Fifth graders learn the qualities of movement — smooth, sharp, swinging, vibratory, and collapsing — the different ways a movement can feel, which give a dance its expressive character.
Students will be able to…
Two dancers can do the same step but make it feel completely different — smooth or sharp, floating or shaking! What are the qualities of movement?
Project this and match each movement quality to its description — tap a quality, then tap its description.
Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.
The same step can feel smooth or sharp — that’s movement quality!
Students explore.
Students create.
Students perform.
Students respond.
Aligned to the National Core Arts Standards (Dance).
Perform with movement qualities.
Explore movement qualities.
Analyze movement quality.
Notice how movement feels.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students perform the same simple move with two different qualities — smooth and sharp. A printable qualities sheet is in the Arts library.
Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.
A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.