Learning and Teaching 

5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Action... Welcome to the energetic subject of Performing Arts.

Each session begins with Prayer.

Each session involves exploring and learning about different themes of dance from different cultures, times and places, including improvisation and structure movements.

Each session dedicates time to rehearsing for the Gather day performance  - can’t wait to see you all at the next one!

The Prep student will be focusing on Music this term. They will be developing skills, understanding and knowledge such as:

• Exploring:  how and why music is important for people and communities  and ideas for music through play.
• Developing Practices:  such as using  play, imagination, music knowledge and processes to discover possibilities and develop ideas. 
• Creating:  music that communicates ideas and explores meaning.
• Presenting: beginning to share their music with audiences in the Gather day performance.

The Year 1/2 students will continue to focus on Dance this term. They will be developing skills, understanding and knowledge such as:

• Exploring: where, when, why and how communities and cultures make dance, including dances by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
• Developing Practises: such as creating and presenting using the elements of dance and the awareness of safe dance practices.
• Creating: dance works that use physical and expressive skills to communicate ideas.
• Presenting: present and share dance works that communicate ideas to an audience in informal settings such as the next Gather Day.

The Year 3/4  students will continue to focus on Dance this term. They will be  further developing skills, understanding and knowledge such as:

• Exploring: where, when, why and how dance is created and performed across cultures, times, places and other contexts as well as exploring  the work of dance makers across cultures, communities and contexts including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and their connection to and responsibility for Country and Place. 
• Developing Practices: such as using the elements of dance, physical skills and safe dance practices to explore ideas and convey intended meaning.
• Creating: improvise and devise using a range of dance movements and structures to communicate ideas, perspectives and meaning.
• Presenting: present and share dance works they have learnt or created to an audience in formal and informal settings.

The Year 5/6 students will continue to focus on Dance this term. They will be  further developing skills, understanding and knowledge such as:

• Exploring: developing  dances using the elements of dance and choreographic processes to communicate ideas and meaning while applying safe dance practices as well as exploring ways Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples use dance to continue and revitalise cultures.
• Developing Practices:  such as using the elements of dance and choreographic processes to communicate ideas and meaning while applying safe dance practices.
• Creating: create movement sequences that manipulate the elements of dance, and use choreographic processes, physical skill and safe dance practices to tell stories and express ideas.
• Presenting: rehearse and present dances using the elements of dance, choreographic processes and physical skills to engage with and construct meaning for an audience.