By the end of year 10, students will have developed Contemporary and Hip Hop Dance technique and Performance Skills that will provide a foundation for further studies in Dance. The semester long Dance course covers four areas:
Technique: Developing skills in contemporary and hip hop dance styles.
Composition: Students learn skills to create their own dance choreography pieces by exploring movement through a variety of tasks based on themes, ideas and choreographic devices.
Performance: Students have the opportunity to perform at various school and community events, in contemporary, jazz and/or hip hop, as well as ongoing presentations in class.
Appreciation: Students are given research tasks and projects in order to develop their knowledge of dance history and dance in today’s society.
ASSESSMENT
Participation in workshops, technique execution, composition tasks, performance or presentation, process journal and written responses using IBMYP criteria aligned with the Australian curriculum
THRIVE • RESPECT • INTEGRITY
