Dance Instructional Guide

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. 6. Regularly review and reflect on their progress, evaluate their achievements, and make adjustments to their goals or action plans as needed. WISR CONNECTIONS:

Reading, Inquiry, Speaking, Reading

CONCEPTS:

PRIORITY VOCABULARY: SKILLS:

● Goal Setting ● Personal Planning and Practice ● Healthful Practices ● Injury Prevention

● Goals ● Practice ● Health ● Injury Prevention

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

EXAMPLE LESSONS, ASSESSMENTS, & OTHER RESOURCES

Hopkins Medicine: Common Dance Injuries and Prevention Tips Grand Canyon University: Common Dance Injuries and Prevention Tips RixKix Arts: Dance Alignment and Injury Prevention BYU Arts Partnership: Why Dance Barefoot? The Whole Dancer: The Keys to Balance and Wellness in Dance Resources for Dance Teachers: How to Help Dancers Set Dance Goals