Sample work Dance Stage 5: Inspiration to dance
Work samples aligned to grades assist teachers to develop their understanding of the achievement standards at each grade level.
Description of activity
Individually, students collect stimulus material and develop a concept/intent portfolio. They select music and develop and perform phrases of movement to communicate the concept or intent within the context of a dance as an artform.
Context
Students have generated movement as a personal response to a concept and/or intent. They have developed an understanding of the use of the elements of dance to communicate a concept or intent. Students have developed motifs into phrases. They have an understanding of safe dance practices.
Outcomes
A student:
- 5.1.2 demonstrates enhanced dance technique by manipulating aspects of the elements of dance
- 5.2.2 composes and structures dance movement that communicates an idea
Criteria for assessing learning
(These criteria would normally be communicated to students with this activity.)
Students will be assessed on their ability to:
- generate movement as a personal response to a concept or intent
- organise phrases of movement into a structured dance composition to communicate a concept or intent
- structure movement in relation to choice of music and concept or intent.
Graded student work samples
Grade A sample: Inspiration to dance – Cameron
Dance Stage 5
Work sample feedback
Cameron
Cameron has demonstrated a very high level of competence in preparing a concept or intent portfolio and communicating ideas through the development and performance of phrases. The intent is clear and consistently supported by personalised movement choices with evidence of abstraction. There is variation in the use of dynamics and response to the music in each section which help communicate the ideas.
Cameron has used space, levels, direction, plane and shape effectively. Logical sequencing and transitions are evident. The repetition of the last section helps establish an overall sense of unity but the internal structure is not as clear as the external structure. This work sample demonstrates characteristics of work typically produced by a student performing at grade A standard.