DANCE LESSON PLANS
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KINDERGARTEN
Level 2: Perform locomotor and non-locomotor movements to a steady beat
Level 3: Design and perform a 30-second routine
1st Grade
Level 5: Create or imitate movement to rhythm and music
Level 6: Perform a short dance sequence
Level 7: Perform a folk dance with a partner
2nd grade
Level 10: Perform rhythmic sequences to a simple dance
Level 11: Perform a folk dance with a partner
3RD GRADE
Level 13: Perform a line dance with a partner
Level 14: Perform a folk dance with a partner
Level 15: Design and perform a 30-second routine
4TH GRADE
Level 17: Perform a line dance with a partner
Level 18: Perform a routine to music that includes even and uneven locomotor patterns
Level 19: Design and perform a 30-second routine
5TH GRADE
Level 21: Perform a routine that includes changes in speed and direction
Level 22: Design and perform a 60-second routine
6TH GRADE
Level 25: Perform a folk dance with a partner
Level 26: Perform a line dance
Level 28: Design and perform a 60-second routine
7TH GRADE
Level 29: Perform a folk dance with a partner
Level 30: Perform a line dance
Level 32: Design and perform a 60-second routine
8TH GRADE
Level 33: Perform a folk dance with a partner