| Content |
choreographic devices |
Dance Company 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: choreographic devices |
Elaboration: methods applied to change or develop movement (e.g., level, dynamics, retrograde, repetition, body part) |
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| Content |
compositional skills, forms, and structures |
Dance Company 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: forms, and structures |
Elaboration: the shape or structure of a dance; the orderly arrangement of thematic material (e.g., AB, ABA, rondo, canon, theme and variation, call and response, narrative) |
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| Content |
elements of dance, techniques, movement principles |
Dance Company 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: elements of dance |
Elaboration: body, space, time, dynamics, relationships:body: the primary instrument of expression in dance; what the body is doing (e.g., whole- or partial-body action; types of movement, such as locomotor and non-locomotor)space: where the body is moving (e.g., place, level, direction, pathway, size/reach, shape)time: how the body moves in relation to time (e.g., beat/underlying pulse, tempo, rhythmic patterns)dynamics: how energy is expended and directed through the body in relation to time (quick/sustained), weight (strong/light), space (direct/indirect), and flow (free/bounded)relationships: with whom or what the body is moving; movement happens in a variety of relationships (e.g., pairs, groups, objects, environments) |
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| Content |
stage etiquette |
Dance Company 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: stage etiquette |
Elaboration: the accepted behaviours and attitude required throughout the production process, including auditions, rehearsals, and performances |
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| Content |
technical and expressive skills |
Dance Company 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: technical |
Elaboration: the ability to reproduce movement accurately in relation to movement principles, elements of dance, and style |
| Keyword: expressive skills |
Elaboration: projection, focus, confidence, musicality, spatial awareness, facial expression, sensitivity to other dancers, dynamics, and embodiment of the elements of dance to communicate the style or choreographic intent |
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| Content |
rehearsal and performance skills |
Dance Company 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: rehearsal and performance skills |
Elaboration: the technical, expressive, and cognitive skills necessary for learning, refining, and performing movementCognitive skills include preparedness, commitment, concentration, trust, co-operation, collaboration, application of feedback, willingness to explore, capacity to improve, movement acquisition, and memory. |
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| Content |
roles and responsibilities in a dance company |
Dance Company 12 |
No CCG |
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| Curricular Competency |
Consider personal safety, injury prevention, and physical health when planning, rehearsing, and performing choreography |
Dance Company 12 |
Connect and expand |
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| Curricular Competency |
Make connections through dance with local, national, and global issues and communities |
Dance Company 12 |
Connect and expand |
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| Curricular Competency |
Explore First Peoples perspectives and knowledge, other ways of knowing, and local cultural knowledge to gain understanding through movement and dance |
Dance Company 12 |
Connect and expand |
| Keyword: ways of knowing |
Elaboration: First Nations, Métis, Inuit, gender-related, subject/discipline-specific, cultural, embodied, intuitive |
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| Curricular Competency |
Explore educational, personal, and professional opportunities in dance or related fields |
Dance Company 12 |
Connect and expand |
| Keyword: related fields |
Elaboration: for example, artistic production, financial management, marketing, design |
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| Curricular Competency |
Demonstrate personal and social responsibility associated with creating, performing, and responding to dance, including movement, music, thematic, and costume choices |
Dance Company 12 |
Connect and expand |
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| Curricular Competency |
Communicate and interpret the choreographer’s intent through the language of dance |
Dance Company 12 |
Communicate and document |
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| Curricular Competency |
Expand and refine dance vocabulary to describe, document, and respond critically to rehearsals, compositions, and performances |
Dance Company 12 |
Communicate and document |
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| Curricular Competency |
Apply constructive feedback in rehearsals and performances |
Dance Company 12 |
Reason and reflect |
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