This course requires 2 options.
Level 1 Dance
Subject Description
Teacher in Charge: Miss M. Nixon.
Students will learn a diverse range of styles and choreographic tools and students will have input into the styles learnt. Students will participate in a set programme of achievement standards which will compromise of up to a maximum total of 20 credits. Below are the achievement standards that will be covered:
- 1.1 Compose a Dance Sequences in response to a Given Brief - 5 Credits (Internal)
- 1.2 Perform Dance Sequences - 5 Credits (Internal)
- 1.3 Demonstrate Understanding of the Relationship Between Key Features and Cultural Context of a Dance Genre or Style - 5 Credits (External)
- 1.4 Demonstrate Understanding of the Application of Elements of Dance in a Performance - 5 Credits (External)
Internal and External: 20 Credits
Dance Recital
Dance recital is a highly anticipated event that happens near the end of term 3 each year. It is a chance to display a lot of the dances we do in class for assessment and to share your work with whānau and friends. Extra-curricular groups also perform the wonderful dances they have been practicing.
Dance Recital 2022: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaY9elb8cn0
Recommended Prior Learning
- Year 10 Dance is preferred.
- Involvement in extracurricular dance is preferred (with RHS or other dance schools).
Approximate Costs and Equipment/Stationery
Additional costs may apply to attend out of school performances.
Each year the senior dance classes will have the opportunity to dress up and attend a live performance.
Pathway
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
This course is eligible for subject endorsement.
This course is approved for University Entrance.
Total Credits Available: 20 credits.
Externally Assessed Credits: 9 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 11 credits.
External
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Pathway Tags
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