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STANDARD A | Performing and Creating |
1-4 | a. Use forward, backward, sideways, diagonal, clockwise, counterclockwise, and different pathways in movement (e.g., spiral, zigzag, curved). |
1-5 | b. Demonstrate the partner skills of copying, leading, following, and mirroring; work with partner and small group in creating movement. |
1-5 | c. Use face-to-face, back-to-back, and side-to-side movements with a partner. |
1-3, 5 | d. Use formations: scattered, circle, double line of partners, double circle of partners, trio circle, sets of four, two concentric circles, grand march, parade, square of eight. |
1-4 | e. Participate in singing games and folk dances: learn folk dance vocabulary and movement (e.g., in, out, step-hop, step-touch, elbow swing, dishrag, do-si-do, star, step-ball change, cross-ball change, pivot, grapevine, schottische, cast off, allemande). |
1-4 | f. Use locomotor and nonlocomotor movement to create own movement sequences or dances. |
1-4 | g. Create shapes at low, middle, high levels, and shapes that are curved, twisted, angular, etc. |
1-4 | h. Use small and big movement to shape; use group to create a tableau. |
1-3 | i. Respond to beat, accent, meters, rhythmic pattern, and tempi through movement. |
1-3 | j. Demonstrate ability to use focus during movement. |
1-4 | k. Use different qualities (force): e.g., smooth, sudden, sustained, vibratory, percussive, etc. |
1-4 | l. Create a sequence with a beginning, middle, and end, both with and without a rhythmic accompaniment. |
1-5 | m. Create a dance phrase, accurately repeat it, and then vary it, making changes in time, space, and/or energy. |
7 | n. Observe a dancer (s) at work or in a demonstration or performance. |
6 | o. Relate movement to other art forms and disciplines outside the arts. |