AE17.D.1.7 | ALEX

Arts Education (2017) Grade(s): 1 - Dance

EU: Space, time, and energy are basic elements of dance.
EQ: How do dancers work with space, time, and energy to communicate artistic expression?

Demonstrate changes to level, size, direction and pathways in body shapes, locomotor and non-locomotor movement.
Create or recall locomotor movement in a variety of chosen pathways; zig zag, circular, straight (i.e., move in straight, curved, and zigzag pathways).
Join with others to make a circle, then work with others to change it to a square or line.
Create a curved shape on a low level.
Recognize steady beat and move to varying tempi of steady beat.
Observe, discuss and demonstrate changes in the energy and quality of given movement (jerky, smooth, melting, growing, bouncy, floppy).
Apply changes to a given movement sequence, making practiced steps jerky or smooth.
Question how changes in the way we do a movement can change the feel of it and also the appearance of it.
Demonstrate movement or steps in different facings and directions.

Explore the space around their own body: How can they move without getting too close to another dancer, the wall, mirror, surroundings using perception of sight and body awareness.
Demonstrate unison movement in group formation (marching, skipping in a circle, etc.).
Discuss, identify and demonstrate ways to modify movement or placement in a group formation using perception of spatial awareness.
Modify an existing formation by utilizing more dance pathways.
Modify an existing dance phrase to utilize the space differently.
Perform a dance in theatre-in-the-round format.
Perform a dance in a non-traditional setting such as a football field.