Year 11 Dance: Dancing For a Living:  Ballet, Contemporary, Musical Theatre and Jazz

Love:  Features of Romantic Ballet, The Expression of Emotion in early Modern Dance

Danced Genders:  The Construction of Gender in Popular Dance styles and Folk Dance

 

Year 12 Dance: Clash of Cultures:  Ethnic Dance and Contemporary Dance

Dancing on the Edge:  Boundary breaking Contemporary Dance, Dance Theatre, Contact Improvisation; Dancing for Fun:  Historical Social Dance in the 20^th century

Assessment: Assessment is divided into three areas:

·         Choreography

·         Performing

·         Appreciating

Career Pathways: Despite common beliefs, dance offers many viable employment opportunities, especially in the area of teaching. Currently in Queensland there is a massive shortage of high school Dance Teachers, as dance studies continue to be offered in more and more schools each year. Other related employment opportunities include, dance companies, musicals, teaching in universities or private studios, film clips, bands, drama, modelling, directing, choreography, analysis, administration, stage management, sound, lighting and writing.

 

Costs: Covered by Resource Hire Scheme plus individual student levy to cover the costs of costumes, make-up and props for curriculum-based performances.  There will be a number of visits to professional dance performances with a cost of approximately $40 per year.