The Education (Curriculum Minimum Content) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007

Dance

Pupils should be enabled to:

• progress from using simple movements and gestures, towards developing these into a structured, sequenced and co-ordinated set of movements using variables such as space, direction and speed;

• develop their movements progressively individually; in pairs; in trios; small groups; and larger groups.

• develop more effective use of space levels, directions, speed and strength

• move with increased control, co-ordination and poise, using a variety of actions and gestures which communicate ideas and feelings;

• create, practise and perform movement sequences, using a variety of stimuli and to an audience;

• structure dances with clear beginnings, middles and ends;

• perform a selection of simple folk dances.