Common Planner
K–12 Standards

Dance: Grade 2

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CREATING2.CR

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    Explore

    1. 1

      Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.2.CR.1

      1. 1

        Generate movement ideas inspired by various stimuli and suggest additional sources for movement inspiration, experimenting with combining different stimuli.2.CR.1.1

      2. 2

        Combine movements to form a sequence, manipulating multiple elements of dance.2.CR.1.2

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    Plan

    1. 2

      Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.2.CR.2

      1. 3

        Create a dance with a beginning, middle, and end to communicate a main idea. 2.CR.2.3

      2. 4

        Select and demonstrate movements that express an idea or emotion using music and explain reasons for movement choices.2.CR.2.4

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    Revise

    1. 3

      Refine and complete artistic work.2.CR.3

      1. 5

        Revise a short dance sequence or structured improvisation, using feedback from peers or teacher.2.CR.3.5

      2. 6

        Depict the levels of movements in a variety of dance movements by drawing a picture or using symbols.2.CR.3.6

PERFORMING2.PR

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    Express

    1. 4

      Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.2.PR.4

      1. 7

        Create movement phrases with locomotor and non-locomotor movements, using level, size, pathway, and formation changes. 2.PR.4.7

      2. 8

        Create movement on the accented beat in duple and triple meter.2.PR.4.8

      3. 9

        Create a movement phrase that illustrates a variety of movement qualities.2.PR.4.9

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    Embody

    1. 5

      Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.2.PR.5

      1. 10

        Create a dance phrase that includes multiple body shapes and actions. 2.PR.5.10

      2. 11

        Move safely in a variety of spatial relationships and formations with other dancers, sharing and maintaining personal space.2.PR.5.11

      3. 12

        Recall and show movement phrases with an awareness of self and others in space.2.PR.5.12

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    Present

    1. 6

      Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.2.PR.6

      1. 13

        Demonstrate appropriate performance etiquette while rehearsing and performing.2.PR.6.13

      2. 14

        Utilize limited production elements to enhance a dance.2.PR.6.14

RESPONDING2.RE

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    Analyze

    1. 7

      Perceive and analyze artistic work.2.RE.7

      1. 15

        Share the meaning interpreted from a recognizable movement in a dance.2.RE.7.15

      2. 16

        Use context cues from movement to identify meaning and intent in a dance, using simple dance terminology.2.RE.7.16

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    Interpret

    1. 8

      Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work. 2.RE.8

      1. 17

        Identify multiple movements in a dance, asserting how they create a theme and work with other elements of the dance.2.RE.8.17

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    Critique

    1. 9

      Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work. 2.RE.9

      1. 18

        Describe, create, and/or perform a dance that expresses personal meaning and explain how certain movements express emotion.2.RE.9.18

CONNECTING2.CN

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    Synthesize

    1. 10

      Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.2.CN.10

      1. 19

        Respond with movements to an inquiry-based set of questions based on an observed dance work. 2.CN.10.19

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    Relate

    1. 11

      Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding. 2.CN.11

      1. 20

        Observe and perform a dance from a culture, relating the movement to the people or environment from which the dance was created and performed.2.CN.11.20

      2. 21

        Demonstrate appropriate audience etiquette in a variety of venues.2.CN.11.21

Frequently asked questions

What grade levels do these standards cover?
Grade 2
Where can I read the official document?
2024 Alabama Course of Study: Arts Education

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