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Dance / Year 9 and 10

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Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority

Curriculum content descriptions

Perform dances using genre- and style-specific techniques and expressive skills to communicate a choreographer’s intent (ACADAM024)

Elaborations

performing dances with an awareness of a choreographer’s intent and style, including contemporary Australian choreographers such as Frances Rings or Stephen Page (Bangarra Dance Theatre)
Considering viewpoints – cultures: For example – What culturally symbolic movements are evident in this dance?
refining confidence, clarity of the movement, projection and focus to communicate the choreographer’s intent
manipulating the elements of dance in performance to interpret a choreographer’s style and intent in contemporary styles, such as Aboriginal hip hop
identifying and refining expressive skills in performance, and selecting appropriate expressive skills to sensitively connect with varying social and cultural contexts and audiences
Considering viewpoints – societies: For example – How does the dance relate to the social context in which it was created?

General capabilities

Personal and social capability

ScOT terms

Movement sequences, Dance genres, Artistic purpose

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