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Dance Stage 1
Subject outline

Version 4.0 - For teaching in 2024
Accredited in June 2019 for teaching at Stage 1 from 2020

Stage 1 | Subject outline | Capabilities | Critical and creative thinking

Critical and creative thinking

In this subject students extend and apply their critical and creative thinking capability by, for example:

  • generating ideas and actions to communicate choreographic intent
  • taking risks, considering alternatives, and experimenting with movement and composition
  • using dance traditions for inspiration to create dance or choreography
  • expressing their ideas creatively through performances and choreography
  • critiquing strategies for improving and refining their dance skills, technique, and accuracy
  • applying their understanding of dance to deconstruct, analyse, and discuss.