The organizers for Dance are as follows:
Elements of Movement
Creation and Composition
Presentation and Performance
Dance and Society

Elements of Movement

Grades K-1

It is expected that students will:

• move safely in both personal and general space
• move in a variety of levels, pathways, and directions, using a variety of body shapes
• move in time to a steady beat
• demonstrate an ability to balance in locomotor and non-locomotor movements

It is expected that students will:

• move safely in both personal and general space
• move in a variety of levels, pathways, and directions, using a variety of body shapes
• move in time to a variety of rhythms, metres, and tempos
• demonstrate balance in movements

It is expected that students will:

• use the elements of movement in combination
• demonstrate an awareness of techniques in a given dance style
• demonstrate an awareness of the principles of movement in dance
• identify ways in which safety, fitness, and health affect movement

It is expected that students will:

• use the elements of movement in combination
• identify techniques associated with particular dance styles
• demonstrate the principles of movement in dance
• identify ways in which safety, fitness, and health affect movement
• identify appropriate terminology to describe the elements of movement

It is expected that students will:

• use the elements of movement in combination
• demonstrate a variety of dance techniques
• apply the principles of movement to dance
• apply fitness, health, and safety considerations to movement
• use appropriate terminology to describe the elements and principles of movement

It is expected that students will:

• use the elements of movement in a variety of combinations
• demonstrate techniques associated with particular dance styles
• apply the principles of movement to dance
• apply fitness, health, and safety considerations to movement
• use appropriate terminology to describe technique

Creation and Composition

Grade K to 1

It is expected that students will:

• move expressively to a variety of sounds and music
• create movements that represent patterns, characters, and other aspects of their world

It is expected that students will:

• move expressively to a variety of sounds and music
• create movement sequences based on patterns, characters, and stories

It is expected that students will:

• interpret and move in response to a variety of sounds, images, feelings, and music
• create movement sequences based on a given choreographic form
• apply the creative process to revise dance sequences

It is expected that students will:

• interpret and move in response to a variety of sounds, images, feelings, and music
• create movement sequences based on choreographic forms
• apply the creative process to revise dance compositions

It is expected that students will:

• interpret and move in response to a variety of sounds, images, feelings, and music
• create movement sequences using choreographic forms, individually and with others
• apply the creative process to revise dance compositions
• alter dance sequences by transforming movements

It is expected that students will:

• create movement in response to the expressive elements of music and sound
• create movement sequences using pattern and narrative choreographic forms, individually and with others
• apply the creative process to revise dance compositions
• transform given dance sequences

Presentation and Performance

Grades K to 1

It is expected that students will:

• demonstrate a willingness to perform dance
• demonstrate respect for the contributions of others
• demonstrate an awareness of appropriate performance skills and audience etiquette

It is expected that students will:

• demonstrate a willingness to rehearse and perform dance
• demonstrate respect for the contributions of others
• demonstrate an awareness of appropriate performance skills and audience etiquette

It is expected that students will:

• rehearse dance for presentation
• identify performance skills and audience etiquette appropriate to a given performance situation
• identify the feeling and mood portrayed in performances
• apply established criteria to analyse their work

It is expected that students will:

• rehearse dance for presentation
• demonstrate performance skills and audience etiquette appropriate to a given performance situation
• demonstrate a sense of feeling and mood in movement
• apply established criteria to analyse their own and others' work

It is expected that students will:

• rehearse dance for presentation
• demonstrate performance skills and audience etiquette appropriate to specific performance situations
• perform dance, reflecting the sense of feeling and mood in the choreography
• revise their performances through self- and peer evaluation

It is expected that students will:

• rehearse dance for specific performance environments
• apply appropriate performance skills in a range of presentations
• demonstrate audience etiquette appropriate to a variety of performance situations
• perform dance, communicating the sense of feeling and mood in the choreography
• revise their performances through self- and peer evaluation

Dance and Society

Grades K to 1

It is expected that students will:

• demonstrate an awareness of a variety of dances that exist
• demonstrate an awareness of a variety of reasons why people dance

It is expected that students will:

• identify similarities and differences between dances
• describe a variety of reasons why people dance

It is expected that students will:

• describe dances from a variety of historical and cultural contexts
• identify a variety of purposes for dance
• describe the roles portrayed by dancers
• identify dance events and activities in the local community

It is expected that students will:

• identify distinguishing features of dances from a variety of historical and cultural contexts
• identify a variety of purposes for dance
• distinguish the roles portrayed by dancers
• describe personal opportunities for dance in the local community

It is expected that students will:

• compare dances from a variety of historical and cultural contexts
• identify the purposes of dance in various cultures
• describe the roles portrayed in a variety of dances
• identify personal and career opportunities in dance

It is expected that students will:

• compare dances from a variety of historical and cultural contexts
• describe the purposes of dance in various cultures
• analyse the roles portrayed in a variety of dances
• assess personal and career opportunities in dance

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