Baradene College
Year 12 Dance (Level 2)
Subject Description
Head of Faculty: Mrs N. Eichstaedt McComb.
This course is largely practical and collaborative. In Level 2 Dance, students will develop their confidence as a performer and choreographer, while extending their dance literacy and repertoire. Students will participate in dance from a variety of styles, learning technique and stylistic movements. Expert tutors will teach phrases to students which will be rehearsed and polished. Students will also refine choreographic devices and processes to create an original dance work. There will be opportunities to watch, appreciate and evaluate a variety of dance.
Subject Overview
Term 1
Term 1 begins learning the fundamentals of dance practice – conditioning, technique basics and collaborative work. The core focus this term is learning a group dance taught by a guest tutor. The style is generally a contemporary/jazz fusion (subject to change) and requires technical skill and communication of dance form. This is performed for an invited audience. At the end of the term, students will learn a cultural dance i.e. the Scottish Highland Fling, which will be performed for an in-class assessment.
Term 2
Students will refine and practice choreographic processes and devices in a range of choreography workshops. They will then work individually or as a pair to choreography their own 1-2 minute solo or group dance around WW1 stimulus, as a response to NZDC’s ‘Rotunda’. These are performed in class and students are assessed on how their movement has been selected, developed and structured to communicate an intention.
Term 3
The focus in Term 3 is on dance performance. Students will learn 3 dances of the same style, i.e. Jazz dance, which will be taught to students with specific emphasise on technique and performance protocols. Students are assessed across the repertoire. Students will also begin their analysis of a live dance performance and prepare for the external in Term 4.
Term 4
Students prepare for the external examination that requires making insightful connections between dance aspects in a live dance performance viewed. This is a written examination of short answer questions.
Prerequisites
Year 11 Dance is an advantage, but not a prerequisite. If choosing this subject without having completed Year 11 Dance please have a discussion with the Teacher in Charge.
Pathway
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
External
NZQA Info
Dance 2.1 - Choreograph a group dance to communicate an intention
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Dance 2.2 - Choreograph a solo dance to communicate an intention
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Dance 2.3 - Perform an ethnic or social dance to communicate understanding of the style
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Dance 2.4 - Perform a theatre dance to communicate understanding of the dance
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Dance 2.5 - Perform a repertoire of dance
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Dance 2.7 - Provide an interpretation of a dance performance with supporting evidence
Possible Careers
Diversional and Recreational Therapist, Actor, Advertising Specialist, Personal Trainer/Exercise Professional, Artistic Director, Film and Video Editor, Dancer, Entertainer, Counsellor, Trainer, Communications Professional, Musician, Event Manager, Director (Film, Television, Radio or Stage), Radio Presenter, Early Childhood Teacher, Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Media Producer, Primary School Teacher, Kaiwhakaako Māori, Model, Nanny/Child Carer, Photographer, Recreation Co-ordinator, Youth Worker, Secondary School Teacher, Teacher Aide, Television Presenter, Marketing Specialist,
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