K - 2 Dance Diaries

Dancing in Context

Dance contexts provide opportunities to draw on material from a variety of sources to learn about dance. At St Joseph’s we draw on diverse contexts to provide a broad and balanced dance experience appropriate to the interests, resources and expertise of the school and community.

Consideration is given to providing students with opportunities to experience dance ideas from culturally diverse sources, times and places, including contemporary, personal, community, Australian and global identities. All students will experience Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dance in some form during Kinder to Year 6. Dance is integral to the expression of Aboriginal cultural identity.

The range of dance activity in Australia provides a rich source for performing, composing and appreciating dance in the Kinder to Year 6 classroom. By experiencing dance from a range of contexts, students will develop their understanding of the many ways in which dances can be made, performed and responded to.

(source: Creative Arts K–6 Syllabus (2006) PDF)

Dancers of the Week:

Stay tuned for next week’s ‘K - 2 Dance Diaries’ article.  

Nicola Jackson
Kinder to Year 2 RFF Teacher