12 Dance - Move It!
12DAN Course Description Recommended Prior LearningCompleting Year 11 Performing Arts Dance Standards would be helpful. However, if you have ever done dance elsewhere, or just love to move, create and like working with others who love to dance, and put in the mahi, then you will achieve success! Please see the Dance teacher if you have any questions!
Welcome to NCEA Level 2 Dance! This course offers a dynamic and engaging exploration of dance, allowing you to deepen your understanding of movement, choreography, and performance. Building on the foundations from Level 1, you'll further develop your technical skills and creativity, while also learning to analyse and appreciate dance as an art form.
Throughout the year, you'll participate in a variety of mostly practical activities, including:
Dance Performance: Sharpen your performance skills by learning and presenting choreographed works.
Choreography: Explore your creative potential by devising your own original dances, either solo or in groups.
Live Performances and Leadership Opportunities:
Showquest is Senior Dance students devised and run. Don't panic, your dance teacher will also help you oversee the required paperwork, timelines, LED wall and lighting designing etc. There are several opportunities for Seniors to be student leaders and/or choreographers or designers, for the 10 minute Showquest performance!
Check out what HPC did in 2024 - The Five Stages of Grief:
Showquest 2024 HPC <--- click the red button to view the whole performance.
One Autumn's Night and Matariki Festival - a showcase of the vast array of talent from The Arts at HPC.
Mahurangi Exchange - in 2025 we are going to Mahu. This is a great chance to learn a routine with their choreographer and make lasting dance friendships!
danceNZmade - you can choose to attend the daytime workshops, and perform a solo, or as a duo and/or trio AND also compete in any of our Senior HPC crews/teams! Perfect for filming your NCEA performances! This runs over two nights in Term 3.
Cultural Arts Awards Evening - your last chance to perform and showcase Dance to our younger students and the community!
Dance also helps develop transferable skills such as creativity, discipline, teamwork, and communication, which are valuable in any career path you choose.
Join us in NCEA Level 2 Dance and take your passion for dance to the next level!
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Assessment Information
You'll be assessed through Internal Standards, focusing on your practical dance abilities.
Successful completion of this course can earn you up to 18 credits toward your NCEA Level 2 qualification!
Dancer, Diversional and Recreational Therapist, Art Director (Film, Television or Stage), Secondary School Teacher, Artistic Director, Film and Video Editor, Entertainer, Director (Film, Television, Radio or Stage), Media Producer, Production Assistant (Film, Television, Radio or Stage), Model, Personal Trainer/Exercise Professional, Trainer, Early Childhood Teacher, Primary School Teacher, Tertiary Lecturer, Private Teacher/Tutor, Recreation Co-ordinator, Youth Worker
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