Stage 1 Dance

SACE CREDITS: 10 or 20 credits

KEY CONTACT: Suriya Down

RECOMMENDED BACKGROUND: Completion of Year 10 Dance

COURSE CONTENT:
Stage 1 Dance consists of three strands: understanding dance, creating dance and responding to dance. It offers opportunities for the development of students’ creativity, self-discipline, self-esteem, personal identity, and confidence. This is achieved through experiences that encourage collaboration and creative problem-solving, the acquisition of skills, knowledge, and understanding, and the development of aesthetic awareness. Each semester, students perform in our school’s Performing Arts Centre involving costumes, lighting and other production elements.

Dance is a 10 or 20 credit subject at Stage 1.

ASSESSMENT:
Students will be assessed against SACE Stage 1 Dance performance standards. They will provide evidence of their learning through the following assessment types each semester:

Assessment types
1. Skills development
2. Creative explorations
3. Dance contexts

COMPLETION OF THIS SUBJECT LEADS TO: Stage 2 Dance

SUBJECT COSTS: Nil