Year 9 Dance

WHAT THE COURSE WILL COVER:

Unleash your creativity. The Year 9 Dance course is designed to give students a taste of what the subject has to offer. Dance is a skills based subject where students learn to work independently as well as part of a group whilst developing creativity through performance.

Students will experience:

• Introduction to Dance. Learning a variety of dance styles.
• Trying your hand at choreography, the art of creating dances.
• Learning and performing group numbers and developing ensemble skills in performance.
• Exploring Māori performing arts styles and techniques and experiencing a range of dance styles from around the world.
• Ways to warm up, cool down, and stretch to keep your body injury-free.

METHODS OF LEARNING

The Dance course is entirely practical and learning happens on-your-feet through group work, discussions and performance opportunities.

WHERE DOES THE SUBJECT LEAD

You can take Dance through to NCEA Level 3 and beyond. Many exciting tertiary options are available for students wanting to study Dance and career opportunities are varied. Examples of these are: professional dancer, choreographer, dance teacher, fitness instructor, dance therapist, event organiser or producer.