K–6Creative Arts K–6 Syllabus (2024)
The new Creative Arts K–6 Syllabus (2024) is to be implemented from 2027 and will replace the Creative Arts K–6 Syllabus (2006).
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. Schools may choose to implement the new syllabus during the planning and preparation phase.
Content
Stage 3
- CA3-DAN-01
composes and performs dance to communicate ideas and intent using the elements of dance, and explains how ideas are conveyed to audiences and ways contexts influence dance
- CA3-CWT-01
creates written texts to communicate ideas and understanding in Dance, Drama, Music and Visual Arts
Improvise to generate movements that convey ideas and intent for a dance sequence
Explore ways to vary shape, level, direction and pathway of movements to communicate ideas and intent
Adapt movements in response to changes in tempo and rhythm to convey ideas
Explore how energy, weight and force are used to create dynamics and convey ideas in movement
Compose a dance sequence using components of space, time and dynamics to communicate an idea or intent
Explore how Cultural Knowledges, Practices and protocols are used in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander dance
Compose a dance to communicate an idea or intent by collaborating with others
Demonstrate safe dance practices with respect for physical, social, digital and cultural safety
Demonstrate dance technique through body alignment, control, balance and transfer of weight to ensure safe movements
Rehearse and refine dance to enhance performance quality for an audience
Explore how music, costumes, props or technologies are used in performances to engage audiences
Perform and stage a group-devised dance to communicate an idea or intent to an audience
Reflect on personal experiences and contributions as a composer or dancer
Make associations between dance and own personal, social or cultural contexts
Explain how the elements of dance are used to convey ideas and intent to an audience, using Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary
Investigate dance from cultural contexts around the world to explore ways choreographers and dancers communicate ideas and intent to audiences
Describe ways current Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander dance practices maintain Cultural identity and belonging
Compare historical and contemporary dance practices to explore changes over time, to understand how contexts influence dance
Explain how other dance works influence own dance practices
Use notes and annotated images to create a multimodal text documenting ideas for a dance
Use Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary to create a written review of a dance performance, drawing on personal experiences and evidence to reinforce an opinion
Acknowledge artists, titles, origins of dance works and sources of information to add authority to written texts