NCEA Level 3 Dance
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Kerrily Aitchison.
In this course, we will cover choreography and performance skills.
Within choreography you will choreograph a dance that exposes the audience to personal ideas in both a group setting and a solo/duet. You will also learn to design your costume, lighting and stage set to best support your choreographic intention. We continue to build our performance skills in a more collaborative approach resulting in high quality performances for the end of year Dance Showcase.
This course caters to your strengths in style and genre and you must be able to work independently.
Level 3 Dance is a university-approved subject.
Recommended Prior Learning
Students should have gained at least 14 credits in Level 2 Dance, OR audition successfully for the Teacher-in-Charge.
Course Costs
This Course Contribution covers the cost of offsite activities.
There may be an opportunity to extend learning with visits to live performances or attend specialist workshops in school (costs TBC).
Students will also require a 1B8 exercise book.
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.
This course is approved for University Entrance.
External
NZQA Info
Dance 3.2 - Choreograph a dance to develop and resolve ideas
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Dance 3.3 - Perform a solo or duet dance
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Dance 3.4 - Perform a group dance
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Dance 3.5 - Perform a repertoire of contrasting dances
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Dance 3.7 - Analyse a dance performance
Approved subject for University Entrance
Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 22
Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.
Pathway Tags
Actor, Artistic Director, Dancer, Entertainer, Musician, Make-up Artist, Model, 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.