Kaiapoi High School
Level 3 Dance
Course Description
Head of Faculty/Teacher in Charge: Mr B. Morrison.
Level 3 Dance explores dance performance and choreography in further depth, focusing on preparing them for a higher technical level of dance.
Level 3 Dance moves on to a more professional level of dance, extending students’ dance technique and expression, and their ability to create, teach and prepare dances, including design aspects, for public performance.
Students will again enjoy the opportunity of attending live performances, participate in dance workshops with dance companies, and continuing to develop their ability to analyse and interpret a professional dance performance.
Course Overview
What is taught in courses varies from year to year. This course could include:
1. Preparing, choreographing, teaching, and designing a group dance for public performance, showing a concept developed from a dance quote or whakatauki.
2. Performing a solo dance with a prop, or a duet showing a connection or relationship or performing a repertoire of three contemporary dances at a public event.
3. Performing a group dance based on a concept developed from a New Zealand stimulus.
4. Sitting an external exam, analysing and evaluating a dance performance they have studied as a class.
5. Students also have the opportunity to enter a Scholarship in Dance.
Recommended Prior Learning
To be accepted for this course, students must have earned 14 credits from Level 2 Dance, or have received HOF approval
Contributions and Equipment/Stationery
Small charges may occur throughout the year for attending workshops and performances.
Pathway
Drama and Dance are subjects that are helpful in career choices involving: youth work, teaching, journalism, sales and marketing, and any communication-based career. For talented students, there are growing opportunities in the film industry for actors, writers, dancers, choreographers, designers, and technical fields, such as costume, set, lighting design, and production.
Assessment Information
The course is achievement-standard-based, with a total of 22 credits on offer. 18 credits can be gained internally and four externally.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.
External
NZQA Info
Dance 3.2 - Choreograph a dance to develop and resolve ideas
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Dance 3.3 - Perform a solo or duet dance
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Dance 3.4 - Perform a group dance
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Dance 3.5 - Perform a repertoire of contrasting dances
Approved subject for University Entrance
Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 18
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Dancer, Art Director (Film, Television or Stage), Artistic Director, Actor, Artist, Entertainer, Interpreter, Youth Worker, Secondary School Teacher,
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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