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AC9ADA10C01 Years 9 to 10 The Arts

AC9ADA10C01 | Years 9 to 10 Dance: Dance

Content Descriptor

Content descriptor choreograph dance that communicates ideas, perspectives and/or meaning by selecting and manipulating elements of dance, choreographic devices and/or structure
Strand
Creating and making
Substrand
Dance

This content descriptor sets out learning for Years 9 to 10 Dance. Use it to plan lessons and assessment with the Australian Curriculum v9.

Elaborations

  • • Elaboration experimenting with ways to use and combine choreographic devices, such as addition and diminution, force and tempo or by using different body parts
  • • Elaboration using questions based on Viewpoints relating to forms and elements; such as “How can I use and manipulate the elements of space and dynamics to convey my ideas?”, for example, when choreographing a dance that conveys ideas, perspectives or meaning about identity, belonging or a social justice issue
  • • Elaboration investigating the use of the elements of dance in works of artists from different cultures, times and places, and adapting dance ideas to create movements that represent a synthesis of influences and present a personal meaning or perspective, using respectful dance practice
  • • Elaboration developing movement motifs and using choreographic devices or manipulating the elements of dance in innovative ways to communicate their choreographic intent
  • • Elaboration using motifs from a known dance as the starting point for their own choreography; for example, identifying and improvising on movements from a dance being shared via a social media platform to develop ideas that can be extended and structured into new work
  • • Elaboration using a style-specific form such as a form associated with a culturally specific dance genre/style, to structure a dance

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