Manitoba Education
Dance language & performance skills (DA-L3) »
Students demonstrate musicality through dance
Students who have achieved expectations for this grade are able to
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respond kinesthetically to the flow (e.g., rhythm, phrasing, form) of a wide variety of music
K-4 DA-L3.1 |
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move to a steady beat in a variety of metres (suggested progression: begin with 2/4 and 6/8, and progress through 3/4, 4/4, and changing metres) and tempos (e.g., fast/slow, getting faster/slower)
K-4 DA-L3.2 |
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respond to accented beats through movement
K-4 DA-L3.3 |
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perform movements of different durations
(include: on the beat [e.g., walk, hop, jump], shorter than the beat [e.g., run by twos, by threes, by fours], and longer than the beat [e.g., slow walk, slower walk, slowest walk, as well as periods of rest—no motion/stillness]) 1-4 DA-L3.4 |
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