Musical theatre – dance

Discover the key elements of dance in musical theatre

Student dance resource developed by The Arts Unit

Years 7 to 10 dance

Your students will:

• explore dance technique and the elements of dance as influenced by performance and theatrical style

• perform dances with increasing confidence, communicating the intention of the choreographer

• differentiate and make connections between the social and historical contexts of dance and the development of style.

Dance 7-10 Syllabus

Stage 4

• 4.1.3: demonstrates an understanding of aspects of performance quality through the performance of locomotor and non-locomotor combinations, sequences and dances.

• 4.3.1: describes dance performances through the elements of dance.

• 4.3.2: identifies that dance works of art express ideas.

Stage 5

• 5.1.3: demonstrates an understanding and application of aspects of performance quality and interpretation through performance.

• 5.3.1: describes and analyses dance as the communication of ideas within a context.

• 5.3.3: applies understandings and experiences drawn from their own work and dance works of art.

Collection of student work 

• Google Form: create a Google form with activities and/or questions. Students can also upload any files they create. Email this form to your students with the Creative Class link and all your student responses will be combined in a Google sheet.

• Google Classroom Assignment: create an assignment or a quiz in your Google Classroom with activities and/or questions. Students can also upload any files they create.  

• MS Teams: create a quiz or assignment in your class team drive where students can submit responses and upload any files they create. 

• Email: ask your students to email you any responses and files they create.

• Flipgrid: a website that allows teachers to create 'grids' to facilitate video discussions. Each grid is a message board where teachers can pose questions called 'topics'. Students can post video responses that appear in a tiled grid display. 

• Jamboard: an interactive whiteboard which can be used for class feedback.

For further support on how to create these resources

• Get started with Google Forms

• Create a Google Classroom Assignment

• Assign quizzes to students  through Microsoft Teams 

• Create an assignment in Microsoft Teams

• Educators – getting started with Flipgrid

• Get started with Jamboard