Albany Senior High School/Coursebook/1DAN

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 contribute our own dance ideas through group work. We will get to participate in a variety of different dance related genres with the opportunity to experience lessons taught by leaders of those styles. Styles covered will include jazz, contemporary and latin. There is a requirement to produce your own choreography throughout the year that is expected to be imaginative and original. We will be viewing live performance throughout the course from a range of different genres and styles. We will learn to speak the language of dance in preparation for the written academic exams at the end of the year which cover dance history and crictical analysis of a professional dance work.

What will I learn?
Some of the skills and learning covered at Level 1 include choreography, performance skills, dance history, how to dance and work as a group, cultural dance, crictical anyalysis of professional dance works.

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