Teacher in Charge: Samantha French.
PrerequisitesStudents must have gained a total of at least 16 NCEA Level Three Dance credits from 13DN1.
OR HoD Approval
Students will:
- Compose a conceptual dance and rehearse a group for performance.
- Utilise production technologies within choreography
- Perform a repertoire of contrasting dances.
- Gain leadership experience by teaching dance to primary and intermediate students within our Kāhui Ako.
- Write about performance practices in dance.
- Have the opportunity to do scholarship dance.
*Scholarship dance is a written submission due towards the end of the year. It has three parts; your choreography, a written analysis of your choreographic processes and a reflection on a performance you have done.
*This course will give students the necessary time and experience to complete scholarship dance. However those that do not wish to do scholarship dance, may still select this providing they have completed Level Three in the previous academic year.
There will be 18 different NCEA Level Three Dance credits to gain from those completed in 12DNA or 13DN1.
*13DNA* - Supplementary costs: Approx $30