AE17.D.2.3

Arts Education (2017) Grade(s): 2 - Dance

AE17.D.2.3
Create a dance phrase with a main idea that has a clear beginning, middle, and end.

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Essential Questions

EU: The elements of dance, dance structures, and choreographic devices serve as both a foundation and a departure point for choreographers.
EQ: What influences choice-making in creating choreography?

Skills Examples

Execute a sequence of movements in different ways (i.e., different levels, timing, directions, body parts).
Create a dance based on a short story, with a beginning, middle and end.
Improvise movement to verbs and adjectives. Recall the movement and sequence to repeat.
Using basic stick figures to draw shapes used in a series of movements.