State Curriculum - Dance

 
Grade 3
Standard 1.0 Perceiving, Performing, and Responding: Aesthetic Education: Students will demonstrate the ability to perceive, perform, and respond to dance.:
1. Demonstrate knowledge of how elements of dance are used to communicate meaning
a. Identify and describe the elements of dance, such as body, space, time, and energy, used in movement sequences that communicate ideas, thoughts, and feelings
b. Apply the elements of dance and use sensory stimuli to create movement sequences
2. Demonstrate kinesthetic awareness and technical proficiency in dance performance
a. Perform movement sequences demonstrating kinesthetic awareness
b. Execute movement sequences using balance and timing effectively
c. Demonstrate characteristic movements from a minimum of two different genres representative of world cultures
d. Execute memorized movement sequences accurately
3. Respond to dance through observation, experience, and analysis
a. Identify movement sequences in different dance genres using the language of dance
b. Select specific movements in a dance and explain their purposes
 

 

August 5, 2008