Dance - State Standards
- “The truest expression of a people is in its dances…Bodies never lie.” ~Agnes De Mille
- “Dance is the only art in which we ourselves are the stuff of which it is made.” ~Ted Shawn
Dance as art represents creative self-expression through the medium of human movement. The essence of dance is to feel, create, compose, interpret, perform, and respond. Dance is the physical expression of an idea developed through a process of research, inquiry, and movement discovery. (Read more about the Colorado Dance Standards.)
Dance Standards:
- Preschool - High School PDF Version
- Preschool - High School Compatible Microsoft Word Version
- Online sortable standards by content, grade level and PGC
Grade level specific Dance standards:
- High School (Word or PDF)
- 8th Grade (Word or PDF)
- 7th Grade (Word or PDF)
- 6th Grade (Word or PDF)
- 5th Grade (Word or PDF)
- 4th Grade (Word or PDF)
- 3rd Grade (Word or PDF)
- 2nd Grade (Word or PDF)
- 1st Grade (Word or PDF)
- Preschool and Kindergarten (Word or PDF)
Access Family and Community Guides to the Dance standards here.
Understanding the Colorado Academic Standards in Dance:
- Overview of Changes
- Prepared Graduate Competencies (PGC)
- Organizational Topics in Dance
- 21st Century Skills in Dance
- Grade Level Expectations in Dance
Curriculum Design Tools
- Vertical Progressions
- Content Connections (Kindergarten - 5th Grade)
- Standards Graphic Organizers
- Colorado's District Sample Curriculum Project
For website assistance in Dance, please contact Karol Gates.
