Year 13 Dance (DAN)
13DAN Course DescriptionTeacher in Charge: Mrs E. Dolley.
Recommended Prior LearningWHAT 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 13 Dance
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 including an understanding of dance in Aotearoa/New Zealand.
NB This class is combined with the Level 2 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
Students will choose between either 3.2 and 3.3. All students will do 3.4 and 3.6. The class will prepare for one of the externals.
WHO COULD TELL ME MORE?
Mrs Dolley
Learning Areas:
Contributions and Equipment/Stationery
WHAT ARE THE COURSE COSTS
There are no set course costs.