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IV. Analyze in Context
- 5th Grade
- Michigan Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Theater Standards
- Dance
Observe and discuss how dance is different from other forms of human movement, such as sports and everyday gestures.
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III. Analyze
- 5th Grade
- Michigan Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Theater Standards
- Dance
Observe two dances and discuss how they are similar and different in terms of one of the elements of dance by observing body shapes, levels, and pathways.
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III. Analyze
- 5th Grade
- Michigan Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Theater Standards
- Dance
Explore multiple solutions to a given movement problem; choose a favorite solution and discuss the reasons for that choice.
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III. Analyze
- 5th Grade
- Michigan Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Theater Standards
- Dance
Present their own dances to peers and discuss their meaning with competence and confidence.
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III. Analyze
- 5th Grade
- Michigan Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Theater Standards
- Dance
Take an active role in a class discussion about interpretations of and reactions to a dance.
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III. Analyze
- 5th Grade
- Michigan Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Theater Standards
- Dance
Observe and discuss how dance is different from other forms of human movement, such as sports and everyday gestures.
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III. Analyze
- 5th Grade
- Michigan Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Theater Standards
- Dance
Observe and describe actions such as skipping and galloping; and movement elements of time, space, force, and energy in a brief movement study.
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II. Create
- 5th Grade
- Michigan Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Theater Standards
- Dance
Begin to develop tracking skills with video.
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II. Create
- 5th Grade
- Michigan Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Theater Standards
- Dance
Create a dance phrase, accurately repeat it, and then vary it by making changes in the elements of dance: time, space, force, and energy.
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II. Create
- 5th Grade
- Michigan Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Theater Standards
- Dance
Use improvisation to discover, invent, and solve movement problems.
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II. Create
- 5th Grade
- Michigan Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Theater Standards
- Dance
Improvise, create, and perform dances based on their own ideas and concepts from other sources.
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II. Create
- 5th Grade
- Michigan Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Theater Standards
- Dance
Create a sequence with a beginning, middle, and end, both with and without a rhythmic accompaniment. Identify each of these parts of the sequence.
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I. Perform
- 5th Grade
- Michigan Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Theater Standards
- Dance
Demonstrate the following partner skills: leading, following, and mirroring.
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I. Perform
- 5th Grade
- Michigan Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Theater Standards
- Dance
Demonstrate the ability to work effectively alone and with a partner.