NCEA Level 1 Dance
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Kerrily Aitchison.
In this course we will develop both choreography and performance skills.
You will experience a wide variety of styles and genres, as well as learning to understand the cultural, historic and features of one genre in depth.
Alongside building your skills in performance and choreography, you will expand your collaboration skills, build confidence and create strong creative relationships with others.
The course provides a solid knowledge and movement base if you are a ‘first-timer’ and will also extend you if you have had previous experience in dance. All movement works towards our public Dance Showcase in the second half of the year.
Recommended Prior Learning
It will have been beneficial to have already taken a Junior Dance option or have some experience performing or dancing outside of school.
Course Costs
There will be a small Course Contribution which covers the cost of offsite activities. This will support opportunities to extend NCEA learning with visits to live performances and/or attend specialist workshops in school.
Pathway
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
This course is eligible for subject endorsement.
External
NZQA Info
Dance 1.1 - Compose a dance sequence in response to a brief
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Dance 1.2 - Perform dance sequences
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Dance 1.3 - Demonstrate understanding of the relationship between cultural context and key features of a dance genre or style
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Dance 1.4 - Demonstrate understanding of the elements of dance in a dance sequence
Pathway Tags
Dancer, Entertainer, Model, Actor, Artistic Director, Musician, Make-up Artist, Private Teacher/Tutor,
Disclaimer
Course availability is dependent on numbers and staffing, and course entry cannot be confirmed until the beginning of the 2025 school year.