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K–12 Standards

Dance: Grade 5

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Creating

  • 1

    Generate and Conceptualize Artistic Ideas and Work

    1. a

      Build content for choreography using several stimuli (e.g., music/sound, text, objects, images, notation, observed dance, experiences, literary forms, natural phenomena, current news, social events).5.DA.Cr1.a

    2. b

      Construct and solve multiple movement problems to develop choreographic content.5.DA.Cr1.b

  • 2

    Organize and Develop Artistic Ideas and Work

    1. a

      Manipulate or modify a variety of choreographic devices to expand choreographic possibilities and develop a main idea. Explain reasons for movement choices.5.DA.Cr2.a

    2. b

      Develop a dance study by selecting a specific movement vocabulary to communicate a main idea. Discuss how the dance communicates nonverbally.5.DA.Cr2.b

  • 3

    Refine and Complete Artistic Work

    1. 3

      Revise movement based on peer feedback and selfreflection to improve communication of artistic intent in a short dance study. Explain and document choices made in the process.5.DA.Cr3

Performing

  • 4

    Select, Analyze, and Interpret Artistic Work for Presentation

    1. a

      Integrate static and dynamic shapes as well as floor and air pathways into dance sequences. Establish relationships with other dancers with intentionality and focus. Convert inward focus to outward focus.5.DA:Pr4.a

    2. b

      Dance to a variety of rhythms generated from internal and external sources. Perform movement phrases that show the ability to respond to changes in time.5.DA:Pr4.b

    3. c

      Contrast bound and free flowing movements. Initiate movements from a variety of points of the body. Analyze the relationship between initiation and energy.5.DA:Pr4.c

  • 5

    Develop and Refine Artistic Techniques and Work for Presentation

    1. a

      Recall and execute a series of dance phrases using technical dance skills (e.g., alignment, coordination, balance, core support, clarity of movement).5.DA:Pr5.a

    2. b

      Demonstrate safe body-use practices during technical exercises and movement combinations. Discuss how these practices, along with healthful eating habits, promote strength, flexibility, endurance, and injury prevention.5.DA:Pr5.b

    3. c

      Collaborate with peer ensemble members to repeat sequences, synchronize actions, and refine spatial relationships to improve performance quality. Apply feedback from others to establish personal performance goals.5.DA:Pr5.c

  • 6

    Convey Meaning Through the Presentation of Artistic Work

    1. a

      Demonstrate the ability to adapt dance to alternative performance venues by modifying spacing and movements to the performance space.5.DA:Pr6.a

    2. b

      Identify, explore, and select production elements that heighten and intensify the artistic intent of a dance and are adaptable for various performance spaces.5.DA:Pr6.b

Responding

  • 7

    Perceive and Analyze Artistic Work

    1. a

      Find meaning or artistic intent from the patterns of movement in a dance work.5.DA:Re7.a

    2. b

      Describe, using basic dance terminology, the qualities and characteristics of style used in a dance from one’s own cultural movement practice. Compare them to the qualities and characteristics of style found in a different dance genre, style, or cultural movement practice.5.DA:Re7.b

  • 8

    Interpret Intent and Meaning in Artistic Work

    1. 8

      Interpret meaning in a dance based on its movements. Explain how the movements communicate the main idea of the dance using basic dance terminology.5.DA:Re8

  • 9

    Apply Criteria to Evaluate Artistic Work

    1. 9

      Demonstrate and discuss the characteristics of dance that make a dance artistic and meaningful. Relate them to the elements of dance in genres, styles, or cultural movement practices. Use basic dance terminology to describe characteristics of the dance.5.DA:Re9

Connecting

  • 10

    Synthesize and Relate Knowledge and Personal Experiences to Make Art

    1. a

      Compare two dances with contrasting themes. Discuss feelings and ideas evoked by each. Describe how the themes and movements relate to points of view and experiences.5.DA:Cn10.a

    2. b

      Choose a topic, concept, or content from another discipline of study and research how other art forms have expressed the topic. Create a dance study that expresses the idea. Explain how the dance study expressed the idea and discuss how this learning process is similar to, or different from, other learning situations.5.DA:Cn10.b

  • 11

    Relate Artistic Ideas and Works with Societal, Cultural, and Historical Context to Deepen Understanding

    1. 11

      Describe how the movement characteristics and qualities of a dance in a specific genre or style communicate the ideas and perspectives of the culture, historical period, or community from which the genre or style originated.5.DA:Cn11

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