Dance: Grade 6

Perceiving/Knowing

Producing/Performing

Responding/Reflecting

Deepen personal awareness of the expressive body as it moves and feels in personal and communal spaces.

Deepen personal awareness of the expressive body as it moves and feels in relation to the dance elements.

Observe and ask questions about movement concepts.

Explore the body's range of movement possibilities.

View works by various influential choreographers.

Recognize how thoughts and ideas influence dance.

Observe dances with attention to rhythmic structure, with or without musical accompaniment.

Create movement that is influenced by personal, social, cultural and political concepts

Perform dances from various global cultures, theatrical styles and historical periods.

Perform movement phrases with increased focus, alignment, strength, flexibility, coordination and skill.

Demonstrate and use available technology including new media to create, record and share dances in conventional and innovative ways.

Demonstrate how to dance with a supporting partner or group.

Identify a variety of career possibilities in which dance skills are useful.

Explain the role of dance in daily life across various periods and cultures and provide examples.

Identify an influential choreographer and describe his or her choreographic work in terms of genre, form and style.

State and support a personal preference of dance genre, form and style.

Create and apply criteria to make judgments about self-made dances and dances made by others.

Share ideas and raise questions about the relevance of dance skills to their lives and adult career choices.