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Understand and appreciate dance as a means of communicating ideas

11 dance

Boy Overboard

Years 5 and 6 dance

Understanding the compositional process

05 dance

Communicating ideas through dance

Years 11 and 12 dance

Explore movement and choreographic choices through performance, composition and appreciation.

11 dance

Displaced

Years 9 and 10 dance

Evaluating performance quality

09 dance

Expressing movement

Years 11 and 12 dance

Compose and explore the elements of dance

11 dance

Firebird Forensics

Years 7 to 10 dance

Create and analyse dance using a Dr Seuss stimulus.

07 dance

Oh, The Thinks You Can Think!

Years 5 and 6 dance

Learn how visual images can inspire dance

05 dance

Storytelling through dance

Years 3 to 6 dance

Explore a choreographer's choices to communicate an idea using the components of dance.

03 dance

We must preserve what's left!

Years 9 and 10 dance

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09 dance

Art Bites

Contemporary choreography

Intermediate/advanced dance

Secondary and advanced contemporary dance

Lexy Panetta

A dive into creative contemporary dance.

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Creative composition for the home

Angela Hamilton

A four-part lesson centred around creating choreography in a confined space.

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eResources

Callback 2015

Filmed at the Seymour Centre and presented by The Arts Unit in conjunction with the Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards NSW (BOSTES) this video presents the Q & A following the showcase of exemplary performances and compositions by 2015 HSC Dance students.

Callback 2017

Filmed at the Seymour Centre and presented by The Arts Unit in conjunction with the Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards NSW (BOSTES) this video presents the Q & A following the showcase of exemplary performances and compositions by HSC Dance students.

Callback 2018

Callback is the showcase of exemplary performances and compositions by HSC Dance students. The Arts Unit manages the production of this prestigious event, held at the Seymour Centre in Chippendale annually. This eClip series captures the 2019 matinee performances and the Q&A sessions that followed the performance.

Callback 2019

Callback 2019 is the showcase of exemplary performances and compositions by 2019 HSC Dance students. The Arts Unit manages the production of this prestigious event, held at the Seymour Centre.

Creating and analysing dance on film

Sue Healey

This course provides teachers with the skills and knowledge to create and analyse dance on film. Each eModule is presented by Sue Healey, a professional choreographer and filmmaker, and includes detailed interviews and video overlays. Healey's dance work Fine Line is on of the HSC Dance Core Appreciation works and is referenced throughout the course.

Firebird Forensics

Paul Rissmann and Josef Brown

Firebird Forensics was a unique collaborative cross-curriculum composition and performance project to create a dance work that responds to Stravinsky's The Firebird Suite. 30 music students from government school students were given the opportunity to dissect Stravinsky’s Firebird and expand and explore their own composition skills and ideas under the guidance of Paul Rissmann.

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Visualisation in choreography with L-E-V Dance Company

Dance students from across NSW participated in this workshop presented by The Arts Unit and the Sydney Opera house in association with the L-E-V dance company. L-E-V Company is an Israeli dance and spectacle ensemble created by dancer Sharon Eyal and designer of multimedia events Gai Behar.‍