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The Arts: Dance

Years 9 and 10

Satisfactory

Style: Hip-hop

Summary of task

Students were asked to choreograph a dance that explored the stylistic features and culture of hip-hop in a five-week unit.  They worked collaboratively in pairs to manipulate and combine the elements of dance, choreographic devices, form and production elements to communicate their intent.

They were asked to respond to the dance they made and analyse their use of the elements of dance, choreographic devices, form and production elements to communicate their intent as a formative task.

Finally, they were assessed in a performance of their choreography demonstrating technical and expressive skills to communicate intent. At the end of the unit they performed before their peers in class to I Can Transform Ya (2009) by Chris Brown, featuring vocals from Swizz Beatz and Lil Wayne.

Achievement standard

By the end of Year 10, students analyse the choreographer’s use of the elements of dance, choreographic devices, form and production elements to communicate choreographic intent in dances they make, perform and view. They evaluate the impact of dance from different cultures, places and times on Australian dance.

Students choreograph dances by manipulating and combining the elements of dance, choreographic devices, form and production elements to communicate their choreographic intent. They choreograph, rehearse and perform dances, demonstrating technical and expressive skills appropriate to the genre and style.

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