Making

Choreographic processes

Improvisation skills to find ways to make literal movement into abstract movement (ACADAM013)

Elements of dance: body, energy, space, time (BEST), selected and combined to create dance that communicates choreographic intent (ACADAM014)

Choreographic devices (unison, canon, repetition, abstraction) and choreographic structures ( narrative, binary ) to create dance that communicates meaning (ACADAM016)

Group work practices (sharing ideas, problem-solving, listening skills, providing constructive feedback) in dance (ACADAM017)

Skills and techniques

Dance skills that develop technical competence in relation to body control, accuracy, posture/alignment, strength, flexibility, placement, balance and coordination (ACADAM015)

Warm-up and cool down procedures for dance participation (ACADAM015)

Performance

Techniques that focus on developing retention of movement with accuracy and detail (ACADAM017)

Performance skills (expression, projection, focus) demonstrated to an audience and appropriate to the dance genre/style (ACADAM017)