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encourage progression, as it requires the learner to engage with content and tasks that are
increasingly becoming more complex (DoE 2002a, 7).
Teachers are expected to assess learners’ progress in terms of achieving these standards on an
ongoing basis. Through continuous assessment, both educators and learners are able to
determine whether the four outcomes have been achieved. In other words, apart from
designing and facilitating learning experiences around all four learning outcomes, the teacher
needs to be able to evaluate each learner’s individual progress in a valid and constructive
manner.
Overview of the four arts disciplines
According to the NCS, the four arts disciplines namely dance, drama, music and visual art,
should be experienced and performed in such a manner that learners are physically,
emotionally and mentally involved (DoE 2002a, 11). The NCS sees the four arts disciplines as
follows:
Dance
From as early as Grade R, learners should be expected to participate in movement activities
through play. These can include simple dances based on formations and patterns (DoE 2002a,
13). According to the NCS, learners need to prepare their bodies in doing warm‐up and skill‐
developing rituals before any dancing could be attempted (DoE 2002a, 40). By the age of twelve
(normally Grade six), a learner should be able to improvise and create dance sequences which
include patterns in geometric forms such as ‘parallel’, ‘symmetry’, ‘distance’, ‘volume and
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