Dance / Year 9 and 10 / Developing practices and skills

Curriculum content descriptions

reflect on own and others’ use of the elements of dance, choreographic devices, structure, genre- or style-specific techniques and/or technical and expressive skills to inform their choreographic or performance choices (AC9ADA10D02)

Elaborations
  • using questions based on Viewpoints to reflect on and evaluate use of forms and elements; for example, “How can I use and manipulate the elements of space and dynamics to convey my ideas?”
  • evaluating choreographic and/or performance choices; for example, “How successful were the dancers in conveying the choreographer’s stated intent?” or “What was the impact of the performer’s choice to use gesture to communicate emotion?”
  • documenting their creative process, including the use of analysis and evaluation strategies, in reflective records
  • improvising using the elements of dance and analysing movement choices to reflect their individuality and to clarify their choreographic intent
  • considering how they can use the elements of dance and choreographic devices to reflect ways that meaning and experiences, political statements, critical theories or emotions influence and shape their approach to dance
General capabilities
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and Creative Thinking
  • Personal and social capability Personal and Social capability
ScOT terms

Dance purpose and styles,  Dance composition,  Dance

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