AC9ADA10D02
Years 9 to 10
The Arts
AC9ADA10D02 | Years 9 to 10 Dance: Dance
Content Descriptor
Content descriptor reflect on own and others’ use of the elements of dance, choreographic devices, structure, genre- or style-specific techniques and/or technical and expressive skills to inform their choreographic or performance choices
Strand
Developing practices and skills
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 using questions based on Viewpoints to reflect on and evaluate use of forms and elements; for example, “How can I use and manipulate the elements of space and dynamics to convey my ideas?”
- • Elaboration evaluating choreographic and/or performance choices; for example, “How successful were the dancers in conveying the choreographer’s stated intent?” or “What was the impact of the performer’s choice to use gesture to communicate emotion?”
- • Elaboration documenting their creative process, including the use of analysis and evaluation strategies, in reflective records
- • Elaboration improvising using the elements of dance and analysing movement choices to reflect their individuality and to clarify their choreographic intent
- • Elaboration considering how they can use the elements of dance and choreographic devices to reflect ways that meaning and experiences, political statements, critical theories or emotions influence and shape their approach to dance
Plan a lesson from this content description.
Start freeAchievement standard statements this supports
- By the end of Year 10, students analyse how and/or why the elements of dance, choreographic devices, genre- or style-specific techniques, production elements, and/or technical and expressive skills are manipulated in dance they create and/or experience.See it on the standard page →
- They evaluate how dance works and/or performances in a range of styles and/or from across cultures, times, places and/or other contexts communicate ideas, perspectives and/or meaning.See it on the standard page →
- Students select and manipulate the elements of dance, choreographic devices and/or structure to choreograph dances.See it on the standard page →
- They demonstrate safe dance practice when choreographing and performing dance.See it on the standard page →
- They employ technical and expressive skills and genre- or style-specific techniques to enhance communication of ideas, perspectives and/or meaning when performing dance for audiences.See it on the standard page →