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KS1 Dance Progression Map

Dance

Year 1Year 2

National Curriculum: Perform dances using simple movement patterns.

Explore movement ideas and respond imaginatively to a stimulus.

Move confidently, using changes of speed, level, and direction.

Link movement phrases to make simple dances with clear beginnings, middles and ends.

Copy, watch and describe dance movements.

National Curriculum: Perform dances using simple movement patterns.

Explore, remember, repeat, and link a range of actions with coordination, control, and an awareness of the expressive qualities of the dance.

Compose and perform dance phrases that express and communicate moods, ideas, and feelings.

Describe dance phrases and suggest how to improve their own and other’s work.