Year 8 Dance Specialisation
ASSUMED BACKGROUND: Nil
SUBJECT CHARGES: Nil
CONTENT
Course content will be a selection of the following:
Understanding Dance:
Practical
- Explore dance as an art form through choreography, performance and appreciation
- Build on their awareness of the body and safe dance practice
Theory
- Analyse dances from a range of cultures, times and locations to explore differing viewpoints
Creating Dance:
• Practise and refine technical skills
• Develop their choreographic intent by applying the elements of dance to select and and organise movement
• Collaborating with others to create and refine dance works for 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 with self and peer assessment.
Creative Explorations:
In small groups students help to choreograph an original and innovative work and participate in a performance with written reflection and analysis.
Dance Contexts:
Students investigate dance practice and performance from specific cultures, or historical periods.
