03DAN

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.

Total Credits Available: 22
Internal Assessed Credits: 18
External Assessed Credits: 4
Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91589 v2
NZQA Info

Dance 3.2 - Choreograph a dance to develop and resolve ideas


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91590 v2
NZQA Info

Dance 3.3 - Perform a solo or duet dance


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91591 v2
NZQA Info

Dance 3.4 - Perform a group dance


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91592 v2
NZQA Info

Dance 3.5 - Perform a repertoire of contrasting dances


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 6
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91594 v2
NZQA Info

Dance 3.7 - Analyse a dance performance


Level: 3
Internal or External: External
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 4w *
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 22
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 4
Total Numeracy Credits: 0

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.

Disclaimer

Course availability is dependent on numbers and staffing, and course entry cannot be confirmed until the beginning of the 2025 school year.