Year 12 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.
This course offers a combination of external and internal assessment
Course endorsement available
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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 learn a number of dance genres in depth. You will develop and extend your technique in these genres and apply your understanding of the dance elements in a range of creative tasks. You will further your understanding of choreography and demonstrate this by communicating an intention for a solo performance.
Throughout the course there will be opportunity for you to showcase your dance skills in solo, small and large group performances.
An integral part of this course is to extend your analysis, investigation and evaluation of dance performance and a chosen dance genre in context.
As part of this course you will be 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 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 internals and external standards.
Standard AS91206 - Choreograph a solo dance to communicate an intention (internal)
Standard AS91208 - Perform a theatre dance to communicate understanding of the dance (internal)
Standard AS91209 - Perform a repertoire of dance (internal)
Standard AS91211 - Provide an interpretation of a dance performance with supporting evidence (external)
Nil
For further information you can contact:
Head of Performing Arts - Catherine Reid - rdc@pc.school.nz
Or
Careers Department - careers@pc.school.nz