Objectives:

  • Students will improvise movement that reflects a variety of positional levels, weighted movements, and space.
  • Students will respond to the formal structure of a folk dance through choreographed and improvised movement.
  • Students will improvise in question/answer form.
  • Students will create movements that reflect the formal structure of a binary piece of music.

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Category

  • Advocacy
  • Standards

Resource Type

  • Curriculum
  • Lesson Plan

Specialties

  • Composition

Teaching Level

  • Elementary

Year Added

2025

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