Dance: Grade 2

Creating

Performing

Responding

Connecting

Demonstrate an understanding of the choreographic process.

Demonstrate an understanding of dance as a form of communication.

Identify and demonstrate movement elements, skills, and terminology in dance.

Understand and model dance etiquette as a classroom participant, performer, and observer.

Recognize the relationship between human anatomy and movement. 

Understand and apply music concepts to dance. 

Demonstrate critical and creative thinking in dance.

Understand and demonstrate dance throughout history and in various cultures.

Recognize connections between dance and wellness.

Identify connections between dance and other areas of knowledge.

Collaborate with others to create and perform movement phrases.

Develop basic partnering skills through guided instruction (e.g. copy, lead, mirror, follow).

Sequence phrases of movement with simple transitions.

Combine two or more dance elements in a movement phrase (e.g. body, space, time, energy).

Respond to a variety of stimuli through movement (e.g. scarves, songs, sounds, images).

Improvise and create movement based on ideas, feelings, and personal experiences. 

Recognize and describe how movement quality impacts meaning.

Move expressively to music and/or other stimuli (e.g. sound, text).

Apply dance terminology to describe and create movement (e.g. levels, pathways, directions, speed, rhythm, energy, qualities, shapes).

Execute sequences of locomotor movements with appropriate energy and coordination (e.g. walk, run, hop, jump, gallop, skip).

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

Demonstrate body awareness through balance, coordination, and increased range of motion.

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

Demonstrate focus and concentration in the performance of skills.

Apply knowledge of appropriate behaviors and skills as an observer and performer.

Apply knowledge of muscles, bones, and joints to specific movements.

Apply knowledge of healthy practices for dance (e.g. proper warm up and cool down, proper clothing, stretching). 

Demonstrate structured movements to a steady beat.

Execute instructed or student created movements to simple rhythmic patterns.

Respond to changes in tempo and other musical qualities through movement.

Explain basic features that distinguish one dance from another (e.g. speed, force/energy, costume, setting, music).

Compare and contrast elements of dance.

Evaluate simple composition using specified criteria. 

Participate in dance activities representing various cultures.

Identify the role of dance in other cultures.

Describe the similarities and differences in various dance styles throughout history (e.g. ballet, jazz, creative movement).

Explore the principles of a healthy body (e.g. health, hygiene, nutrition). 

Define and demonstrate personal safety and the safety of others in dance.

Compare and contrast dance to other art forms and subject areas. 

Compare and contrast elements and styles of dance through the use of media and technology.