AC9ADA8D02
Years 7 to 8
The Arts
AC9ADA8D02 | Years 7 to 8 Dance: Dance
Content Descriptor
Content descriptor reflect on own and others’ dance works and/or practices to inform choreographic choices and use of technical and expressive skills
Strand
Developing practices and skills
Substrand
Dance
This content descriptor sets out learning for Years 7 to 8 Dance. Use it to plan lessons and assessment with the Australian Curriculum v9.
Elaborations
- • Elaboration reflecting on how they have used or extended their movement vocabulary and considering options for further development
- • Elaboration evaluating influences on their own performance or choreography; for example, using a journal to document interesting examples of how others use an element of dance or genre- or style-specific techniques, and considering how to use these ideas in their own choreography or performance
- • Elaboration reflecting on feedback from peers who have observed a workshop or a rehearsal and using ideas from the feedback/reflection to refine dance; for example, use of technical and expressive skills or a choreographic device
Plan a lesson from this content description.
Start freeAchievement standard statements this supports
- By the end of Year 8, students analyse how the elements of dance, choreographic devices and/or production elements are manipulated in dance they create and/or experience.See it on the standard page →
- They evaluate the ways that 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 manipulate the elements of dance and choreographic devices to choreograph dance that communicate ideas, perspectives and/or meanings.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, as appropriate, genre- or style-specific techniques when performing dances for audiences.See it on the standard page →