Fine Arts: Dance (Pre-K)

Pre-Kindergarten

Dance

Performing (PR)

Creating

Responding

Connecting

Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.

Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.

Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

Organize and develop artistic work.

Refine and complete artistic work.

Perceive and analyze artistic work.

Construct meaningful interpretations of 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 contexts to deepen understanding.

Identify and move body parts and imitate movements upon request.

Imitate basic locomotor and non-locomotor movements.

Move in general space and start and stop on cue while maintaining personal space.

Recognize that food provides energy for physical activitiy.

Imitate and follow directions for moving the body in general space (e.g., forward, backward, sideways, up, down, turning) and finding and returning to a place in space.

Imitate speed of dance as fast or slow. Move to varied rhythmic sounds at different tempi.

Identify and apply different movement qualities (e.g., slow, smooth, wavy).

Dance with others in a designated area or space.

Use a simple prop as part of a dance.

Respond in movement to a variety of sensory stimuli (e.g., music/sound, visual, tactile).

Explore basic locomotor and non­ locomotor movements.

Improvise dance that starts and stops on cue.

Engage in dance experiences moving alone or with a partner.

Follow verbal cues for changing movement through guided improvisational experiences.

 Identify parts of the body and draw a picture of a body shape or position.

Identify a learned movement in a dance.

Demonstrate an observed or performed dance movement.

Observe a shape or movement and describe it.

Imitate a movement from a dance and explain how it feels to perform it.

Recognize emotions expressed in dance movement that is watched or performed.

Observe a dance work. Imitate a movement from the dance and ask a question about the dance.

Imitate a dance movement experienced at home or elsewhere.