Through dance, learners have rich opportunities to be creative and to experience inspiration and enjoyment. Creating and performing will be the core activities for all learners, and taking part in dance contributes to their physical education and physical activity. Learners develop their technical skills and the quality of their movement, and use their imagination and skills to create and choreograph dance sequences. They further develop their knowledge and understanding and their capacity to enjoy dance through evaluating performances and commenting on their work and the work of others.

Dance  

Choreographic form 

Ways of creating dance, for example repeating phrases of movement. 

Dance motif 

A short pattern of movement that expresses and communicates a mood, a feeling, an activity or an idea. 

Dance sequences 

Routines which may contain the body actions of travel, turn, jump, gesture, pause and fall within safe practice. 

Theatre arts technology 

For example lighting and sound equipment used to enhance performances.