Year 9 Dance

Year 9 Dance on VCE Vault: 10 lessons written for Year 9 (Victorian Curriculum), each with worked examples, practice questions and Aari, an AI tutor. The first 4 lessons are free; the whole subject is a one-off A$9.99.

Lessons

Making Dance — Choreograph and Perform

• Choreographic Structures (free) — Structure dances using binary, ternary, rondo and narrative forms.
• Technique and Conditioning (free) — Develop dance technique through strength, flexibility and conditioning.
• Dance for Camera (free) — Create dance for film using camera and editing techniques.
• Ballet Technique and Vocabulary — Understand and perform fundamental ballet positions and vocabulary.
• Choreographing for a Group — Choreograph a group dance using formations, relationships and devices.

Responding — Analyse and Evaluate

• Dance History — From Ballet to Modern Dance (free) — Trace key developments in Western theatrical dance.
• Australian Dance Companies and Choreographers — Explore Australian dance companies and choreographers.
• Dance in Film, Music Video and Social Media — Analyse how dance is presented and spread through screen media.
• Writing an Extended Dance Analysis — Write an extended analysis of a dance work using structured paragraphs and terminology.
• Evaluating Your Own Performance — Evaluate your performances and set goals using evidence.