Dance: Grade 1

Dance

Foundations – Fundamental concepts, principles, and skills

Creating - Expression of ideas, experiences, feelings, and images

Response – Reflection, analysis, and evaluation

Connections – Exchanging and relating ideas, experiences, and meanings

Identifies and demonstrates movement elements, skills, and terminology in dance

Understands and models dance etiquette as a classroom participant, performer, and observer.

Recognizes concepts of anatomy and kinesiology in movement

Understands and applies music concepts to dance

Demonstrates an understanding of creative and choreographic principles, processes, and structures

Demonstrates an understanding of dance as a way to communicate meaning

Demonstrates critical and creative thinking in all aspects of dance

Demonstrates and understands dance in various cultures and historical periods.

Demonstrates an understanding of dance as it relates to wellness

Integrates the use of technology and new media

Demonstrates an understanding of dance as it relates to other areas of knowledge

Recognizes and recalls terminology of creative movement elements and sub-elements (e.g., levels, pathways, directions, speed, rhythm, energy, qualities, shapes)

Executes short sequences of basic locomotor movements (e.g., walk, run, hop, jump, gallop) in a variety of pathways, directions and levels

Executes short sequences of a range of axial movements comprised of space, force, body shapes and qualities (e.g., levels, sharp/smooth, curved/straight, heavy/light, swing/float)

Demonstrates body awareness through isolations, connections (e.g., body half, upper-lower, cross-lateral) as well as awareness of and accuracy of limb positions and axial pathways in personal space

Demonstrates attentiveness, full participation and cooperation with others in the dance learning environment

Demonstrates focus and concentration in performance skills

Applies knowledge of appropriate behaviors and skills as an audience member and dance observer

Explains the difference between muscles, bones and joints

Recognizes healthy practices that relate to dancing (e.g., warm up, cool down, nutrition, proper clothing)

Locates and/or isolates over ten body parts and applies isolations in a creative movement setting

Demonstrates unstructured movement to a steady beat

Differentiates between contrasting rhythms

Executes accuracy in stopping, starting, and changing in response to music and sound

Understands the concepts of stopping, starting, and changing in response to music and sound

Explores basic concepts of partnering (e.g., copying, leading, mirroring, following)

Creates shapes and levels through movement

Identifies and creates a dance sequence with a beginning, middle, end

Engages in creative exploration of dance elements through structured improvisation and play (e.g., body, space, time, energy)

Creates movement based on his or her own ideas, feelings, concepts, and kinesthetic awareness

Explores problem solving skills through movement

Responds to a variety of stimuli (e.g., scarves, songs, streamers, images)

Improvises movement based on own ideas, feelings, concepts, and kinesthetic awareness

Recognizes and accurately describes movement and dance elements

Moves expressively to music and/or other accompaniment (e.g., sound, text)

Explains basic features that distinguish one kind of dance from another (speed, force/energy use, costume, setting, music)

Develops the ability to describe one's own dance as well as another's dance

Describes, compares, and contrasts movement elements of dance

Demonstrates an understanding of the role of dance in various cultures

Participates in dance activities representing various cultures

Demonstrates an understanding of "Why we dance?"

Explores how health and nutrition enhance dance ability

Develops respect for one's well being and the well being of others

Develops understanding of essential concepts for individual and group movement

Explores the basic elements of dance through the use of media and technology

Explores the various styles of dance through the use of media and technology

Compares and contrasts dance to other art forms

Explores commonalities of essential concepts shared between dance and other subject areas