In Dance, students explore the elements of dance, skills, techniques and processes through the practices of choreography, performance and appreciation. The body is the instrument of expression and students use combinations of the elements of dance: space, time, dynamics and relationships, to communicate...
Overview material | Dance
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
The Dance curriculum is structured around four interdependent strands, each of which involves making and responding.
| Strand | Explore and Express Ideas | Dance Practices | Present and Perform | Respond and Interpret |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Focuses on exploring and shaping ideas to express and communicate intentions. Students... |
Overview material | Dance
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
Dance is expressive movement with purpose and form. Through Dance, students express, question and celebrate human experience, using the body as the instrument and movement as the medium for personal, social, emotional, spiritual and physical communication. Like all art forms, dance has...
Overview material | Dance
