Albany Senior High School/Coursebook/3DAN

What is this course about?
We will use both theoretical and practical aspects to explore and interpret different dance forms, investigating through movement, the dance elements of body awareness, space, time, energy and relationships, using personal experiences and imagination to express ideas. We will choreograph and share movement through both formal and informal presentation in both solo and group works. We will get to participate in a variety of different dance genres with the opportunity to experience lessons taught by leaders of those styles and with a particular focus on contemporary dance technique. There is a requirement to produce a major piece of your own choreography during the year that will focus a current issue. We will be viewing live performance throughout the course from a range of different genres and styles. You will undertake research in New Zealand dance development and will learn to speak the language of dance in preparation for two written academic exams at the end of the year which also cover crictical analysis of a professional dance work.

What will I learn?
Some of the skills and learning covered at Level 3 include choreography, performance skills, dance research and analysis. There is a focus on contemporary dance technique.

What sorts of things will I do?
Dance, dance dance! You will learn a variety of movement and styles and will be expected to perform and choreograph dance works as well as doing written work and study in New Zealand dance history to prepare for the two academic exams at the end of the year.

== What standards can I enter? ==

Scholarship opportunities
NCEA Scholarship dance is likely to be available in NZ for the first time in 2011. Details will appear when they become available.