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7–10Dance 7–10 Syllabus (2023)

Implementation from 2026
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Content

Stage 5

Composition
Context
  • The ethics and Loading  of choreographic practice

  • The Loading  and responsibilities of working safely and respectfully with others including respecting personal Loading  and gaining, giving and/or denying consent

  • Loading  establishes the parameters under which a work is choreographed and Loading 

  • The language of choreography relative to context, including stimulus, idea, Loading , Loading , generating and structuring movement, accompaniment, costumes and number of dancers

  • The process of Loading  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 Loading  in response to a range of stimuli to communicate an idea and intent

The dancing body
  • 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 Loading  to use as a base for the communication of ideas and intent

  • Loading  and devise new movement using more than one dancer

  • Document the process of dance composition through reflective responses

Elements of dance
  • 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 Loading  based on an intent

  • Use the elements of dance to manipulate motif(s) to create and structure longer movement combinations, Loading , Loading  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

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