Isaac J. Gourdine Middle – Dance 6

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

Sixth grade Dance is offered as an elective, general overview of the history and mechanics of dance and the dance elements. Students value dance as an aesthetic experience involving the mind, body, and feelings. An introduction to the foundation of basic Ballet skills with the exploration of other dance forms is introduced such as: Folk dance, Cultural dance and Social dance. Students will also learn the fundamentals of proper body alignment, muscle control, expressive execution of steps, proper audience etiquette, nutrition, dance history, and vocabulary through traditional dance forms. An in school performance concert (informal/formal) is part of the performance assessment process. Textbook(s): Dance Anatomy, ISBN 9780736081931; Dance Composition: An Interrelated Arts Approach, ISBN 9780736067904; Discovering Dance ISBN 9781450468862; Experiencing Dance, ISBN 9781450421904, History of Dance, ISBN 9781492536697; and Writing About Dance, ISBN 9780736076104