DANCE

ALUMNI

2017 has been an exciting and busy year for Dance. Students across Years 7 to 9 have shown an abundance of talent and enthusiasm for the subject; producing some commendable results. Year 7 classes have had a term each to explore the pleasure, creativeness and freedom that a subject like Dance can provide. The focus of the term was based on exploring their bodies and experimenting with what they can do to communicate ideas. The students have worked in duos and groups to produce original movement and were introduced to some methods of Hip-Hop by external professional tutors.

ABUNDANCE OF TALENT All the students embraced this chance to ‘bust a move’ and many incorporated what they learnt in their Assessment Task which was to make a Dance Music Video in groups. This year we have been impressed with the energy and enthusiasm of all these classes and we look forward to seeing them develop more confidence and skills to be able to perform on a stage near you soon!

In Year 8 Dance we delved into the Dance styles of Hip Hop and Jazz. The students focused on dance technique, history of dance, costume and performance review. A major aspect of the course was group performances where the students had the opportunity to perform a self-choreographed dance to their peers.

Throughout the course of the year the students have improved their dance technique and have developed the confidence and ability to perform in front of an audience. World Dance was the main component of Year 9 Dance this year. Students had the great opportunity to experience various dance styles, including Bollywood, Latin, Line dancing, Hip-hop and Jazz.

Many students had never experimented with these dance styles.

It was great to see the students experiencing the culture, history and skills that come with these dance styles, making it their own and trying new things. The Year 9 class worked with an external choreographer in Semester One, learning an eight-minute long dance routine, performed in this year’s Act-Belong-Commit YOH Fest competition. The subject of dance has brought new and exciting opportunities and we hope 2018 brings more fun and challenging experiences for the students to involve themselves in.