In Dance, indicative progression towards the Level 8 achievement standard By the end of Level 6: By the end of Level 8: may be when students: structure movements in dance sequences choreograph and perform dances to •Students •Students and use elements of dance and choreographic devices communicate ideas and intentions. to make dances that communicate ideas and intentions. improvise movement and select and organise the •They elements of dance, choreographic devices and form to perform dances for audiences, demonstrating communicate choreographic intent. •They technical and expressive skills and safe dance practice. learn, rehearse and perform dances, •Students explain how the elements of dance, demonstrating technical and expressive skills appropriate •Students choreographic devices and production elements to the dance style and safe dance practice. communicate ideas and intentions in dances they make, perform and view. identify and analyse the elements of dance, •Students choreographic devices and production elements of dances describe characteristics of dances from different •They in different styles and apply this knowledge to dances they social, historical and cultural contexts and discuss make and perform. how these influence their dance making. evaluate how they and other dance practitioners from •They different cultures, times and locations, communicate ideas and intentions through dance.
By the end of Level 6: •Students structure movements in dance sequences and use elements of dance and choreographic devices to make dances that communicate ideas and intentions. •They perform dances for audiences, demonstrating technical and expressive skills and safe dance practice. •Students explain how the elements of dance, choreographic devices and production elements communicate ideas and intentions in dances they make, perform and view. •They describe characteristics of dances from different social, historical and cultural contexts and discuss how these influence their dance making. In Dance, indicative progression towards the Level 8 achievement standard may be when students: By the end of Level 8: •Students choreograph and perform dances to communicate ideas and intentions. •They improvise movement and select and organise the elements of dance, choreographic devices and form to communicate choreographic intent. •Students learn, rehearse and perform dances, demonstrating technical and expressive skills appropriate to the dance style and safe dance practice. •Students identify and analyse the elements of dance, choreographic devices and production elements of dances in different styles and apply this knowledge to dances they make and perform. •They evaluate how they and other dance practitioners from different cultures, times and locations, communicate ideas and intentions through dance.