Year 10 Dance
Ngā Toi - The Arts
Ngā Toi - The Arts
Te toi whakairo, ka ihiihi, ka wehiwehi, ka aweawe te ao katoa.
The arts are powerful forms of expression that recognise, value, and contribute to the unique bicultural and multicultural character of Aotearoa New Zealand, enriching the lives of all New Zealanders. The arts have their own distinct languages that use both verbal and non-verbal conventions, mediated by selected processes and technologies. Through movement, sound, and image, the arts transform people’s creative ideas into expressive works that communicate layered meanings.
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Dance is an art form that allows ākonga (students) to:
Create innovative ways of moving and expressing oneself
Explore and develop their own distinct choreographic identity and performance style
Develop a deeper understanding of technical skill for specific genres
Build confidence and enhance their hauora (well-being)
Work collaboratively on shared tasks and performances
In this course you will explore and investigate a variety of dance genres. You will develop technical dance skills, strength and creativity through a combination of practical and written analysis, and evaluation. You will develop your knowledge and understanding of the dance elements and how these can be applied and analysed to support your choreographic skills.
Our stimulus for the year will have an over-arching theme that is directly connected to our local curriculum, including house histories, whakataukī, kowhaiwhai patterns.
An integral part of this course is developing your mātauranga (knowledge) of dance through ngā mōhiotanga o mua (exploration) and mahi (performance). Therefore, you will have the opportunity to develop your tito nekehanga (choreographic skills) through a range of solo, duet and small group opportunities.
Students will:
Learn a variety of dance genres, for example, modern, contemporary, fusion, hip hop and commercial dance.
Develop performance and technical skills specific to each genre of dance.
Choreograph their own dances, and performance material for assessments.
Perform in front of live audiences.
Progress will be monitored through in-class assessments
Your work will be assessed through internals assessments, including:
Perform a theatrical dance to demonstrate understanding of specific technique
Perform ethnic dance phrases to demonstrate understanding of style
Perform contemporary dance fundamentals with physical competency
Create and perform in a group dance with a prop
Create and perform a solo dance
Demonstrate understanding of dance terminology
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For further information you can contact:
Head of Performing Arts - Catherine Reid - rdc@pc.school.nz
Or
Careers Department - careers@pc.school.nz