Colorado K–6 dance standards

Move the body safely in time and space.

Perform simple movement sequences and dances.

Move safely in personal and general space.

Demonstrate focus and concentration while moving.

Improvise movements that can start and stop on cue.

Develop simple movements based on a mood or feeling.

Recognize and demonstrate contrasting ideas.

Explore movement while moving with objects (scarves, feathers, balls).

Use movement to show a feeling and perform it for others.

Identify and demonstrate contrasting ideas.

Tell movement stories through improvisational exercises.

Name their favorite part of a movement activity and state what they dislike.

Demonstrate movements found in dances from various eras and cultures.

Name dances from different cultures.

Experience dances from other time periods.

Identify different dance movements.

Describe a movement.

Discover that dance relates to music.

Discover where dance happens.

Demonstrate accuracy in the use of space.

Demonstrate different timing and rhythm in movement.

Demonstrate various qualities in movement.

Demonstrate focus and concentration while moving.

Improvise movements that can start and stop on cue.

Develop simple movements based on a mood or feeling.

Recognize and demonstrate contrasting ideas.

Solve simple movement problems.

Use play and improvisation to create movements.

Select movements they like and dislike and replicate them.

Change movements based on feedback and conversation.

Perform movements found in dances from various eras and cultures.

Name the differences in dances of different eras.

Describe cultural aspects from videos and pictures.

Describe the movements and gestures that stand out in a particular dance.

Use words, pictures, or various mediums to compare different dances.

Find similarities or comparisons in a dance that relates to a student’s own life.

Discover that dance relates to other things.

Identify where dance happens.

Demonstrate basic technique appropriate to the dance style.

Approach movements differently to support meaning making.

Perform dances from memory for an audience.

Move intentionally to demonstrate the relevant action and safe body practices.

Move in ways that demonstrate self-awareness.

Improvise a dance phrase that has a clear beginning, middle and end.

Experiment with movements that express an idea or an emotion.

Recognize and demonstrate contrasting ideas.

Solve simple movement problems alone and with a partner.

. Select and organize movement into a simple dance with a beginning, middle and end.

Develop simple dance phrases that meet given criteria.

Select movements from improvisational exercises to organize a dance phrase.

Observe, describe, and perform historical and culturally specific dances.

Describe the mood or feeling of the accompaniment of different cultural and social dances.

Describe the significance or meaning of costumes, masks, and accessories in different cultural and social dances.

Name the differences in dances of different eras.

Describe cultural aspects from videos and pictures.

Understand and describe the meaning of movements in a dance.

Identify and describe how a movement is similar to or different from a movement in everyday life.

Identify movements in a dance that could be used to communicate or relate to other academic topics such as science, math, or language arts.

Identify that dance relates to other things.

Identify that dance happens within communities.

Develop technique appropriate to the dance style.

Accurately reproduce movement sequences.

Participate in warm-ups with an understanding of progression.

Identify the parts of the body used while dancing.

Communicate feelings and intent through improvisation

Recognize and demonstrate simple patterns and contrasting movements.

Solve simple movement problems alone and with partners.

Improvise movement that has a beginning, middle, and end.

Organize movements created into short dances based on a creative process.

Create simple movement phrases that meet given criteria.

Manipulate or modify movement sequences that have a beginning, middle, and end.

Edit and refine a dance to clarify intent.

Compare and contrast different cultural dances using movement descriptions and performance.

Describe distinguishing characteristics of historical and cultural dances.

Contrast the differences in dances of different eras.

Describe cultural aspects from videos and pictures.

Use dance vocabulary to identify movements, basic structure, and emotion in dance.

Identify and describe the movement content of a particular dance work.

Identify that dance relates to other academic content areas.

Identify dance in a variety of communities.

Discover how arts are related to one another.

Perform dances from different dance styles with accuracy and clarity, replicate body shapes, movement characteristics, and movement patterns in a dance sequence with awareness of body alignment and core support.

Perform simple dances from memory in pairs and groups.

Perform simple dances based on compositional forms.

Apply self-awareness to safe body movement.

Identify body needs to perform a dance style.

Experiment with movement that responds to a variety of stimuli.

Develop spontaneous improvised movements that can have a beginning, middle, and end.

Improvise and solve movement problems when working alone, with partners, or in small groups.

Explain their movement choices.

Organize movements created into short dances based on a creative process.

Manipulate or modify movement sequences that have a beginning, middle, and end.

Edit and refine a dance to clarify intent.

Use technology to enhance their creative process.

Observe, describe, and perform dances from various cultures.

Identify and examine dances of the past and dances of the present.

Identify similarities and differences of dances in cultures.

Use dance vocabulary to identify theme, meaning, and structure in dance.

Identify and describe the movement content of a particular dance work and the effect each component has on the work.

Discover how dance relates to a variety of other academic content areas.

Identify the use of dance in a variety of communities.

Discuss how arts are related to one another.

Navigate personal dance space while connecting with other dancers in the collective dance space.

Enhance movement and performance expression.

Demonstrate strength, flexibility and body awareness when performing dances from multiple genres.

Apply self-awareness to safe body movement.

Perform movements with a pathway that accommodates their body needs.

Perform dances with different intentions.

Coordinate different parts of the body while performing within an ensemble.

Experiment with movement that responds to a variety of stimuli (art, music, objects etc.).

Develop spontaneous improvised movements that can have a beginning, middle, and end.

Improvise alone, with partners, or in small groups.

Create movement phrases and dance sequences using compositional structures.

Demonstrate an understanding of a variety of techniques and vocabulary when creating dances.

Create transitions between movement sequences to strengthen intent.

Utilize feedback and revision to modify dance sequences.

Observe and describe movements from various cultures and eras using culturally specific terms.

Perform movements specific to various cultures and eras.

Compare and contrast dances from various cultures.

Identify and examine dances of the past and dances of the present.

Identify similarities and differences of dances in cultures.

Use dance vocabulary to describe theme, meaning, and structure in dance.

Identify and describe the movement content of a particular dance work and the effect each component has on the work.

Identify the relationship between subjects such as music, visual art, language arts, math, science, and others with dance.

Show similarities and differences between dance, other art forms and school subjects.

Describe the impact of dance within individual communities.