Descriptors›The Arts›Years 9 to 10›Developing practices and skills›Dance›AC9ADA10D02
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

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