Dance: Grade 6

Creating

Performing

Responding

Connecting

Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

Refine and complete artistic work.

Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.

Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.

Perceive and analyze artistic work.

Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.

Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.

Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.

Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.

Develop movement sequences that reflect similar or contrasting ideas generated from a variety of stimuli (for example, music, observed dance, literary forms, notation, natural phenomena, personal experience/recall, current news or social events) and using choreographic principles.

Explore a movement problem using movement vocabulary from a variety of dance styles and traditions and incorporating the elements of movement.

Create movement patterns and solve movement problems using choreographic structures from a variety of cultures and dance styles and forms.

Expand movement patterns and solutions to movement problems by manipulating theatrical elements. Discuss the effects of these elements on communicating to others.

Revise a movement problem or revise solutions to movement problems based on artistic choices observed in a variety of choreographic sources. Define the changes made in the choreographic product.

Record a dance sequence or choreographed solution to a movement problem using writing, pictures, or media technology.

Demonstrate the ability to judge distance and spatial design by exploring diverse pathways, levels, and patterns in space alone, with partners or in groups. Maintain focus with partner or group in near and far space.

Use a variety of timing accents, durations, tempi, and rhythmic structures in dance phrases reflecting different dance styles, genres, and a variety of cultures.

Initiate movement and dynamic expression using varying tensions in musculature. Appropriately apply bound and free-flowing movements to technique exercises and dance phrases.

Accurately demonstrate changes of direction, levels, facings, pathways, elevations and landings, extensions of limbs and movement transitions while embodying technical dance skills (alignment, coordination, balance, core support, clarity of movement, kinesthetic awareness).

Demonstrate awareness of safe and healthful strategies, including nutrition, in warming up and dancing. Embody knowledge of physical anatomy related to muscle feedback and spatial awareness.

Collaborate with peers to identify what works and does not work in executing complex patterns, sequences, and formations in dances. Solve movement problems by testing options and finding good results. Document improvement over time.

Use performance etiquette and performance practices during class, rehearsal and performance. Reflect upon and apply corrections received from director or choreographer to future performances. Demonstrate ability to adapt to various performance areas.

Correctly use production terminology and explain reasons for choosing among a variety of possible production elements to intensify and heighten the artistic intent of a variety of dance works.

Use correct, genre-specific dance terminology to explain how the elements of dance are used in a variety of dance genres, styles, or cultural movement practices.

Describe or demonstrate recurring patterns of movement and their relationships in dance phrases or a dance.

Explain how the artistic intent of a dance is achieved through the elements of dance, dance technique, dance structure, choreographic principles, production elements, and context. Use genre specific dance terminology.

Develop artistic criteria to critique a dance using genre-specific dance terminology. Discuss the characteristics and artistic intent of the dance.

Observe the movement characteristics or qualities observed in a specific dance genre. Describe differences and similarities about what was observed to one's attitudes and movement preferences.

Conduct research using a variety of resources to find information about a social issue of great interest. Use the information to create a dance study that expresses a specific point of view on the topic. Discuss whether the experience of creating and sharing the dance reinforces personal views or offers new knowledge and perspectives.

Interpret and show how the movement and qualities of a dance communicate its cultural, historical, and/or community purpose or meaning.