Dance and Drama Faculty
From the Co-ordinator of Dance and Drama
Mrs Elise Tamatea
Mrs Elise Tamatea
Dance and Drama Term 2 Important Dates:
- Years 9 and 10 Elective Dance Students - Sydney Dance Incursion - Wednesday 14 May
- Year 5 Students - Glenn Street Theatre Excursion – Thursday 5 June
- Musical Production – Week 8
- Junior Performing Arts Evening – Tuesday 24 June
- HSC Drama Evening - Thursday 26 June
What’s happening in Dance and Drama - Junior School Lessons Term 2
The focus for the weekly Dance and/or Drama classes in Junior School for Term 2 is preparing performance items for stage. All students will perform at the Junior Performing Arts Evening – Tuesday 24 June 2025.
KINDERGARTEN
Dance: Students put their developed movement skills into practice- through preparing, rehearsing, and performing dance. Students learn and experience stage performance expectations.
Drama: Students learn about storytelling through stage performances. They learn about stage routines or protocols.
YEAR 1
Dance: Students develop and learn the skills of remembering and recalling repetitive dance movement combinations for dance performance.
Drama:Engage and participate in the learning and rehearsal of performance items as well as explore themed lessons based on Musicals.
YEAR 2
Dance: Students learn and rehearse movement combinations involving a variety of body skills for a stage performance.
Drama:Students learn about the process of producing a stage performance. They observe, analyse and create stage performances.
YEAR 3
Dance: Students develop and learn skills of performance with more complex combinations, involving a range of spatial relationships and formations.
YEAR 4
Dance: Students collaborate with teacher to create develop and learn skills of performance for a filmed dance.
YEAR 5
During Semester 1, the Year 5 students learn about the interrelation of Dance and Drama through the study of Musical Theatre. They study the history and development of musical theatre through their studies of dance and are exposed to the aspects of drama through script reading, characterisation, and vocal techniques. The Year 5 classes work collaboratively with peers and teachers to produce a mini musical piece.
Dance:Students observe and learn about dance and dance styles within musicals – how they are used to tell stories [Performance skills- focusing on interpreting and expressing dance]. Learn about the history of musicals. Experience and explore characteristics of various dance styles through appreciation of the historical development and technique classes. For Example: Hip Hop, Lyrical, Jazz, Ballet and Tap. Students participate and perform in a mini musical.
Drama: Students participate in a range of practical workshops to develop improvisation skills and promote the ability to communicate meaningful characters, roles, or situations. They will engage in script reading and performing which aim to build self-confidence.
YEAR 6
In Semester 1 Students learn about collaboration, investigation, and creative processes in dance and drama with a particular emphasis on musical theatre through stage and/or screen. Students will partake in specialised lessons in Dance and Drama and then collaborate with teachers and peers to produce a filmed performance piece.
Dance: Students study the history of Dance on film, Street Dance and Musical Theatre styles, capturing choreography and movement for film. Students observe and analyse choreography within musical theatre productions, exploring how movement supports in communicating a message or story. Students work collaboratively with peers and teachers to develop and perform meaningful movements to communicate a character or theme for stage or film performances.
Drama: Students learn about developing creative narratives through the medium of film. They will study the musical theatre style of performance, learning about characters or role and theatrical production elements to enhance themes and or context. They will learn about developing characters and script reading which they will implement in stage or filmed performance.