Achievement Standards Engagement Activity 4
Achievement Standard / Content Description alignment
The Arts Dance Years Foundation, 1 & 2
Content Descriptions
AS
Numbers
Achievement Standard
Explore, improvise and organise ideas to make dance
sequences using the elements of dance
1
describe the effect of the elements in dance
they make, perform and view and where and
why people dance
Use fundamental movement skills to develop
technical skills when practising dance sequences
2
use the elements of dance to make and
perform dance sequences that demonstrate
fundamental movement skills to represent
ideas
Present dance that communicate ideas to an
audience, including dance used by cultural groups in
the community
3
demonstrate safe practice
Respond to dance and consider where and why
people dance, starting with dances from Australia
including dances of Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Peoples
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Achievement Standards Engagement Activity 4
Achievement Standard / Content Description alignment
The Arts Dance Years 3 & 4
Content Descriptions
AS
Numbers
Achievement Standard
Improvise and structure movement ideas for dance
sequences using the elements of dance and
choreographic devices
1
describe and discuss similarities and
differences between dances they make,
perform and view
Practise technical skills safely in fundamental
movements
2
discuss how they and others organise the
elements of dance in dances depending upon
the purpose
Perform dances using expressive skills to
communicate ideas, including telling cultural or
community stories
3
structure movements into dance sequences
and use the elements of dance and
choreographic devices to represent a story or
mood
Identify how the elements of dance and production
elements express ideas in dance they make, perform
and experience as audience, including exploration of
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dance
4
collaborate to make dances and perform with
control, accuracy, projection and focus
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Achievement Standards Engagement Activity 4
Achievement Standard / Content Description alignment
The Arts Dance Years 5 & 6
Content Descriptions
AS
Numbers
Achievement Standard
Explore movement and choreographic devices, using
the elements of dance to choreograph dances that
communicate meaning
1
explain how the elements of dance, choreographic
devices and production elements communicate
meaning in dances they make, perform and view
Develop technical and expressive skills in
fundamental movements including body control,
accuracy, alignment, strength, balance and
coordination
2
describe characteristics of dances from different
social, historical and cultural contexts that
influence their dance making
Perform dance using expressive skills to
communicate a choreographer’s ideas, including
performing dances of cultural groups in the
community
3
structure movements in dance sequences and use
the elements of dance and choreographic devices
to make dances that communicate meaning
Explain how the elements of dance and production
elements communicate meaning by comparing
dances from different social, cultural and historical
contexts, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander dance
4
work collaboratively to perform dances for
audiences, demonstrating technical and
expressive skills
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Achievement Standards Engagement Activity 4
Achievement Standard / Content Description alignment
The Arts Dance Years 7 & 8
Content Descriptions
AS
Numbers
Achievement Standard
Combine elements of dance and improvise by making
literal movements into abstract movements
1
identify and analyse the elements of dance,
choreographic devices and production elements
in dances in different styles and apply this
knowledge in dances they make and perform
Develop their choreographic intent by applying the
elements of dance to select and organise movement
2
evaluate how they and others from different
cultures, times and places communicate
meaning and intent through dance
Practise and refine technical skills in style-specific
techniques
3
choreograph dances demonstrating selection
and organisation of the elements of dance,
choreographic devices and form to
communicate choreographic intent
Structure dances using choreographic devices and
form
4
perform with confidence and clarity, dances
which they choreograph and learn with technical
and expressive skills appropriate to the dance
style
Rehearse and perform focusing on expressive skills
appropriate to style and/or choreographic intent
Analyse how choreographers use elements of dance
and production elements to communicate intent
Identify and connect specific features and purposes
of dance from contemporary and past times to
explore viewpoints and enrich their dance-making,
starting with dance in Australia and including dance of
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
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Achievement Standards Engagement Activity 4
Achievement Standard / Content Description alignment
The Arts Dance Years 9 & 10
Content Descriptions
AS
Numbers
Achievement Standard
Improvise to find new movement possibilities and explore
personal style by combining elements of dance
1
analyse the choreographer’s use of the
elements of dance, choreographic
devices, form and production elements
to communicate choreographic intent
in dances they make, perform and view
Manipulate combinations of the elements of dance and
choreographic devices to communicate their choreographic intent
2
evaluate the impact of dance from
different cultures, places and times on
Australian dance
Practise and refine technical skills to develop proficiency in genreand style-specific techniques
3
choreograph dances by manipulating
and combining the elements of dance,
choreographic devices, form and
production elements to communicate
their choreographic intent
Structure dances using movement motifs, choreographic devices
and form
4
choreograph, rehearse and perform
dances, demonstrating technical and
expressive skills appropriate to the
genre and style
Perform dances using genre- and style-specific techniques and
expressive skills to communicate a choreographer’s intent
Evaluate their own choreography and performance, and that of
others to inform and refine future work
Analyse a range of dance from contemporary and past times to
explore differing viewpoints and enrich their dance making,
starting with dance from Australia and including dance of
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, and consider dance
in international contexts
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