12DNA

12 Dance Accelerate

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Samantha French.


Students will: 

- Refine communication, confidence, originality, writing, creative collaboration, resilience, analytical, critical and research skills.

- Compose a conceptual dance and rehearse a group for performance. 

- Perform a solo or duet within a given context. 

- Perform a group dance. 

- Demonstrate knowledge of the development of contemporary dance in Aotearoa. 

*This is a Level Three course and university approved. 


Prerequisites

Successful completion of the 11DNA (12DN1 in 2023) course including gaining 16 credits throughout the course, 4 of which must be from the external. 

OR HoD Approval



Contributions and Equipment/Stationery

*12DNA* - Supplementary costs: Approx $30

Pathway

Career Pathways

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: 16 credits.
Externally Assessed Credits: 4 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 12 credits.

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

Assessments:
Term: 1, Week: 10

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

Assessments:
Term: 2, Week: 5

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. 91595 v2
NZQA Info
Dance 3.8 - Demonstrate understanding of the development of dance in Aotearoa/New Zealand
Level: 3
Internal or External: External
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 4r *
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 16
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: 16

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.