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
In Foundation, students explore dance and learn about how they can dance. They share their dance with peers and experience dance as audiences.
The starting point for Dance learning is ‘everyday movements’. Students learn about dancing safely and become aware of their bodies’ movement capabilities...
Level description | The Arts | Dance
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
In Level A, students are exposed to dance. Dance assists them to attend to and explore the world around them with as much independence as possible. They experience dance and are encouraged to use gestures and body movements to react and respond to the world around them.
Students become aware of...
Level description | The Arts | Dance
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
In Level B, students explore dance. They explore how dance can represent the world and they make dances to represent their ideas about the world. They share their dance with peers and experience dance as audiences.
Students become aware of their bodies and explore the body bases, parts and zones...
Level description | The Arts | Dance
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
In Level C, students explore dance. They learn about how dance can represent the world and they make dances to represent their ideas about the world. They share their dance with peers and experience dance as audiences.
Students become aware of their bodies and learn about the body bases, parts...
Level description | The Arts | Dance
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
In Level D, students explore dance. They learn about how dance can represent the world and they make dances to represent their ideas about the world. They share their dance with peers and experience dance as audiences.
Students become aware of their bodies and learn about the body bases, parts...
Level description | The Arts | Dance
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
In Levels 1 and 2, students continue their exploration of how dance can communicate ideas about themselves and their world and they make dances to express their ideas. They share their dance with peers and in informal settings, learn about safe dance practice and experience dance as audiences.
As ...
Level description | The Arts | Dance
In Levels 7 and 8, students make and respond to dance, independently, with their peers, teachers and communities. They explore dance forms and styles through choreography and performance and by exploring ideas and intentions, forms and elements.
Working within their own body capabilities, students...
Level description | The Arts | Dance
In Levels 3 and 4, students make and respond to dance independently, collaboratively with peers and teachers, and as an audience for other dancers’ work.
Students extend their awareness of how the whole body and different parts, zone and bases can be used to communicate ideas. They explore and...
Level description | The Arts | Dance
In Levels 5 and 6, students are making and responding to dance independently and collaboratively with their peers, teachers and communities.
Students further develop their awareness of the body, their control and accuracy of body actions and their understanding of safe dance practice. They extend...
Level description | The Arts | Dance
In Levels 9 and 10, students develop a personal movement vocabulary that is informed by knowledge of dance from different cultures, times and locations.
Students build on their awareness of how the body can be used to communicate dance ideas and how it is used in specific dance styles. They...
Level description | The Arts | Dance
