Stage 1 Dance
ASSUMED BACKGROUND: Nil
SUBJECT CHARGES: Nil
CONTENT
Course content will be a selection of the following:
Understanding Dance:
• Demonstrate an understanding of the body, dance skills, dance elements, structural devices, production elements, and safe dance practices
Creating Dance:
• Using the elements of dance and choreographic devices to communicate ideas through movement.
• Applying form and structure and manipulating movement phrases to create innovative outcomes
• Demonstrating skills of improvisation
• Collaborating with others to create and refine dance works and performance
Responding to dance:
• Reflect on their own performance and identify areas for improvement
• Reflect on the performance and choreography of peers or industry professionals
• Refine their own practical dance skills or choreography
ASSESSMENT TYPES
Skill Development:
Practical compositional tasks and written reflection
Creative Explorations:
Students choreograph an original and innovative work and participate in a performance of a class routine
Dance Contexts:
Students investigate dance practice and performance from specific cultures, or historical periods
