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K–12 Standards

Dance: Grade 2

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Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.A1

  • a

    Explore movement inspired by a variety of stimuli (for example, music/sound, text, objects, images, symbols, observed dance, experiences) and suggest additional sources for movement ideas. A.2.A1.a

  • b

    Combine a variety of movements while manipulating the elements of dance.A.2.A1.b

Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.A2

  • a

    Improvise a dance phrase with a beginning, a middle that has a main idea, and a clear end. A.2.A2.a

  • b

    Choose movements that express a main idea or emotion, or that follow a musical phrase. Explain reasons for movement choices.A.2.A2.b

Refine and complete artistic work.A3

  • a

    Explore movement inspired by a variety of stimuli (for example, music/sound, text, objects, images, symbols, observed dance, experiences) and suggest additional sources for movement ideas. A.2.A3.a

  • b

    Combine a variety of movements while manipulating the elements of dance.A.2.A3.b

Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.B1

  • a

    Demonstrate clear directionality and intent when performing locomotor and non-locomotor movements that change body shapes, facings, and pathways in space. Identify symmetrical and asymmetrical body shapes and examine relationships between body parts. Differentiate between circling and turning as two separate ways of continuous directional change. A.2.B1.a

  • b

    Identify the length of time a move or phrase takes (for example, whether it is long or short). Identify and move on the downbeat in duple and triple meter. Correlate metric phrasing with movement phrasing. A.2.B1.b

  • c

    Select and apply appropriate characteristics to movements (for example, selecting specific adverbs and adjectives and apply them to movements). Demonstrate kinesthetic awareness while dancing the movement characteristics.A.2.B1.c

Develop and refine artistic technique and work for presentation.B2

  • a

    Demonstrate a range of locomotor and non-locomotor movements, body patterning, and dance sequences that require moving through space using a variety of different pathways.A.2.B2.a

  • b

    Move safely in a variety of spatial relationships and formations with other dancers, sharing and maintaining personal space.A.2.B2.b

  • c

    Repeat movements with an awareness of self and others in space. Self-adjust and modify movements or placement upon request.A.2.B2.c

Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.B3

  • a

    Dance for and with others in a space where the audience observes from a different space. A.2.B3.a

  • b

    Use limited production elements (i.e., hand props, simple scenery, or media projections) to enhance performance.A.2.B3.b

Perceive and analyze artistic work.C1

  • a

    Find movements in a dance that develop a pattern.A.2.C1.a

  • b

    Demonstrate and describe movements in dances from different genres or cultures. A.2.C1.b

Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.C2

  • a

    Using simple dance terminology and context clues from movement, identify meaning and intent in a dance.A.2.C2.a

Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.C3

  • a

    Observe or demonstrate dances from a genre or culture. Using simple dance terminology, discuss movements and other aspects of the dances that make the dances work wellA.2.C3.a

Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.D1

  • a

    Describe, create, and/or perform a dance that expresses personal meaning and explain how certain movements express this personal meaning. A.2.D1.a

  • b

    Respond to a dance work using an inquiry-based approach (i.e., think, wonder, etc.). Create movement using ideas from responses and explain how certain movements express a specific idea.A.2.D1.b

Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical contexts to deepen understanding. D2

  • a

    Observe a dance and relate the movement to the people or environment in which the dance was created and performed.A.2.D2.a

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