Pukekohe High School
This course requires 2 options.
Year 10 Dance - Core
Course Description
Head of Faculty - Kaihautuu: Miss N. Brink.
Year 10 Dance - Core
Year 10 Dance (Core) is a full year course that provides opportunities for growth in the subject and and is suited to ākonga of all abilities. This subject is designed to be a stepping stone towards NCEA Level 1 Dance in Year 11. Within the safe environment of the classroom students will build relationships with their classmates through collaborative group work, and participate in a variety of performance opportunities.
This course is ideal for students who wish to develop skills and express ideas through dance. Students will work with their peers to create original dances and work on creative projects as well as learn dances as a class. Any movement and dance skills students already have, linked to their own cultural experience, or developed in dance classes out of school are valued.
Year 10 Dance (Core) students will complete research and perform dance from a variety of cultures of your own choice, learn to manipulate the dance elements to create interesting movement pathways, learn and perform dances from a variety of different genres, perform in the PHS Dance Showcase, and work on a dance project around an idea that is important to you. You will have opportunities to work individually, in small groups and as a whole class while you grow your knowledge through movement and practicing dance every lesson. Assessments are largely practical, though there will be a written component to accompany each assessment.
Watch of this video of a dance class in action!
Images: Year 10 Dance student Jayla Hurunui performing in PHS Dance Showcase 2022, Dance students performing in PHS Dance Showcase 2020
Course Overview
Term 1
Whakawhanaungatanga - building a class relationship
Dance Around The World - Explore Dance in a variety of different cultures and context.
You will complete research on 3-5 different dance genres/styles, some as a class and some are your own choice. With each dance that you research, you will also learn or create a short dance of that genre. By the end of the Term, you will have done 3-5 different dances.
Term 2
Create a Kanikani - Understand and manipulate the elements of dance.
Using images of kowhaiwhai patterns and tukutuku panels, your teacher will lead you through a number of tasks to help you to create your own, original movement. In this unit, you will work individually right at the beginning, and then build into working in pairs and larger groups. You will develop your choreography skills alongside your peers, the final product is a group dance that you have created yourselves that uses the elements of dance in interesting ways.
Term 3
Perform dance sequences - Learn and master dance styles
Students will be taught 2-3 dances of different genres. Students will learn to replicate movement and expand their knowledge. These dances will be rehearsed to a performance level, the Year 10 Core Dance class will perform these dances in the Dance Showcase at the end of this term
Term 4
Dance Project
Students will use all the knowledge that they have gained in Dance this year and use it to develop a creative project of their choice based around an important idea.
Recommended Prior Learning
Experience as a dancer is not required, however students must be willing to participate in all learning activities, try new things, and want to dance.
Pathway
Ideal for students considering any career in which creativity, content creation, originality and collaboration are valued. This course not only provides many transferrable skills, but also aligns closely with many tertiary pathways that are specifically dance-related.
Assessment Information
Assessments in this course are largely practical with brief written element. Students will be assessed both formatively and summatively at the end of a unit. Assessments at the end of a unit follow exploration and refining of the ideas and rehearsal of the assessment dance.Pathway Tags
Actor, Art Director (Film, Television or Stage), Artistic Director, Film and Video Editor, Dancer, Entertainer, Film/Television Camera Operator, Director (Film, Television, Radio or Stage), Media Producer, Production Assistant (Film, Television, Radio or Stage), Primary School Teacher, Model, Private Teacher/Tutor, Secondary School Teacher, Television Presenter,
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