Combined Year 10 and 11
Semester 1: Musical Performance
Students explore the genre of Musical Theatre and associated Dance, Drama and Music application and performance. Learning experiences focus on collaboration to create a Musical Theatre performance for a public audience. In theory lessons, students reflect on the collaborative process, research Musical Theatre practitioners and conduct skills assessments.
Semester 2: Dance
In Senior Dance, students develop creative, technical, and physical understanding, and an appreciation of dance as an art form. Students develop their own technical and physical skills through undertaking systematic training that enables the safe execution of a diverse range of movement. Dance offers opportunities for the development of students’ creativity, self-discipline, self-esteem, personal identity, and confidence. This is achieved through experiences that encourage collaboration and creative problem-solving, the acquisition of skills, knowledge, and understanding, and the development of aesthetic awareness.
Type: Elective Subject
NTCET Credits: 10
Cost: $150 (includes shirt – semester 1 Musical only)
Requirements:
It is essential for students studying Stage 1 Dance to have had previous experience in dance through school subjects or dance schools. It is also highly recommended that students have had experience in performing in front of an audience as this is part of their final assessment.
Focus Areas:
- Students will create, perform and analyse their own site-specific dance using the Elements of Dance, Choreographic Devices and Production Elements that expresses their Choreographic Intent.
- Students will participate in a group dance that will build upon and extend their and expressive skills in Contemporary Dance.
- Students will compare and contrast Contemporary Storytelling in dance with both live and filmed performances.
Assessment:
All assessment at Stage 1 is school based
Assessment Type |
Weighting |
Skills Development |
20% |
Creative Explorations |
60% |
Dance Contexts |
20% |
Additional Links:
Stage 1 Dance SACE minisite