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Elaboration ACADAR004

identifying where they might experience dance in their lives and communities, for example, considering how dance sustains and communicates cultural knowledge

Elaboration (4) ACADAM011

presenting dances, using costumes and/or props where appropriate to enhance different contexts, such as performing dances with representatives of the cultural group from the community

Elaboration (3) ACADAM024

manipulating the elements of dance in performance to interpret a choreographer’s style and intent in contemporary styles, such as Aboriginal hip hop

Elaboration (2) ACADAR004

recognising that dance can show that people have different feelings about the world based on their experiences of the environment and other people

Elaboration (3) ACADAM007

rehearsing and presenting an appropriate dance to celebrate and appreciate diversity of cultures, based on research into dance tradition, in the school or at a local community event

Elaboration (2) ACADAR026

considering how global trends in dance influence the development of dance in Australia

Elaboration (2) ACADAM014

exploring movement that may have symbolic meaning within a social or cultural context, for example, communicate a specific idea by developing a recurring movement idea (motif)

Elaboration (3) ACADAM003

exploring the movements in dances with representatives of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community, for example, creating movements that represent animals from their region

selecting and combining movements using choreographic devices such as contrast and repetition, for example, combining movements learned in a dance from Asia with other dance movements, or repeating movement to show emphasis

Elaboration (3) ACADAR008

examining dances in their community and comparing them to other dances of different peoples, times and cultures

Elaboration (2) ACADAR019

comparing dance styles in different artistic, social, environmental, historical and cultural contexts

Elaboration (4) ACADAR019

observing and identifying stylistic similarities and differences in both traditional and contemporary dances, for example, dances from Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islander people and Asian communities

Elaboration (5) ACADAR026

investigating the practices and traditions in dance and how people are influenced by their histories, societies, cultures and environments

Elaboration (1) ACADAM007

exploring the elements of dance to communicate ideas clearly, such as telling cultural stories in a dance with or without music; for example, travelling lightly using hands and feet to represent a bilby, or skipping vigorously and at a high level to express …

Elaboration (2) ACADAR012

identifying and discussing meanings and significance intended by the choreographer’s use of movement, space and energy, referring to their knowledge of the context in which the dance was created, for example, an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander dance, …

Elaboration (4) ACADAR012

discussing social and cultural influences to recognise the role of dance and dancers in societies, cultures, environments and times, for example, conventions of a Kecak dance from Bali, or the protocols for performing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander …

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