Idaho K–6 dance standards

K-2.D.1.1 Respond in movement to a variety of various stimuli.

K-2.D.1.2 Build movement phrases using basic locomotor and non-locomotor movements by changing at least one of the elements of dance.

K-2.D.1.3 Improvise dance that has a beginning, middle, and end.

K-2.D.1.4 Express an idea, feeling, or image, through improvised movement.

K-2.D.1.5 Apply suggestions for changing movement through guided improvisational experiences.

K-2.D.2.1 Replicate movement vocabulary within the arena of teacher student relationship.

K-2.D.2.2 Demonstrate tempo contrasts with movements that match to tempo of sound stimuli.

K-2.D.2.3 Identify and apply different locomotor movements.

K-2.D.3.1 Demonstrate a movement vocabulary in a performance ready environment. Modify movements and spatial arrangements upon request.

K-2.D.3.2 Move safely in general space and start and stop on cue during activities, group formations, and creative explorations while maintaining personal space.

K-2.D.3.3 Replicate original and/or cultural/historical choreography in a performance setting.

K-2.D.3.4 Dance for and with others in a designated space.

K-2.D.3.5 Select a prop, simple scenery, or media projections to use as part of a dance.

K-2.D.4.1 Demonstrate and/or describe observed or performed dance movements.

K-2.D.4.2 Find a movement that repeats in a dance to make a pattern.

K-2.D.4.3 Observe movement and describe it using simple dance terminology.

K-2.D.4.4 Select movements from a dance that suggest ideas and explain how the movement captures the idea using simple dance terminology.

K-2.D.4.5 Recognize and name an emotion that is experienced when watching, improvising, or performing dance and relate it to a personal experience.

K-2.D.4.6 Describe, create, and/or perform a dance that expresses personal meaning and explain how certain movements express this personal meaning.

K-2.D.5.1 Demonstrate and describe observed or performed dance movements from a specific genre or culture.

K-2.D.5.2 Watch and/or perform a dance from a different culture and discuss or demonstrate the types of movement danced.

Identify ideas for choreography generated from a variety of stimuli.

Select and establish a solution to a given movement problem.

Identify movement patterns and dance structures in dance pieces while using dance vocabulary.

Prepare a dance phrase that expresses and communicates an idea or feeling.

Revise and refine movement based on peer feedback and self-reflection to improve a short dance study.

Ask and research a question about a key aspect of a dance that communicates a perspective about an issue or event. Explore the key aspect through movement.

Define movement activities using movement vocabulary and specific dance styles.

Demonstrate tempo contrasts with movements that match to tempo of sound stimuli.

Change use of energy and dynamics by modifying movements and applying specific characteristics to heighten the effect of their intent.

Replicate body shapes, movement characteristics, and movement patterns in a dance sequence with kinesthetic awareness.

Recall movement sequences with a partner or in group dance activities. Apply constructive feedback from teacher and self-check to improve dance skills.

Replicate original and/or cultural/historical choreography in a performance setting.

Demonstrate fundamental dance skills including alignment, coordination balance, core support, kinesthetic awareness when replicating and recalling patterns and sequences.

Execute techniques that extend movement range, build strength, and develop endurance. Explain the relationship between execution of technique, body conditioning, and healthful nutrition. Execute under safe space conditions.

Coordinate phrases and timing with other dancers by cueing off each other and responding to various stimuli.

Identify the main areas of a performance space using production terminology (for example, stage right, stage left, center stage, upstage, and downstage).

Explore a variety of production elements (costumes, props, music, scenery, lighting, or media) for a dance performed for an audience in a designated specific performance space.

Recognize a movement pattern that creates a movement phrase in a dance work.

Recognize patterns of movement in dance works that create a style or theme.

Demonstrate and explain how dance styles differ within a genre or within a cultural movement practice.

Recognize meaning or artistic intent from the patterns of movement in a dance work.

Compare and contrast the qualities and characteristics of style found in different dance genre or cultural movement practice using basic dance terminology.

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

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.

Select and perform dance movements from specific genres, styles, or cultures. Identify characteristic movements from these dances and describe in basic dance terminology ways in which they are alike and different.

Respond using the elements of dance in genres, styles, or cultural movement practices. Use basic dance terminology to describe characteristics that make a dance artistic and meaningful.

Find relationships between movement in a dance from a culture, society, or community. Respond to how the movements communicate key aspects of the culture, society, or community.

Relate similar and/or contrasting ideas to develop choreography using a variety of stimuli.

Use movement techniques and various dance vocabularies to transfer ideas into choreography.

Examine choreographic devices and dance structures to develop a dance study that supports an artistic intent. Explain the goal or purpose of the dance.

Determine artistic criteria to choreograph a dance study that communicates personal or cultural meaning. Based on the criteria, evaluate why some movements are more or less effective than others.

Revise dance compositions using single or group work while developing artistic criteria. Explain reasons for revisions and how choices made relate to artistic intent.

Utilizing movement vocabulary and specific dance styles, define the body and mind movement activities refining partner and ensemble skills.

Demonstrate specific tempo contrasts with movement that match/contradict or enhance the tempo of sound stimuli in relationship to the dance piece.

Use the internal body force created by varying tensions within one’s musculature for movement initiation and dynamic expression.

Embody technical dance skills (for example, alignment, coordination, balance, core support, kinesthetic awareness, clarity of movement) to accurately execute changes of direction, levels, facings, pathways, elevations and landings, extensions of limbs, and movement transitions in performance.

Apply basic anatomical knowledge, proprioceptive feedback, spatial awareness, and nutrition to promote safe and healthful strategies.

Use the internal body force created by varying tensions within one’s musculature for movement initiation and dynamic expression. Distinguish between bound and free flowing movements and appropriately apply them to technique exercises and dance phrases in performance.

Recognize needs and adapt movements to the performance area. Use performance etiquette and performance practices during class, rehearsal and performance. Post-performance, accept notes from choreographer and make corrections as needed and apply to future performances.

Compare and contrast a variety of possible production elements that would intensify and heighten the artistic intent of the work. Select choices and explain reasons for the decisions made using production terminology.

Describe or demonstrate recurring patterns of movement and their relationships in dance.

Analyze how the artistic expression of a dance is achieved through the elements of dance, use of body, dance technique, dance structure, and context. Communicate the intent of the dance using dance terminology.

Discuss the characteristics and artistic intent of a dance from a genre, style, or cultural movement practice and develop artistic criteria to critique the dance using dance terminology.

Compare and contrast how the elements of dance are used in a variety of dance genres, styles, or cultural movement practices. Use genre-specific dance terminology.

Describe, using basic dance terminology, the qualities and characteristics of style used in a dance from one’s own cultural movement practice.

Interpret and show how the movement and qualities of a dance communicate its cultural, historical, and/or community purpose or meaning.