Dance Instructional Guide

Healthy Practices in Dance Beginning/Introductory Dance Course

STUDENT EXPECTATIONS:

Develop, document, articulate, and work toward personal plans and performance goals related to dance ability, healthful practices, and/or injury prevention.

Example of Learning Intention and Success Criteria

Learning Intention:

● I am learning to develop, document, articulate, healthy dance-related goals so I can set and work toward both personal and performance goals.

Success Criteria: I’ll know I have it when, ● I can articulate and evaluate what healthful practices, including nutrition and injury prevention, look like in dance activities and everyday life. ● I can set SMART goals related to dance ability, healthful practices, and/or injury prevention. ● I can plan, work on, and document personal progress towards long term and short term goals.

Example of Learning Progression

1. Understand the significance of setting goals in dance and how it can contribute to both personal growth and performance improvement. 2. Engage in self-reflection to identify their current strengths, areas for improvement, and aspirations. 3. Formulate dance-related goals using the SMART goal framework: ○ Specific ○ Measurable ○ Achievable ○ Relevant ○ Time-Bound 4. Develop action plans to actively work toward achieving their dance goals. 5. Learn strategies for documenting and tracking their progress toward their dance goals.