Dance 1 · Week 7 · Elements of Dance
Space and Respect
Dancing with spatial intention, students explore personal and shared space and how to respect the space of others.
- Students will
- Students dance with intentional use of personal and shared space, adjusting pathways and levels while respecting others in the room.
- SEL skill
- Notice the people around you and adjust movement to respect their space
- What it looks like
- Students practice reading the room and adjusting to respect others' space.
- Content focus
- Space and Respect
- Format
- Collaborative analysis
Social awareness
Social awareness is understanding how others feel and see things, including people from different backgrounds. More social awareness activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- DA:Pr4.1.HSI: Dance, Performing, Presenting, or Producing, Anchor Standard 4 (Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation), High School Proficient
- Artistic process: Performing, Presenting, or Producing
- Level: High School Proficient
More social awareness activities for Dance 1
- Mirror Work Social awarenessPartners mirror each other's movement and practice reading subtle cues to stay in sync.
- Dance and Remembrance Social awarenessStudents explore dances that honor ancestors in different cultures and connect them to traditions they know or admire.
- Dance at Día de los Muertos Social awarenessStudents analyze traditional dances seen at Día de los Muertos celebrations and discuss what they mean to the communities who perform them.
- Dance in the Coachella Valley Social awarenessStudents explore dance traditions in the valley, from folklórico groups to hip hop crews, and what they reveal about the people who dance them.
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RoseThread Connect activities are drafted with the help of AI and shaped by educators. Students never have to share anything personal. Our five SEL skills are informed by CASEL's SEL Framework; RoseThread Learning is not affiliated with or endorsed by CASEL.