At a glance
A practical course where students choreograph, perform and respond to dance. Students explore a range of styles and learn how movement, music, space and production choices can communicate meaning to an audience.
This course is a good choice for students who:
- enjoy performing, creating movement and working as part of an ensemble
- want to build confidence, fitness, creativity and teamwork skills
- like exploring ideas and issues through performance and creative projects
About this course
Dance helps students learn as artists by making and interpreting dance works, and as audiences by responding to dance. Students build skills in creating, performing and producing dance, and learn how dance has been shaped by different styles, forms and contexts over time. Assessment usually includes performance/choreography tasks and responding tasks (for example reflections, analysis or research).
Pathways
This course can support pathways into areas such as:
- performing arts and dance pathways
- choreography and creative practice
- community arts and events
Some units you may study
Students complete 2 units for a Minor or 4 units for a Major.
Creativity in Dance
This unit is about the creative process and developing original dance works with intention and impact.
Students will:
- explore different approaches to choreography and develop dance ideas
- experiment, refine technique and create dance works that express ideas about self, community and the world
Communicating Meaning in Dance
This unit is about how dance communicates meaning in different forms and styles.
Students will:
- explore how technique, stagecraft and production elements help communicate ideas to an audience
- create dance works that communicate a clear message about a theme or issue
Dance in Context
This unit is about how dance is shaped by time, place and culture.
Students will:
- explore dancers and choreographers from different contexts and what influenced their work
- create and interpret dance works using techniques from diverse contexts, with respectful and ethical choices
Collaboration in Dance
This unit is about working as a team to create and perform dance works that engage an audience or community.
Students will:
- explore different ways dance artists collaborate and manage group projects
- plan, rehearse and perform a collaborative dance work that meets a design brief
Arts at Gungahlin College
Arts programs include Dance, Drama, Media, Music, Photography, Visual Arts, as well as Industry skills programs Stage Performance and Live Production and Services. Arts studios and classrooms are fully equipped with high-quality technology and resources, including a fully operational theatre.