Year 10 - Dance (Year-long)
Year 10 - Dance (Year-long)
OverviewThis subject will expose students to a range of artistic dance styles including Ballet, Contemporary, Jazz, Tap and Hip Hop. The course addresses technical proficiency and improvisation skills and will develop important choreographic and analysis skills imperative to their success in VCE. Structured improvisation and technical workshops form a large part of the course where students will be artistically and intellectually provoked.
| Units / Topics | Types of Assessment |
|---|---|
| Safe dance practice | Topic Tests |
| History of artistic dance; Ballet, Modern Dance, Jazz, Tap, & Hip Hop | Student devised warm up routine to be delivered to the class |
| Teacher devised learnt work based around an intention | Multimodal research and analysis presentation on an appointed artistic dance style |
| Performance of group choreographic item (student devised) | Performance of learnt class work at Dance Showcase Evening |
| Performance of group choreography item at Dance Showcase Evening | |
| Semester Examination |
Future Directions
This unit will provide a sound foundation for students to proceed to VCE Dance Units 1 to 4.