1DANC

1 Dance

Course Description

Learning Area Leader: Mrs M. Millar.

Explore the world around you through dance: explore who you are, your stories and how you can impact others. This is a highly practical performance course where you will develop movement, choreography and performance skills.


Skills/content you will cover in this course 

  • Learn to communicate through movement and interpret meaning from movement

  • Develop choreography skills to communicate intention

  • Develop movement skills in a range of dance genres and styles

  • Analyse performance, demonstrating knowledge of elements of dance and key features of dance styles

  • Develop performance skills through participating in performance opportunities.


Skills you need to be successful in this course - ability to demonstrate whanaungatanga and kotahitanga by supporting and working with others - Creative and critical thinking - Willingness to perform 

This course is useful for or will lead to - 2 and 3 Dance.

Pathway

Credit Information

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

This course is eligible for subject endorsement.

Total Credits Available: 20
Internal Assessed Credits: 11
External Assessed Credits: 9
Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91936 v3
NZQA Info

Dance 1.1 - Compose a dance sequence in response to a brief


Level: 1
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91937 v3
NZQA Info

Dance 1.2 - Perform dance sequences


Level: 1
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 6
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91938 v3
NZQA Info

Dance 1.3 - Demonstrate understanding of the relationship between cultural context and key features of a dance genre or style


Level: 1
Internal or External: External
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91939 v4
NZQA Info

Dance 1.4 - Demonstrate understanding of the elements of dance in a dance sequence


Level: 1
Internal or External: External
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 20
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Total Numeracy Credits: 0

Disclaimer

Please note that course assessment and costs/equipment may change.