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
Entry requirements
An interest in Dance and/or Dance experience in any genre/context
Next step
NCEA Level 2 Dance