Kaiapoi High School
Year 9 Dance
Course Description
Head of Faculty/Teacher in Charge: Mr B. Morrison.
Year 9 Dance is for students who love moving and are ready to learn more about Dance throughout history and around the world!
Through a series of fun dance projects, you will build your confidence and develop your expressive and technical dance skills.
This half-year course gives you the opportunity to learn dance sequences, create dance (choreography), improvise, create performances, and do research projects. It requires you to express your thoughts and ideas through movement in pairs and in groups.
Course Overview
What is taught in courses varies from year to year. This course could include:
- Learn Dance games, warm-ups, and routines as a class
- Learn about the Element of Dance and Choreographic devices
- Create a Sports Dance and Gesture Dance Choreography (group performance)
- Dance Evolution (History) & Cultural Dance viewing tasks. Learn Dance sequences from history - kapa haka, charleston, rock n roll, disco, hip hop
- Dance Genre Research (create a slide show)
- Musical Theatre Dance research & learn Dance from a musical
- Create a Dance music video
What knowledge and skills will you build?
- How your body moves and what your personal style is
- How elements of dance are used to create and perform choreography
- How dancers perform expressively
- Confidence in self, as a dancer and choreographer
- Learning and performing dances from different cultures & genres (styles)
- Problem-solving, creative thinking, and self-management skills
Recommended Prior Learning
No experience is required! - You do not need to have done dance or dance classes before.
You may have watched dance, participated in movement activities or taken a dance class before.
Pathway
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Diversional and Recreational Therapist, Actor, Art Director (Film, Television or Stage), Artistic Director, Film and Video Editor, Sound Technician, Dancer, Entertainer, Minister of Religion, Musician, Systems Administrator, Director (Film, Television, Radio or Stage), Radio Presenter, Early Childhood Teacher, Media Producer, Production Assistant (Film, Model, Nanny/Child Carer, Private Teacher/Tutor, Television Presenter,
Disclaimer
Please note that courses will go ahead only if student numbers, staffing, and timetabling allow it. Where a subject is oversubscribed, and there are insufficient numbers or resources to create an extra class, a ballot system may be applied.
Costs
The Board of Trustees has again asked to opt into the Ministry of Education donation scheme. Doing so resulted in the ability to waive student fee donations. Kaiapoi High School aims to deliver quality educational courses over and above those that which is funded by the Ministry. It is likely the School will opt into the donation scheme for 2025, however parental contribution for the costs of trips and activities where participation is optional, and/or components not covered by the Government grant, may be requested. We appreciate the financial support our families make to the School.
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