12DAN

Year 12 Dance (DAN)

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Mrs E. Dolley.

Year 12 Dance (DAN)

WHAT WILL I LEARN?

  • How to use dance elements to effectively choreograph and perform a range of dance styles.

  • How to develop ideas in dance choreography.  Working as a group or as a soloist to come up with ideas and use choreographic devices and processes as a way to create dance performances.

  • How to analyse and interpret dance performances; learning to justify your own intention from your dance movements and interpret the choreography of others.  

  • How students’ cultural identity and the culture of others can be highlighted through performance. 

NB This class is combined with the Level 3 Dance class.


HOW IS THE COURSE ASSESSED?

4 Level 2 Achievement Standards - 16 credits

3 internally assessed make up 12 credits

1 externally assessed make up 4 credits


WHO COULD TELL ME MORE?

Mrs Dolley

Recommended Prior Learning

WHAT SHOULD I HAVE ALREADY DONE?

This course is for all students with an interest in Dance.  Students do not need to have previous formal dance training from a studio.  Ideally, they have some experience from either co-curricular dance, Kapa Haka, Pasifika Dance or dance understanding from elsewhere but more importantly, a willingness to work with others and learn new skills for dance performances. 

Contributions and Equipment/Stationery

WHAT ARE THE COURSE COSTS
There are no set course costs. There is an opportunity to participate in inter school dance competitions which has an attached cost.

Pathway

WHAT COULD THIS SUBJECT LEAD TO?
Level 3 Dance

Credit Information

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

Total Credits Available: 20 credits.
Externally Assessed Credits: 4 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 16 credits.

Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91205 v2
NZQA Info
Dance 2.1 - Choreograph a group dance to communicate an intention
Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91206 v2
NZQA Info
Dance 2.2 - Choreograph a solo dance to communicate an intention
Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91207 v2
NZQA Info
Dance 2.3 - Perform an ethnic or social dance to communicate understanding of the style
Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91208 v3
NZQA Info
Dance 2.4 - Perform a theatre dance to communicate understanding of the dance
Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91211 v2
NZQA Info
Dance 2.7 - Provide an interpretation of a dance performance with supporting evidence
Level: 2
Internal or External: External
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 20
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Total Numeracy Credits: 0