Napier Girls’ High School Napier Girls’ High School

Year 12 Dance (DAN)

12DAN
Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Mrs E. 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. 


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


Learning Areas:

Arts


Pathway

Year 13 Dance (DAN)

WHAT COULD THIS SUBJECT LEAD TO?
Level 3 Dance


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.