Years 1-10 syllabuses

Years 1–9 The Arts: Dance assessments

This page contains past curriculum documents. For current curriculum resources, visit the P–10 Australian Curriculum section.

Years 1 & 2: Shape dance
Description:
Students create and reflect on dance that responds to mathematical shapes and objects.
Contents:
- Teacher guidelines (DOCX, 1117 kB)
- Task-specific standards: Matrix
- Indicative response
- Student booklet
Download the full assessment (zip file):
- Shape dance: Years 1 & 2 The Arts — Dance assessment (ZIP, 8480 kB)
Year 2: Ready, set, action!
Description:
Students create, perform and respond to dance works that use action words and pictures as stimulus.
Contents:
- Teacher guidelines (DOCX, 633 kB)
- Task-specific standards: Matrix
- Sample response
- Student booklet
Download the full assessment (zip file):
- Ready, set, action!: Year 2 The Arts — Dance assessment (ZIP, 7327 kB)
Year 3: Earth, wind, fire and water
Description:
Students create a dance piece about one of the stimulus elements — earth, wind, fire or water.
Contents:
- Teacher guidelines (DOCX, 889 kB)
- Task-specific standards: Continua
- Related resource: Stimulus photographs
- Sample response
- Student booklet
Download the full assessment (zip file):
- Earth, wind, fire and water: Year 3 The Arts — Dance assessment (ZIP, 9137 kB)
Year 4: Dancing poems
Description:
Students create, perform and respond to dance works that use a given poem as a stimulus.
Contents:
- Teacher guidelines (DOCX, 1670 kB)
- Task-specific standards: Continua
- Sample response
- Student booklet
Download the full assessment (zip file):
- Dancing poems: Year 4 The Arts — Dance assessment (ZIP, 10964 kB)
Year 5: Dance maps
Description:
Students construct, choreograph, perform and interpret dance sequences based on dance maps.
Contents:
- Teacher guidelines (DOCX, 546 kB)
- Task-specific standards: Matrix
- Sample response
- Student booklet
Download the full assessment (zip file):
- Dance maps: Year 5 The Arts — Dance assessment (ZIP, 6213 kB)
Year 6: Dance moves
Description:
Students modify a set movement sequence then perform this sequence for their class.
Contents:
- Teacher guidelines (DOCX, 508 kB)
- Task-specific standards: Matrix
- Sample response
- Student booklet
Download the full assessment (zip file):
- Dance moves: Year 6 The Arts — Dance assessment (ZIP, 5625 kB)
Year 6: I'm the critic!
Description:
Students analyse and evaluate a live or recorded show, then respond in the role of a theatre critic for a local radio station.
Contents:
- Teacher guidelines (DOCX, 1341 kB)
- Task-specific standards: Matrix
- Sample response
- Student booklet
Download the full assessment (zip file):
- I am the critic: Year 6 The Arts — Dance, Drama and Music assessment (ZIP, 6826 kB)
Year 8: Vocal choreography
Description:
Students choreograph and perform a vocal sequence for a song, including program notes to support their dance work.
Contents:
- Teacher guidelines (DOCX, 513 kB)
- Task-specific standards: Matrix
- Indicative response
- Student booklet
Download the full assessment (zip file):
- Vocal choreography: Year 8 The Arts — Dance assessment (ZIP, 5431 kB)
Year 9: Creating dance works
Image source: IMG_2117 by Peter Alfred Hess / CC BY 2.0
Description:
Students choreograph and reflect on a contemporary dance that expresses emotions connected to social situations.
Contents:
- Teacher guidelines (DOCX, 509 kB)
- Task-specific standards: Continua
- Sample response
- Student booklet
Download the full assessment (zip file):
- Creating dance works: Year 9 The Arts — Dance assessment (ZIP, 6788 kB)