Series

YouDance

179 episodes

Free, ad-free follow-along dance lessons for kids from YouDance. A teacher breaks down one real step at a time -- ballet positions, jazz steps, hip hop grooves, clogging footwork, contemporary movement -- demonstrates it slowly, then invites kids to dance it along to the count. Press play and move: no experience needed, no floor space required beyond a spot to stand.

what this series covers

What YouDance covers

179 episodes in the library, tagged for Pre-K–6th. Heaviest coverage: Dance and Brain Breaks. Between them they line up with 9 distinct standards across 1 framework.

Episodes per grade

Pre-K: 7
K: 7
1st: 148
2nd: 157
3rd: 172
4th: 172
5th: 34
6th: 22

Episodes per subject

Dance: 179
Brain Breaks: 4

National Core Arts 9

DA:Pr5.1.3aReplicate body shapes, movement characteristics, and movement patterns in a dance sequence with awareness of body alignment and core support.
DA:Pr4.1.3aJudge spaces as distance traveled and use space three-dimensionally. Demonstrate shapes with positive and negative space. Perform movement sequences in and through space with intentionality and focus.
DA:Pr5.1.5aRecall and execute a series of dance phrases using fundamental dance skills (for example, alignment, coordination, balance, core support, kinesthetic awareness, clarity of movement).
DA:Pr4.1.5aIntegrate static and dynamic shapes and floor and air pathways into dance sequences. Establish relationships with other dancers through focus of eyes and other body parts. Convert inward focus to outward focus for projecting out to far space.
DA:Cr1.1.KbExplore different ways to do basic locomotor and nonlocomotor movements by changing at least one of the elements of dance.
DA:Pr5.1.KaDemonstrate same-side and cross-body locomotor and non-locomotor movements, body patterning movements, and body shapes.

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DA:Cn11.1.3aFind a relationship between movement in a dance from a culture, society, or community and the culture from which the dance is derived. Explain what the movements communicate about key aspects of the culture, society, or community.
DA:Pr4.1.3bFulfill specified duration of time with improvised locomotor and non-locomotor movements. Differentiate between “in time” and “out of time” to music. Perform movements that are the same or of a different time orientation to accompaniment. Use metric and kinesthetic phrasing.
DA:Pr5.1.5bDemonstrate safe body-use practices during technical exercises and movement combinations. Discuss how these practices, along with healthful eating habits, promote strength, flexibility, endurance and injury prevention.

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