• Foundations: perception (1)
    • Define basic kinesthetic and spatial awareness individually and in groups.

    • Identify a comprehensive understanding of health, safety, and wellness for dancers.

    • Recognize knowledge of dance genres, styles, and vocabulary; and August 2020 Update Page 9 §117.C. High School.

    • Identify images found in the environment through movement.

  • Creative expression: artistic process (2)
    • Explain basic principles of proper body alignment.

    • Explore, improvise, and demonstrate original movement during the creative process.

    • Express ideas and emotions through movement.

    • Create basic compositional forms using fundamental dance elements for choreographic processes.

  • Creative expression: performance (3)
    • Perform memorized movement sequences with rhythmical accuracy in dance genres and styles such as ballet, modern dance, tap, jazz, musical theatre dance, and world dance forms.

    • Identify the effective use of dance elements in practice and performance.

    • Perform basic compositional forms using fundamental choreographic processes.

    • Understand the principles of an effective warm-up and cool-down, implementing elements of proper conditioning for performing skills.

  • Historical and cultural relevance (4)
    • Perform the characteristics of dances from several diverse cultures or historical periods.

    • Perform dance phrases or dances from several time periods with an understanding of historical and social contexts.

    • Identify historical figures in dance history and their significance.

    • Identify dance in various media and content areas.

  • Critical evaluation and response (5)
    • Incorporate appropriate movement vocabulary when identifying qualities and discussing meaning of performance or production in dance.

    • Demonstrate appropriate audience behavior and etiquette in the classroom and at performances.

    • Identify relationships between dance and other content areas.

    • Identify knowledge and skills of technology in dance.