South Carolina K–6 dance standards

I can make changes to a dance by applying characteristics from a cultural or historical dance style.

I can apply concepts from other arts disciplines and content areas to dance.

I can research topics about careers in dance that interest me.

I can describe how dance promotes physical fitness and safety, how it strengthens balance and coordination, and apply this to my dancing.

I can examine and demonstrate relationships among dances from multiple cultures and/or historical time periods. can examine movement from multiple cultures and time periods to find similarities and differences for the purpose of creating and performing a dance.

I can apply dance concepts to other arts disciplines and content areas.

I can describe the skills needed for careers in dance.

I can describe ways that healthy living practices influence my overall health. can identify anatomy and demonstrate ways that dance promotes physical fitness and safety.

I can research a specific culture and time period and present movement ideas and works. can research the role of dance within a specific culture or historical time period and present what I discovered.

I can examine the relationship between dance and specific content from another arts discipline and content area.

I can identify specific skills required for various careers in dance.

I can explain and demonstrate how dance promotes physical fitness and safety, and strengthens balance and coordination.

I can perform a dance and relate the movement to people or the environment in which it was created.

I can demonstrate and describe the relationship between dance and a concept from another subject in my school.

I can identify specific careers in dance.

I can identify and demonstrate movements specific to individual body parts for physical health.

I can demonstrate movement from a culture and time periods.

I can identify a relationship between dance and another subject in my school.

I can identify topics in dance that interest me.

I can identify parts of my body.

I can identify and demonstrate dance from a specific culture and time period.

I can demonstrate a relationship between dance and another subject in my school.

I can identify and demonstrate the skills in dance that interest me.

I can demonstrate movements that improve physical health.

I can construct movement problems and solve them using the dance elements and choreographic devices.

I can use the elements of dance to develop a composition based on a variety of senses, ideas, and moods.

I can select and apply a variety of choreographic devices and structures to create and refine a dance with a clear intent.

I can choreograph a dance that communicates emotions, ideas, experiences, or images and apply production elements that clarify my intent.

I can make choices by combining and manipulating a variety of dance elements.

I can explore a movement solution using a variety of senses, ideas, and moods.

I can identify and demonstrate choreographic structures to create a dance.

I can create a dance that communi-cates emotions, ideas, and experiences.

I can explore and select a solution to a given movement problem.

I can use the elements of dance to develop a solution to a movement problem using a variety of senses, ideas, and moods to clarify meaning.

I can use choreographic devices and structures to develop a dance and reflect on my artistic choices.

I can choreograph a dance that communicates emotions, ideas, experiences, or images and suggest production elements.

I can intentionally explore multiple dance elements at the same time.

I can explore ideas through movement and explain my choices.

I can create a movement phrase with a beginning, middle, and end that communicates an idea.

I can create literal and abstract movements based on emotions, ideas, and experiences.

I can move my body in different ways.

I can use movement to respond to an idea.

I can create a simple movement sequence with a clear beginning and end.

I can create literal movement based on an emotion, idea or experience.

I can explore different ways to combine basic dance elements.

I can use movement to respond in multiple ways to an idea.

I I can create a dance with a beginning, middle, and end using literal and abstract gestures. can create a movement sequence that has a beginning, middle, and end.

I can create literal movements based on emotions, ideas, or experiences and change them to abstract movements.

I can perform shapes, and create designs in relation to others' bodies, using a variety of spatial directions, pathways, and levels.

I can respond to rhythmic changes as they occur in dance and music.

I can choose from a broad range of movement qualities (force/energy) to enhance my performance.

I can demonstrate complex dance combinations, concepts and intentional kinesthetic skills while applying feedback.

I can commit to memory and accurately perform movement phrases created by myself and others

I can consistently perform with concentration, expression and spatial awareness.

I can perform movements that change body shapes, facings, and pathways in space.

I can respond to tempo changes as they occur in dance and music.

I can perform more than one movement quality (force/energy) at a time.

I can demonstrate dance steps and patterns from a variety of genres or forms of dance using intentional kinesthetic skills.

I can accurately perform movement phrases created by myself and others.

I can dance for and with others while being aware of the space my body uses while performing.

I can perform in and through space with intentional choices.

I can perform movement phrases emphasizing changes in speed and tempo.

I can choose and perform increasingly complex movement qualities (force/energy)

I can demonstrate increasingly complex dance steps, concepts and intentional kinesthetic kills while applying feedback.

I can memorize and perform movement phrases created by myself and others.

I can perform with concentration, expression and spatial awareness.

I can perform transitions between shapes on different levels and in different directions.

I can choose my own speed when dancing to music or accompaniment.

I can perform simple contrasting movement qualities (force/energy).

I can identify and demonstrate dance steps, positions, and patterns in several genres or forms of dance.

I can memorize movement sequences created by myself and others.

I can dance for and with others in a space where audiences and performers occupy different areas.

I can follow pathways, directions, and levels for moving the body in general space.

I can follow and match steady beat.

I can follow basic movement qualities.

I can demonstrate basic dance steps and positions in some genres or forms of dance.

I can replicate a brief movement sequence.

I can maintain personal space while moving.

I can demonstrate still and moving body shapes that show changes in levels and size.

I can identify and match the speed of various dance movements and musical selections.

I can demonstrate basic movement qualities.

I can identify and demonstrate basic dance steps and positions in some genres or forms of dance.

I can replicate and memorize movement sequence.

I can dance for and with others in a designated space.

I can analyze dance elements, movement qualities, and patterns in different genres and styles of dance.

I can identify and describe how the genre or style contributes to the meaning of a dance.

I can describe movement qualities and patterns in a dance.

I can select specific context clues from a dance and explain how they relate to the main idea using dance vocabulary.

I can compare and contrast dance elements, movement qualities, and patterns in a dance.

I can describe how the use of elements, choreographic structure, movement choices, and context communicate intent of a dance using genre specific dance vocabulary.

I can identify and describe movement qualities and patterns in a dance.

I can observe a dance and use dance vocabulary to explain its meaning.

I can identify basic dance elements performed by others or myself.

I can identify and describe a movement performed by others or myself using dance vocabulary.

I can describe a few of the movement qualities and basic dance elements in a sequence performed by others or myself.

I can observe choreography and use dance vocabulary to identify the emotion or mood.