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Kindergarten Dance Standards

Standard (Curriculum)

Instruction and Assessment

Standard 1. The student understands and applies visual arts knowledge and skills

1.1.1 Understands arts concepts and vocabulary: Elements (Space, Time, Energy/force)
* Demonstrates fast and slow movement (time)
* Demonstrates movement using a variety of sizes and directions (space)
* Demonstrates walk, gallop, hop, jump, crawl, and roll (loco motor movements)
1.1.2 Understands arts concepts and vocabulary: Principles of Organization
* Repetition form / design theme
* Translates simple ideas and stories into movement

1.2 Develops arts skills and techniques
* Moves safely through space, individually and in a group
* Responds to stop, go, freeze signals
* Demonstrates circles and lines in a group
* Moves spontaneously to a variety of sounds/music

1.3 Understands and applies arts styles from various artists, cultures, and times
* Describes a specific artwork

1.4 Applies audience skills in a variety of arts settings and performances
* Demonstrates self control

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Standard 2. The student demonstrates thinking skills using artistic processes

2.1 Applies a creative process in the arts
* Conceptualizes that context or purpose
* Gathers information from diverse sources
* Develops ideas and techniques
* Organizes arts elements, forms, and/or principles into a creative work
* Reflects for the purpose of elaboration and self-evaluation
* Refines work based on feedback
* Presents work to others
* Applies arts concepts, vocabulary, skills, and techniques through a creative process

2.2 Applies a performance process in the arts
* Identifies audience and purpose
* Selects artistic work (repertoire) to perform
* Analyzes the structure and background or work
* Interpret by developing a personal approach to work
* Rehearse, adjust and refine through evaluation and problem-solving
* Present work for others; reflects, and evaluates
* Applies arts concepts, vocabulary, skills, and techniques through a performance process

2.3 Applies a responding process to an arts presentation
* Engages actively and purposefully
* Describes what is seen and heard
* Analyzes how the elements are arranged and organized
* Interprets based on descriptive properties
* Evaluates using supportive evidence and criteria
* Applies previously learned arts concepts, vocabulary, skills, and techniques through a performance process

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Standard 3. The student communicates through the arts

3.1 Uses the arts to express and present ideas and feelings
* Recognizes that feelings can be expressed through the arts

3.2 Uses the arts to communicate for a specific purpose
* Uses the arts to communicate for a specific purpose (e.g., commemorate)

3.3 Develops personal aesthetic criteria to communicate artistic choices
* Uses personal favorites in artwork

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Standard 4. The student makes connections within and across the arts, to other disciplines, cultures, life, and work

4.1 Demonstrates and analyzes the connections among the arts disciplines
* Recognizes arts concepts in multiple art disciplines (e.g., pattern)

4.2 Demonstrates and analyzes the connections between the arts and other content areas
* Recognizes that art concepts occur in other content areas

4.3 Understands how the arts impact lifelong choices
* Identifies examples of arts in the classroom/school

4.4 Understands that the arts shape and reflect culture and history
* Describes a specific artwork in the classroom/school

4.5 Demonstrates knowledge of arts careers and the role of arts skills in the world of work
* Follows directions when prompted on assigned tasks

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