DA:Cn10

Modules and tools aligned to DA:Cn10 (NCAS).

Modules

Each module page has its tools, lesson plans and printables in one place.

Dancing a FeelingGrades K-2 · Arts and Music · Improvise a dance with a beginning, middle and end about a feeling and share it
Dance Ideas from Art and WordsGrades 3-5 · Arts and Music · Build a phrase from a poem, picture or sound, map its pathway and revise it
Dance in Culture and HistoryGrades 6-8 · Arts and Music · Compare dances across communities and eras, interpret and evaluate them, and relate them to yourself
Choreographing an IssueGrades 9-12 · Arts and Music · Research an issue and generate, structure and revise an original dance about it

4 tools

Pick a feeling card, then dance it with a scarf in three parts, a beginning, a middle and an end; half the...

Pick a poem, painting or sound as a starting idea, build a short movement phrase from it, draw its pathway...

Move through social dances from different decades and communities, spot the patterns in each, explain what...

Research an issue that matters to you, generate movement from what you find, structure a dance with a...