Kindergarten

CONNECT: Explore and relate artistic ideas and works to past, present, and future societies and cultures.

CREATE: Create and adapt new artistic ideas and work individually or collaboratively

PRESENT: Present, perform, produce, and develop artistic ideas and works.

RESPOND: Analyze and evaluate how the arts communicate.

K.CN.1

K.CN.1 Relate dance ideas and works with personal, societal, cultural, and historical, and daily life contexts, including diverse and marginalized groups.

K.CN.2

K.CN.2 Explore advancements in the field of dance.

K.CR.1

K.CR.1 Create original dance movements and works that communicate ideas, experiences, feelings, or images, independently and collaboratively.

K.CR.2

K.CR.2 Adapt original dance ideas and works, and those of peers and other artists, independently and collaboratively.

K.PR.1

K.PR.1 Perform dance works from a variety of styles, cultures, and genres.

K.PR.2

K.PR.2 Develop dance presentations.

K.RE.1

K.RE.1 Analyze dance from a variety of styles, cultures, and genres using content-specific vocabulary.

K.RE.2

K.RE.2 Evaluate dance works using content-specific vocabulary.

K.CN.1.1

Identify dance in global communities.

K.CN.1.2

Identify how dance is used in school and in daily life.

K.CN.1.3

Identify anatomical challenges encountered by dancers.

K.CN.2.1

Identify the various roles of individuals in creating dance.

K.CN.2.2

Identify innovations and technological tools used to create and present dance.

K.CR.1.1

Generate spontaneous movement in response to verbal cues.

K.CR.1.2

Create a movement for the beginning, middle, and end of a dance.

K.CR.1.3

Depict a dance movement by drawing a picture or using a symbol.

K.CR.2.1

Adapt a dance sequence by changing the size of the movements.

K.CR.2.2

Explain the difference between original and copied dance movements or works.

K.PR.1.1

Improve dance skills by incorporating feedback from instructors.

K.PR.1.2

Demonstrate basic motor skills with body awareness.

K.PR.1.3

Demonstrate focus with guidance when dancing with others.

K.PR.2.1

Compare topics or themes for improvisation or informal performance from a given list.

K.PR.2.2

Demonstrate safe and respectful behaviors when performing and observing informal performances with guidance.

K.PR.2.3

Demonstrate how using a simple prop as part of a dance can impact performance.

K.RE.1.1

Describe movements that exemplify an element of dance with guidance.

K.RE.1.2

Describe the emotions evoked by dance movements.

K.RE.2.1

Describe personal preference for movements.

K.RE.2.2