During the term students During the term students During the term students During the term students will on: will focus on: will focus on: will focus on: Ritual Dance Dance in Popular Video Ballet and Contemporary Modern and Post- Modern Clips, Advertisements and Dance Cultural and Social Movies Contexts of Ritual Dances History of Ballet Experiments in Space Wide variety of Dance Characteristics of Ritual Cultural and Social Chance Choreography Genres linked to the Dance Contexts of Ballet and Pedestrian Movements chosen examples including Contemporary Dance Purpose of Ritual Dance Choreographic Devices Hip Hop, Tap, Jazz, etc. Ballet and Contemporary Form: Repetition, Ternary including Accumulation, Camera Shots Technique and Terminology Retrograde, Canon, and Imageless Ritual Camera Movement Mao’s Last Dancer Ternary, Chance etc. dance Length of Shot Blending of Dance Genres Costume, Lighting and Creating a Ritual Dance Considerations for Filming Sound Ghost Dancers Floor patterns: Choral, Analysing the Video Space Round, Line, Chain, Serpentine Dance Creating a Clip Modern-Day: Rites of Passage RESOURCES/TEXTS: Dance: Count Me In; various DVDs and CDs PREREQUISITES: A pass in either year eight or nine Dance or through consultation with the Dance Teacher. ASSESSMENT: Performance Choreography Exam presentation Assignment Journal COSTS: Possible guest artists and/or excursions CAREERS: Professional Dancer/Performer, Choreographer, Dance Teacher, Dance Analyst, Administration in the Arts, Primary/High school Teacher, Studio Owner, Reviewer, and Model to name a few. Drama AIMS: is one of the oldest art forms known. It is the making and communication of meaning. Involving both performers and audiences, it encourages people to enter a fictional world. Drama provides a medium for exploration, social criticism, celebration and entertainment. CONTENT: Students will undertake the following units of study: Year 9 Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 Back to Basics Releasing Tension Class Clowns From Page to
During the term students will on: Ritual Dance Cultural and Social Contexts of Ritual Dances Characteristics of Ritual Dance Purpose of Ritual Dance Form: Repetition, Ternary and Imageless Ritual dance Creating a Ritual Dance Floor patterns: Choral, Round, Line, Chain, Serpentine Dance Modern-Day: Rites of Passage During the term students will focus on: Dance in Popular Video Clips, Advertisements and Movies Wide variety of Dance Genres linked to the chosen examples including Hip Hop, Tap, Jazz, etc. Camera Shots Camera Movement Length of Shot Considerations for Filming Analysing the Video Creating a Clip During the term students will focus on: Ballet and Contemporary History of Ballet Cultural and Social Contexts of Ballet and Contemporary Dance Ballet and Contemporary Technique and Terminology Mao’s Last Dancer Blending of Dance Genres Ghost Dancers During the term students will focus on: Modern and Post- Modern Dance Experiments in Space Chance Choreography Pedestrian Movements Choreographic Devices including Accumulation, Retrograde, Canon, Ternary, Chance etc. Costume, Lighting and Sound Space RESOURCES/TEXTS: Dance: Count Me In; various DVDs and CDs PREREQUISITES: A pass in either year eight or nine Dance or through consultation with the Dance Teacher. ASSESSMENT: Performance Choreography Exam presentation Assignment Journal COSTS: Possible guest artists and/or excursions CAREERS: Professional Dancer/Performer, Choreographer, Dance Teacher, Dance Analyst, Administration in the Arts, Primary/High school Teacher, Studio Owner, Reviewer, and Model to name a few. Drama AIMS: is one of the oldest art forms known. It is the making and communication of meaning. Involving both performers and audiences, it encourages people to enter a fictional world. Drama provides a medium for exploration, social criticism, celebration and entertainment. CONTENT: Students will undertake the following units of study: Year 9 Term 1 Back to Basics Term 2 Releasing Tension Term 3 Class Clowns Term 4 From Page to
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