Government of Manitoba
Dance language & performance skills

Dance language & performance skills (DA-L2)»
Students develop facility with dance techniques.

 

Students who have achieved expectations for this grade are able to

Kindergarten Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4
demonstrate basic locomotor skills
(include: walk, run, hop, jump, leap, slide, gallop, and skip)

K-1 DA-L2.2

 perform variations of basic locomotor skills (e.g., walk lightly at a high level, slide diagonally, run in a curved pathway) in dance experiences, individually and with a partner

2 DA-L2.2

 perform dance sequences combining variations of locomotor skills

3-4 DA-L2.2
dance in a variety of formations (e.g., trios, small groups, circles, squares, parallel lines)

3-4 DA-L2.3
perform a variety of simple dance steps (e.g., step-hop, schottische, prance, triplet, grapevine, polonaise)

3-4 DA-L2.4
demonstrate basic axial movement skills in a variety of dance experiences
(include: bend/flex, stretch/extend, swing, and twist/rotate)

K-1 DA-L2.5

 perform basic axial movement skills and variations of these skills (e.g., sway, push, pull, sit, kneel) in dance experiences

2 DA-L2.5

 perform dance sequences combining axial movement variations

3-4 DA-L2.5
perform dance sequences combining axial and locomotor movements

3-4 DA-L2.6

 
follow basic visual and musical cues in dance experiences

K-4 DA-L2.9
perform grade-appropriate dances

K-8 DA-L2.10

 
Appendix F: Characteristics of Grade-Appropriate Dances