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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare the body for dance
   • Perform basic warm-up and warm-down activities
   • Adhere to injury-prevention techniques
   • Identify common health issues for dancers
2. Analyse dance composition
   • Discuss with relevant personnel the elements of dance and how they are used to craft movement
   • Identify components of the composition process by analysing original professional dance compositions
   • Through discussion and observation, identify how intent and form are used in dance composition and how they can be documented
   • Discuss with relevant personnel how concepts of music assist in providing a range of ways to manipulate form and movement
3. Practise dance composition technique
   • Extend the use of a range of starting points when composing dance
   • Practise the use of intent and form when composing dance
   • Manipulate elements of dance to craft movement using various stimuli
   • Generate and organise movement for dance using play and exploration
4. Compose a simple dance sequence
   • Compose a dance sequence with a specified intent and form
   • Communicate composition ideas and concepts using appropriate dance terminology
   • Use effective verbal and physical demonstration skills while working with dancers
   • Organise to have the sequence recorded for evaluation purposes
   • Use the recording to evaluate work and seek feedback from relevant personnel in order to edit and refine the dance sequence

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:

use form and intent to compose a simple dance sequence that communicates an idea

communicate effectively with others when demonstrating dance composition skills

use dance terminology correctly.

Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided for each of the above points at least once.

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Knowledge Evidence

To complete the unit requirements the individual must:

in the context of composing dance sequences, demonstrate a basic knowledge of:

dance as a form of communication

difference between abstraction and stylisation

form, intent and starting points

describe issues and challenges that arise when composing dance, along with solutions to address them.

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