ALEX Resources

   View Standards     Standard(s): [ARTS] DAN (0) 1 :

1) Differentiate between basic locomotor and non-locomotor movements.

Examples: Running, twisting, skipping, falling.

[ARTS] DAN (0) 9 :

9) Identify and apply different qualities to movements.

Example: Heavy/light, smooth/sharp, sustained/sudden.

[ARTS] DAN (0) 11 :

11) Move safely in general space and start/stop on cue during activities, group formations, and creative explorations while maintaining personal space.

[ARTS] DAN (1) 10 :

10) Demonstrate a range of locomotor and non-locomotor movement concentrating on direction.

Examples: Skipping in a circle or reaching on a diagonal.

Students will improvise axial (non-locomotor) movements using individual parts of the body, upper body, lower body, and entire body.  They will move safely while performing locomotor movements such as walking, running, jumping, hopping, skipping, sliding, or galloping.  They will move using different types of energy such as percussive and sustained.