DA-L1 K-4 | Manitoba Education

Kindergarten	Grade 1	Grade 2	Grade 3	Grade 4
use movement to demonstrate understanding of the body in dance: body parts, body shapes, and body actions K-4 DA-L1.1
Appendix A: The Body
use movement to demonstrate understanding of space in dance: personal and general space, demensions, directions, levels , and pathways K-4 DA-L1.2
Appendix B: Space
use movement to demonstrate understanding of relationships in dance: relationships among dancers and between dancers and objects K-4 DA-L1.3
Appendix C: Relationships
	demonstrate understanding that motion factors (time, weight, and flow) and gestures in dance can be used to create an endless range of movement qualities K-4 DA-L1.4
Appendix D: Motion Factors and Gestures
use appropriate dance vocabulary to label and describe elements of dance K-4 DA-L1.6

*Elements of dance: the body, space, relationships, and motion factors and gestures
See Appendices A to D.

	Kindergarten	Grade 1	Grade 2	Grade 3	Grade 4
Tempo (How fast or slow)	Fast vs. slow		Combinations of tempo and dynamics (Strong and fast, strong and slow, light and fast, light and slow…) Tempo and dynamic graduations (getting faster, getting stronger, lighter etc.) and ranges (somewhat fast, fast, very fast, etc.)
Tempo (How fast or slow)	Whole body	Whole body and body parts
Dynamics (How strong or light)	Strong vs. light
Dynamics (How strong or light)	Whole body	Whole body and body parts
Flow (how force is controlled or not controlled)		Free (ongoing, unrestrained, uncontrolled) vs. bound stoppable, restrained, controlled)	Combinations of tempo, dynamics and flow (fast and sudden, strong and sustained, etc.)
Gesture	Explore the use of common (curtsey, bow, wave) and invented gestures (identifying a character, express and emotion) in dance

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