AE17.D.K.1

Arts Education (2017) Grade(s): KG - Dance

AE17.D.K.1
Differentiate between basic locomotor and non-locomotor movements.

Unpacked Content

Essential Questions

EU: Choreographers use a variety of sources as inspiration and transform concepts and ideas into movement for artistic expression.
EQ: Where do choreographers get ideas for dances?

Skills Examples

Demonstrate locomotor and non-locomotor movements (i.e., running, skipping, twisting, falling).
Identify elements of movement that are personally difficult to perform and discuss how this impacts movement choice in choreography.
Identify how it feels to perform the same movement fast and slow.
Create a connected shape, improvise while disconnected, and finish back in original connected shape.
Perform improvised movement based on a famous painting.
Identify how the movement changes if an element is performed differently, such as taking the movement from a high level to a low level.
Create three movements and develop a symbol to go with each (such as ⟲ for turn).