K–6Creative Arts K–6 Syllabus
The new Creative Arts K−6 Syllabus (2024) is to be implemented from 2027.
2025 and 2026 – Plan and prepare to teach the new syllabus
2027 – Start teaching the new syllabus
School sectors are responsible for implementing syllabuses and are best placed to provide schools with specific guidance and information on implementation given their understanding of their individual contexts.
Content
Stage 1
- CA1-DAN-01
composes and performs dance using shapes and movements to communicate ideas, and describes ways that dance conveys ideas
Improvise simple body shapes and movements using locomotor and non-locomotor movements, in response to a stimulus
Experiment with level, direction or pathway of movement with awareness of space
Respond to tempo and rhythm changes in music
Explore ways to express dynamics through movement
Compose simple dance sequences by linking body shapes and movements
Explore the movements used by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples in dance
Connect shapes and movements into a sequence in cooperation with others
Demonstrate safe dance practices with awareness of physical and social safety
Explore ways to maintain balance and manipulate posture through body control
Perform simple dance sequences to communicate ideas
Reflect on personal experiences of composing and performing dance
Discuss ideas, feelings and opinions in response to dance experiences
Describe how space, time and dynamics are used in dance, using Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary
Explore dance from cultural contexts around the world to recognise ways shapes, movements and ideas are communicated through dance
Describe ways Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples express connection to Country and Place through dance