Years 7 and 8 · The Arts · Exploring and responding

AC9ADA8E02

investigate the diversity of dance choreographed and/or performed by First Nations Australians considering culturally responsive approaches to Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property rights

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The rest of Exploring and responding in Years 7 and 8.

The same idea, year by year

Where AC9ADA8E02 comes from and where it goes, for a student working below or above Years 7 and 8.

1. 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
2. Years 5 and 6AC9ADA6E02explore the ways that First Nations Australians use dance to continue and revitalise cultures
3. Years 9 and 10AC9ADA10E01investigate performers’ and/or choreographers’ use of elements of dance, choreographic devices, genre- or style-specific techniques, conventions and/or production elements to communicate and/or challenge ideas, perspectives and/or meaning in dance across cultures, times, places and/or other contexts
4. Years 9 and 10AC9ADA10E02investigate the ways First Nations Australian choreographers and/or performers celebrate and challenge multiple perspectives of Australian identity through dance