7–10Dance 7–10 Syllabus (2023)
The new Dance 7–10 Syllabus (2023) is to be implemented from 2026 and will replace the Dance 7–10 Syllabus (2003).
2025 – Plan and prepare to teach the new syllabus
2026 – 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 5
- DA5-COM-01
creates a movement vocabulary that communicates an idea and intent in response to different contexts
- DA5-COM-02
creates movements using the elements of dance and structures movement to communicate a specific idea and intent
The ethics and conventions of choreographic practice
The protocols and responsibilities of working safely and respectfully with others including respecting personal space and gaining, giving and/or denying consent
Context establishes the parameters under which a work is choreographed and structured
The language of choreography relative to context, including stimulus, idea, intent, elements of dance, generating and structuring movement, accompaniment, costumes and number of dancers
The process of abstraction in the context of dance as an art form
Refine movement choices to communicate ideas and intent in response to different contexts
Choreograph and structure movements in the context of personal style in response to a range of stimuli to communicate an idea and intent
Use the dancing body to create, express, refine ideas and intent
Understand the historical link between dance training, choreographic practice and choreographic style
Use improvisational practices to generate movement in a personal style
Develop and refine a personalised movement vocabulary to use as a base for the communication of ideas and intent
Collaborate and devise new movement using more than one dancer
Document the process of dance composition through reflective responses
Understand that the elements of dance, compositional process and structures are the foundations of choreography
Generate movements by exploring the elements of dance in response to different stimuli to communicate an intent
Manipulate the elements of dance to develop a motif based on an intent
Use the elements of dance to manipulate motif(s) to create and structure longer movement combinations, phrases, sequences and sections
Evaluate and refine the use of the elements of dance and compositional structures
Reflect on and analyse own use of the elements of dance in choreography to communicate ideas and intent