Dearborn Educational Curriculum

Demonstrate movement patterns that contain contrast and transitions.

Demonstrate understanding and identify the processes of reordering and chance.

Demonstrate the following movement skills: alignment, balance, initiation of movement, articulation of isolated body parts, weight shift, elevation and landing, and fall and recovery.

Successfully demonstrate the structures or forms of AB, ABA, canon, call and response, and narrative.

Demonstrate the ability to work cooperatively in a small group during the choreographic process.

Demonstrate the following partner skills in a visually interesting way: creating contrasting and complementary shapes, taking and supporting weight.

Accurately identify and demonstrate basic dance steps, positions, and patterns for dance from two different styles or traditions.

Accurately transfer a spatial pattern from the visual to the kinesthetic.

Accurately transfer a rhythmic pattern from the aural to the kinesthetic.

Identify and clearly demonstrate a range of dynamics and movement qualities.