention. Describe the characteristics that make the movements interesting and talk about why they were chosen.

1.DA:Cn10.a

Depth 2

Find an experience expressed or portrayed in a dance that relates to a familiar experience. Identify the movements that communicate this experience.

1.DA:Cn10.b

Depth 2

Discuss observations from a story. Identify ideas for dance movement and demonstrate the big ideas of the story.

1.DA:Cn11

Depth 2

Watch and/or perform a dance from a different culture and discuss or demonstrate the types of movement danced.

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Source document: California Arts Standards for Public Schools Prekindergarten Through Grade Twelve
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