13 DANCE Move It!

SUBJECT: Dance        13DAN

COURSE NAME: Move it!

Course Outline:            

Welcome to NCEA Level 3 Dance, where you'll take your love for movement to the next level. This course is all about exploring and pushing the boundaries of dance. You’ll dive into different dance styles, hone your choreography skills, and refine your performance abilities. Along the way, you’ll also gain a deeper understanding of how dance connects with culture, history, and society.

What You'll Do:

• Choreography: Create your own dance pieces that express your ideas and emotions in unique ways.

• Performance: Work on your technique and stage presence across various dance genres, learning how to communicate through movement.

• Dance Analysis: Watch and critique professional dance works, exploring what makes them tick and how they achieve their impact.

• Dance Perspectives: Look at how dance fits into the bigger picture – its cultural significance, and how it's evolved over time.

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Assessment:  Your progress will be videoed and measured through moderation with another Dance teacher for your internal assessments. These are performance based with short written reflections.

Live Performance 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!

This course is not just about learning dance moves – it’s about developing your creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration skills, all of which are valuable in many different careers. Whether you’re aiming for a future in dance or just want to deepen your understanding of this incredible art form, NCEA Level 3 Dance is a challenging, fun and rewarding experience.