Dance: Kindergarten

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, wellness, and safety.

Identify connections between dance and other areas of knowledge.

Explore working independently and collaboratively with others.

Create and perform a dance sequence.

Explore dance elements through structured improvisation and play (e.g. body, space, time, energy).

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

Express ideas and feelings through movement, gestures, and facial expressions

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

Identify and demonstrate basic creative and locomotor movements and body isolations.

Demonstrate the difference between personal and general space.

Demonstrate the ability to perform simple movements in response to oral instruction.

Demonstrate attentiveness, full participation, and awareness of others in the dance learning and performance environments.

Understand and demonstrate appropriate behaviors as a dance performer, and as an audience member. 

Identify basic body parts and how they move.

Explore moving to music and responding to changes in tempo and other music qualities. 

Explain basic features that distinguish one dance from another.

Observe movement and describe it using basic dance terminology.

Explore historical and cultural motivations for dance.

Explore the role of dance in various cultures and history.

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

Explore moving safely.

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

Explore elements and styles of dance through the use of technology and media.