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   View Standards     Standard(s): [ARTS] DAN (3) 2 :

2) Select and demonstrate a movement solution for a given movement problem.

Example: Find a way to travel across the floor only on a low level.

[ARTS] DAN (3) 6 :

6) Illustrate directions or spatial pathways in a dance phrase by drawing a picture map or using a symbol.

[ARTS] DAN (3) 10 :

10) Replicate body shapes, movements, qualities, and movement patterns in a dance sequence with awareness of body alignment.

[ARTS] DAN (3) 11 :

11) Change levels, directions, and pathway designs safely in a dance phrase while coordinating with a partner or other dancers.

Students will use curved and straight lines, locomotor and non-locomotor movements, and different levels while moving to music. They will use simple choreography to recall patterns with their bodies and where they will move in space. They will draw a dance map of the movements they performed.  

   View Standards     Standard(s): [ARTS] DAN (3) 6 :

6) Illustrate directions or spatial pathways in a dance phrase by drawing a picture map or using a symbol.

[ARTS] DAN (3) 10 :

10) Replicate body shapes, movements, qualities, and movement patterns in a dance sequence with awareness of body alignment.

[ARTS] DAN (4) 6 :

6) Illustrate the relationship between two or more dancers in a dance phrase by drawing a picture or using symbols.

Example: Draw a formation or pathway of dancers using symbols.

[ARTS] DAN (5) 6 :

6) Illustrate changes in a dance sequence through media technology, written symbols, or words.

Example: Record changes in choreography in dance journal.

[ARTS] DAN (5) 10 :

10) Demonstrate a series of dance phrases using fundamental dance skills.

Examples: Step touch, pivot turn, three-step turn, and clap.

Students will use a sketchbook to draw lines of ballet dancers.  They will rehearse ballet steps.