Dance: Grade 5

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 the anatomical and kinesiology concepts in movement

Understands and applies music concepts to dance

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

Demonstrates an understanding 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

Participates in dance technique based warm-up that addresses strength, coordination, and flexibility

Demonstrates knowledge of dance terminology and basic principles of dance technique

Demonstrates accuracy, focus, control, and coordination in performing and creating a spectrum of locomotor sequences performed to music that includes a range of tempos, rhythms, and qualities

Performs smooth transitions when connecting movements

Shows dexterity and motor control while manipulating a prop within a movement sequence

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

Demonstrates focus and concentration and self-discipline in the performance of skills

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

Identifies fundamental principles of injury prevention for dance

Understands how strength and endurance are developed through dance skills

Identifies concepts of gravity, force, acceleration, and mass in relation to dance

Understands, explores, and sequences clear movements of body parts, body halves, and the body in planes in space

Applies knowledge of duple and triple meters in the executing and creating of dance

Exhibits and creates variety in movement qualities in response to a variety of musical selections and instruments

Demonstrates musicality while performing dance phrases

Explores partnering: copy, lead, mirror, follow

Creates shapes and levels through movement

Combines phrases of movement into simple compositions with and without music accompaniment

Demonstrates knowledge of compositional elements through movement (beginning, middle, end, and transitions)

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

Creates and performs more complex dance compositions

Explores design through space and time

Implements various approaches to solving a compositional question

Uses improvisation to discover and invent movement and to solve movement problems

Utilizes technology in the choreographic process

Creates a dance phrase, accurately repeat it and then vary it (using the elements (e.g., body, time, space, energy)

Explores thoughts, ideas, and feelings through structured improvisation

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

Responds to criteria for evaluating simple composition

Identifies characteristics unique to various dance genres (e.g., ballet, jazz, tap, modern)

Discusses dance as a means of communication, expression, and interaction through simple composition with competence and confidence

Participates in a dance from a personal heritage of interest

Participates in dance activities representing various cultures

Identifies a correlation between historical periods and styles of dance

Understands the reason for dance in other cultures (e.g., "Why we dance?")

Demonstrates the similarities and differences in various dance styles (e.g., ballet, jazz, tap, folk)

Practices habits of health and nutrition to enhance dance ability

Demonstrates the elements of personal safety in dance

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

Investigates how dance promotes body wellness (e.g., strength, endurance, balance, agility, flexibility)

Demonstrates how time-management, listening, problem-solving, and team work skills are used with others in composing and rehearsing and performing

Demonstrates an ability to utilize technological tools and media to create and communicate about dance

Demonstrates an ability to use media and technology tools related to dance performance

Compares and contrasts dance to other art forms

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