AE17.D.K.16

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

EU: Perceive and analyze artistic work.
EQ: How is dance understood?

Identity recurring movements in an observed dance phrase (i.e., chaîne turns, step touch, marching, waving arms, and/or shoulder rolls). Demonstrate short and simple movement phrase that students can copy (i.e., step hop, step hop, chasse, chasse, step clap, step clap).
Perform simple social dance that students can copy (i.e., electric slide, chicken dance).
Perform simple dance movements and allow students to identify movements (i.e., plie, contraction, flexed foot, chasse, tendu).
Select a movement and explain what the movement may mean (i.e., jumping to show joy, slow walks to show exhaustion, hiding behind hands to show fear).