Years 3 and 4 Dance
In Years 3 and 4, learning in The Arts builds on the experience of the previous band. It involves students making and responding to artworks independently and collaboratively with their classmates and teachers. As they experience The Arts, students draw …
Years 3 and 4 | Dance | The Arts | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACADAM005
selecting and combining movements using choreographic devices such as contrast and repetition, for example, combining movements learned in a dance from Asia with other dance movements, or repeating movement to show emphasis
Elaboration (3) | ACADAM005 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Dance | The Arts | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACADAM006
building confidence and resilience through practising technical skills
Elaboration (3) | ACADAM006 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Dance | The Arts | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACADAM007
rehearsing and presenting an appropriate dance to celebrate and appreciate diversity of cultures, based on research into dance tradition, in the school or at a local community event
Elaboration (3) | ACADAM007 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Dance | The Arts | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACADAR008
examining dances in their community and comparing them to other dances of different peoples, times and cultures
Elaboration (3) | ACADAR008 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Dance | The Arts | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACADAM005
altering movements in a set, teacher-directed or student-devised dance using the elements of space, time, dynamics and relationships to express ideas, for example, increasing the size of a movement to represent growth
Elaboration (2) | ACADAM005 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Dance | The Arts | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACADAM006
demonstrating safe dance practices, for example, warming up their bodies before executing more complex movement patterns in dance sequences and cooling/calming down afterwards; removing socks if the floor surface is slippery (and clean)
Elaboration (2) | ACADAM006 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Dance | The Arts | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACADAM007
Considering viewpoints – meanings and interpretations: For example – Is there a story in the dance? How are you using grouping or pathways to communicate ideas or intentions in your dance?
Elaboration (2) | ACADAM007 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Dance | The Arts | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACADAR008
Considering viewpoints – societies and cultures: For example – Do you recognise new movements in the dance? Why do you think people from different cultures dance? Where are these dances performed?
Elaboration (2) | ACADAR008 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Dance | The Arts | F-10 curriculum