Common Planner
K–12 Standards

Dance: Grades Pre-K, K

Other Delaware Visual and Performing Arts sets

Identifying and demonstrating movement elements and skills in performing arts

  • 1.1

    Perform axial movements (e.g., bend, stretch, twist, turn, swing, collapse)

  • 1.2

    Demonstrate accuracy in moving to a musical beat and responding to changes in tempo

  • 1.3

    Demonstrate eight basic locomotor movements (e.g., walk, run, hop, jump, leap, gallop, slide, skip) traveling forward, backward, sideward, diagonally, turning

  • 1.4

    Transfer rhythmic patterns from the aural to the kinesthetic

  • 1.5

    Explain and execute the underlying principles of movement skill (e.g., alignment, balance, initiation of movement, articulation of isolated body parts, weight shift, elevation and landing, fall and recovery)

  • 1.6

    Execute basic movement phrases individually and in a group

  • 1.7

    Transfer spatial patterns from the visual to the kinesthetic

Understanding choreographic principles, processes and structures

  • 2.1

    Demonstrate basic partner skills (e.g., copying, leading and following, mirroring)

  • 2.2

    Improvise, create and perform dances based on original ideas and concepts from other sources

  • 2.3

    Use improvisation to generate movement for choreography

  • 2.4

    Create and identify the sequential parts of a dance phrase (e.g., beginning, middle, and end)

Understanding dance as a way to create and communicate meaning

  • 3.1

    Take an active role in a class discussion about interpretations of and reactions to a dance

  • 3.2

    Observe and explain how different accompaniment (such as sound, music, spoken text) can affect the meaning of a dance

  • 3.3

    Demonstrate and/or explain how lighting and costuming can contribute to the meaning of a dance

Applying and demonstrating critical and creative thinking skills in dance

  • 4.1

    Demonstrate appropriate audience behavior in watching dance performances; discuss their opinions about the dances with their peers in a supportive and constructive way

  • 4.2

    Discuss how skills developed in dance are applicable to a variety of careers

  • 4.3

    Observe and discuss how dance is different from other forms of human movement (e.g., sports, everyday gestures)

  • 4.4

    Observe two dances and discuss (compare and contrast) how they are similar and different in terms of one of the compositional elements (e.g., space, time, force/energy)

  • 4.5

    Explore, discover and realize multiple solutions to a given movement problem; choose their favorite solution and discuss the reasons for that choice

Demonstrating and understanding dance in various cultures and historical periods

  • 5.1

    Perform folk dances from various cultures

Making connections between dance and healthful living

  • 6.1

    Explain how healthy practices (such as nutrition, safety) enhance ability to dance, citing multiple examples

Making connections between dance and other disciplines

  • 7.1

    Respond to a dance using another art form; explain the connections between the dance and their response to it (such as stating how their paintings reflect the dance they saw)

  • 7.2

    Create a dance project that reveals understanding of a concept or idea from another discipline (e.g., poetry, physics, geometry)

  • 7.3

    Create a project that reveals similarities and differences between the arts

Frequently asked questions

What grade levels do these standards cover?
Kindergarten and PRE-K
When were these standards adopted?
2007

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