Dearborn Educational Curriculum

Teacher assists students in discovering several solutions to a problem using elements of dance.

Students learn two singing dances and discuss the similarities and differences in terms of the elements of dance.

Demonstrate the ability to describe the action of basic locomotor movements, varying them by changing time space and force.

Select a human movement associated with a favorite sport or familiar work, execute the movement, and then change the movement so that it becomes dance-like.

Students attend a dance concert and discuss the experience.

Demonstrate the ability to create a dance study for presentation to peers.

Demonstrate the ability to vary non-locomotor movements in a number of ways. Give reasons for choices made.

Students are shown two diverse music films and discuss the similarities and differences in terms of one of the elements of dance.

Demonstrate the ability to design a movement study of basic locomotor movements, and combinations of locomotor movements using movement elements.

Select a human movement associated with a favorite sport or familiar work, execute the movement, and then change the movement so that it becomes dance-like.