Information Booklet International Students Guide - Northmead ...

CREATIVE AND PERFORMING ARTS
DANCE
Stage 4
Dance
Drama
Music
Visual Arts
Visual Design
Stage 5
Dance
Drama
Music
Visual Arts
Visual Design
Ceramics
Photography
General Subject Information
The Dance course consists of three components:
CREATIVE ARTS SYLLABUS
Dance, Drama, Music, Visual Arts
Mandatory Course
studied in Stage 4
100 hours
Additional Study Course
studied in Stage 5
offered as a 300, 200 or 100
hour course
builds on Mandatory course
1. Performance:.
Performance allows students to experience practical dance in two main styles,
contemporary and jazz technique. Students participate in exercises to increase their
strength, agility, coordination, technique and performance ability.
2. Composition:
Composition gives students the opportunity to express a variety of themes and concepts
through movement. It provides them with the opportunity to create original movements and
organise them into a dance.
3. Appreciation:
The appreciation component involves the study of safe dance practice as well as an
introduction to dance analysis and dance terminology. This component is the main
theoretical part of the course..
Students will experience a range of activities in dance. They participate as a class team and in small
groups. Dance is an enjoyable way to increase a variety of skills, such as improving confidence and
promoting physical well-being.
Year 7 Program
In Year 7, all students in Dance will have two periods of Dance every fortnightly cycle and the
auditioned Year 7 students will have an additional weekly period.
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