Years 7 and 8 Dance
In Dance, students: make and respond to dance independently and with their classmates, teachers and communities explore dance as an art form through choreography, performance and appreciation build on their awareness of the body through body part …
Years 7 and 8 | Dance | The Arts | F-10 curriculum
ACADAR019
Identify and connect specific features and purposes of dance from contemporary and past times to explore viewpoints and enrich their dance-making, starting with dance in Australia and including dance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACADAR019 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Dance | The Arts | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACADAM017
experimenting with representing social relationships through cultural dance
Elaboration (5) | ACADAM017 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Dance | The Arts | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACADAM015
improving performance by extending their own movement vocabulary when learning dance styles, such as hip hop and street dance, jazz, and ballet
Elaboration | ACADAM015 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Dance | The Arts | F-10 curriculum
ACADAM013
Combine elements of dance and improvise by making literal movements into abstract movements
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACADAM013 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Dance | The Arts | F-10 curriculum
ACADAM014
Develop their choreographic intent by applying the elements of dance to select and organise movement
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACADAM014 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Dance | The Arts | F-10 curriculum
ACADAR018
Analyse how choreographers use elements of dance and production elements to communicate intent
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACADAR018 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Dance | The Arts | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACADAM014
experimenting with different elements of dance to explore ideas about their choreographic intent
Elaboration | ACADAM014 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Dance | The Arts | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACADAM016
reflecting on the creative process of choreography to clarify their choreographic intent and refine their dance
Elaboration (2) | ACADAM016 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Dance | The Arts | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACADAR018
expressing responses using descriptive style-specific dance terminology
Elaboration (3) | ACADAR018 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Dance | The Arts | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACADAR019
comparing dance styles in different artistic, social, environmental, historical and cultural contexts
Elaboration (2) | ACADAR019 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Dance | The Arts | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACADAR019
investigating the development of dance styles and the influence of histories, societies, cultures and environments
Elaboration (5) | ACADAR019 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Dance | The Arts | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACADAM013
Considering viewpoints – meanings and interpretations: For example – What was the choreographer’s stated intent for this dance? What ideas did you think the dance expressed?
Elaboration (3) | ACADAM013 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Dance | The Arts | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACADAR018
deconstructing sections of a dance, for example, identifying and describing recurring movement within sequences and the use of the elements of dance and production elements such as lighting, performance space, music and costume
Elaboration | ACADAR018 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Dance | The Arts | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (7) ACADAR019
Considering viewpoints – histories: For example – What historical forces and influences are evident in the dance work? How do the costumes and movements in this dance reflect the era in which it was created?
Elaboration (7) | ACADAR019 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Dance | The Arts | F-10 curriculum
Achievement Standard Dance Years 7 and 8
By the end of Year 8, students identify and analyse the elements of dance, choreographic devices and production elements in dances in different styles and apply this knowledge in dances they make and perform. They evaluate how they and others from different …
Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Years 7 and 8 | Dance | The Arts | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACADAM015
applying safe dance practice strategies in consideration of their own body’s and others’ capabilities when performing a specific dance style, for example, identifying the musculoskeletal system and linking to alignment
Elaboration (3) | ACADAM015 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Dance | The Arts | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACADAM016
Considering viewpoints – forms and elements: For example – How have the elements of dance been used by the choreographer to express his/her stated intent? What choreographic devices were evident in this dance? What choreographic form was used by the …
Elaboration (3) | ACADAM016 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Dance | The Arts | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACADAM013
using the elements of dance to develop new movements that still maintain the essence of the original movement
Elaboration (2) | ACADAM013 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Dance | The Arts | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (4) ACADAM016
responding to feedback by changing the order and pattern of dance movement, phrases or sequences, using choreographic devices
Elaboration (4) | ACADAM016 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Dance | The Arts | F-10 curriculum