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AC9ADA4E02

explore how First Nations Australians use dance to communicate their connection to and responsibility for Country/Place

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Taught alongside it

The rest of Exploring and responding in Years 3 and 4.

The same idea, year by year

Where AC9ADA4E02 comes from and where it goes, for a student working below or above Years 3 and 4.

  1. Years 1 and 2AC9ADA2E01explore where, why and how people across cultures, communities and/or other contexts experience dance
  2. Years 1 and 2AC9ADA2E02explore examples of dance choreographed and/or performed by First Nations Australians
  3. Years 5 and 6AC9ADA6E01explore ways that the elements of dance are combined to communicate ideas, perspectives and/or meaning in dance across cultures, times, places and/or other contexts
  4. Years 5 and 6AC9ADA6E02explore the ways that First Nations Australians use dance to continue and revitalise cultures

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