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Tonya Kilburn

Tonya Kilburn

Exploring the Elements of Dance

Discipline: Dance

Grade Levels: 3-4

Number of sequential sessions in lesson plan: 3

Curriculum Summary

This is a moving expedition through space and time with energy designed for students to discover more about themselves and to uncover movement possibilities. Students will learn and understand dance vocabulary. Students will deepen their understanding of dance elements through experiencing and exploring locomotor and non-locomotor movements, creating different shapes with their bodies, traveling through space using different pathways and directions, and by changing the range of their movements from big to small, fast to slow. Students will develop understanding of spatial awareness when working alone, with a partner, in a group, using personal space and general space. Students will also use improvisation to further develop skills. This moving expedition will allow students to explore the structure of a dance class and develop a better understanding of safety measures, such as the importance of warming up and cooling down.

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Oklahoma Academic Standards Addressed

D.PR.1:  Students will develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.
D.PR.2:  Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.
D.CR.1:  Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

Curriculum Sessions