The California Dance Standards are focused around four Artistic Processes:
Create / Perform / Respond / Connect.
This means that students will not only get a chance to learn some choreographed dances, but they will have many opportunities to explore the following:
learning body awareness and control to express themselves in different ways
creating their own movement phrases with guidance
experimenting with changing dynamics of movement (levels, force, pathways, size, speed, etc.)
observing dances - learning how to observe and share their reactions
performing dances for others
connecting dance and creative movement to their family's cultures, world cultures, and historical eras.
To learn more about the specific standards for your child's grade (and what those standards might look like in class), please visit the links below: