By the end of Foundation, students make and perform dance sequences and demonstrate safe dance practice.
Students describe what happens in dance they make, perform and view.
Level description | The Arts | Dance | Foundation Level
By the end of Level A, students participate in dance activities. They move body parts safely and react to aspects of dance they make, perform and view.
Level description | The Arts | Dance | Level A
By the end of Level B, students follow safe practice when moving body parts and performing dance sequences.
Students communicate responses to dances they make, perform and view.
Level description | The Arts | Dance | Level B
By the end of Level C, students follow safe dance practice to make and share dance sequences and movement patterns.
Students communicate ideas and feelings about aspects of their own and others’ dance.
Level description | The Arts | Dance | Level C
By the end of Level D, students make and share a simple dance sequence and demonstrate safe dance practice.
Students provide a simple explanation about the features and purpose of their own dance.
Level description | The Arts | Dance | Level D
By the end of Level 4, students structure movements into dance sequences and use the elements of dance and choreographic devices to communicate their ideas and intentions. They make dances and perform safely with control, accuracy, projection and focus.
Students describe and discuss similarities...
Level description | The Arts | Dance | Levels 3 and 4
By the end of Level 2 students use the elements of dance and fundamental movement skills to make and perform safely, dance sequences that express ideas.
Students communicate about dances they make, perform and view, and discuss where and why people dance.
Level description | The Arts | Dance | Levels 1 and 2
By the end of Level 6, students structure movements in dance sequences and use elements of dance and choreographic devices to make dances that communicate ideas and intentions. They perform dances for audiences, demonstrating technical and expressive skills and safe dance practice.
Students explain...
Level description | The Arts | Dance | Levels 5 and 6
By the end of Level 8 students choreograph and perform dances to communicate ideas and intentions. They improvise movement and select and organise the elements of dance, choreographic devices and form to communicate choreographic intent. Students learn, rehearse and perform dances, demonstrating...
Level description | The Arts | Dance | Levels 7 and 8
By the end of Level 10, students choreograph dances by manipulating and combining the elements of dance, choreographic devices, and form and production elements to communicate their choreographic intent. They choreograph, rehearse and perform dances, demonstrating safe dance practice and technical...
Level description | The Arts | Dance | Levels 9 and 10