Stage 2 | Subject outline | Version control

Dance Stage 2
Subject outline

Version 4.0 - For teaching in 2024.
Accredited in June 2019 for teaching at Stage 2 from 2021.

Stage 2 | 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 innovative ideas, possibilities, and actions to communicate choreographic intent
  • taking risks, considering alternatives, and experimenting with movement and composition
  • transferring dance traditions into new contexts
  • 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 elements to deconstruct, analyse, and discuss.