Dance: Grade K

Perceiving/Knowing

Producing/Performing

Responding/Reflecting

Demonstrate curiosity and engagement with the dances they observe and experience.

Observe and explore dance forms from various cultures.

Demonstrate awareness of moving safely within personal and general space.

Identify and name basic concepts used in dance.

Observe dances and dancers and share what they see using words, pictures or movements.

Name and point out basic dance elements, subject matter and movements in dances they create and view.

Describe the meaning of the movements and shapes made in space.

Explore and experiment with locomotor and non-locomotor movements using changes in body shape, time, space and movement quality to construct meaning.

Explore movement ideas for dance-making based on observation, memory, imagination and experience.

Explore, select and combine dance concepts and improvisational elements to communicate subject matter in dance-making.

Explore and combine rhythmic play in movement sequencing, problem-solving and to construct meaning.

Engage in and learn developmentally appropriate cultural dances.

Explore structured improvisations and movement sequences that explore a central theme across disciplines.

Demonstrate awareness of their dance movements and ideas for generating them.

Communicate ideas, stories and personal experiences they see in dances performed using their own developing language.

Demonstrate and discuss how to respond to dance as an audience member.

Demonstrate social skills when collaborating with peers to create and perform dances.

Recognize that people have different opinions and responses to works of art.

Show confidence and pride in their artistic accomplishments.

Recognize dancing as a tool for healthful living.