13DN1

13 Dance 1

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Joshua Grace.

Students will: 

- Perform a group dance.

- 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. 

- Demonstrate understanding of dance performance practices. 

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

Students will achieve approximately 20 credits within this course and may also be able to gain further credits for participation in extra dance performances and our co curricular dance programme. 

This course is University approved. 


Prerequisites

At least 16 credits in Level 2 Dance (12DN1), 4 of which must be from an externally assessed achievement standard 

OR HoD approval




Contributions and Equipment/Stationery

*13DN1* - Supplementary costs: Approx $30

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: 20
Internal Assessed Credits: 16
External Assessed Credits: 4
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: 4

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

Assessments:
Term: 3, Week: 10

A.S. 91593 v2
NZQA Info

Dance 3.6 - Demonstrate understanding of dance performance practices


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: 20
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: 20

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.