NCEA Level 1 Dance

Aims

  • Work collaboratively in a curious, constructive, creative environment

  • Celebrate innovation, emotional intelligence, effective communicative and problem solving skills

  • Generate and refine choreographic ideas through cycles of action and reflection

  • Communicate meanings, feelings, and interpretive understandings of the world using Dance as a vehicle

  • Use traditional and new technologies to engage in performance while critically analysing and reflecting on your own and other creators' practices from different contexts

Content

Dance Choreography - Selects and uses choreographic devices, structures, processes and technologies to develop and give form to dance ideas

Dance Performance - Prepares, rehearses and performs a range of dances and demonstrates an understanding of the performance requirements of the genres and contexts

Dance Performance - Develops and demonstrates skills in selected dance genres and styles and explores the use of a variety of technologies

Dance Perspectives - Explores, investigates and describes the features and backgrounds of a variety of dance genres and styles

Qualification gained

Full course completion – 20 credits Level 1 NCEA Dance

This subject has links with

Professional Dancing, Choreography, Community services, Dance therapy, Event management, Art, Physiotherapy, Philosophy, Psychology, Cultural studies, English, History, Music, Design, Film, Photography, Education, Composition, Festival participation, Technical production components; lighting, sound, costume, props, set, script writing, stage management, production management

Prior knowledge required

An interest in Dance and/or Dance experience in any genre/context

Next step

NCEA Level 2 Dance