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General Information
Number: DA.5.S.3
Title: Through purposeful practice, artists learn to manage, master, and refine simple, then complex, skills and techniques.
Type:
Enduring Understanding
Subject: Dance
Grade: 5
Big Idea: Skills, Techniques, and Processes
Related Benchmarks
This cluster includes the following benchmarks.
Related Access Points
This cluster includes the following access points.
Independent
DA.5.S.3.In.0
Perform safe practice exercises for improving posture, strength, flexibility, and range of motion.
DA.5.S.3.In.1
Maintain balance during movement transitions.
DA.5.S.3.In.2
Experiment with given elements to develop knowledge of their characteristics.
DA.5.S.3.In.3
Investigate the positions, initiations, and movements within a given step.
Supported
DA.5.S.3.Su.0
Imitate safe practice exercises for improving posture, strength, flexibility, and range of motion.
DA.5.S.3.Su.1
Maintain balance in basic positions and shifting weight.
DA.5.S.3.Su.2
Experiment with movements or phrases based on the elements of dance.
DA.5.S.3.Su.3
Identify the elements of dance in planned and improvised dance pieces to show awareness of structure.
Participatory
DA.5.S.3.Pa.0
Imitate basic movements and postures.
DA.5.S.3.Pa.1
Practice movement transitions.
DA.5.S.3.Pa.2
Explore a variety of dance elements.
DA.5.S.3.Pa.3
Imitate a movement sequence based on the elements of dance.
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