Dance Curriculum

Dance

S2 Teaching Schedule

Cycle	Contents
1	Introduction to modern dance
2	Safety issue and rules in Dance Class
3	Tuning up your body
4	Modern Dance Technique-cross floor
5	Technique and creativity
6	Explore of Body Awareness
7	Body-Effort /Shape/ Space
8	Formative assessment
9	Technique and Effort(Space-weight)
10	Technique and Effort(Time-Sudden/sustained)
11	Improvisation/Introduction of duo work
12	Technique and Effort(Flow-bound/free)
13	Technique and Shape (Shape Flow/Directional)
14	Technique and Space(direct/indirect)
15	The Steps of Choreography
16	Discuss and find out the theme and motif of your Dance
17	Using Motif to choreograph the dance
18	Using Motif to choreograph the dance/Learn from appreciation
19	How to express oneself by dancing
20	Practice and enrich the theme of the dance
21	Improve and correct the dance movement
22	Practice and arrange on stage problems
23	Examination
24	Review and giving individual advice

S3 Teaching Schedule

Cycle	Contents
1	Introduction to modern dance
2	Safety issue and rules in Dance Class
3	Tuning up your body
4	Modern Dance Technique-cross floor
5	Technique and creativity
6	Explore of Body Awareness
7	Body-Effort /Shape/ Space
8	Formative assessment
9	Technique and Effort(Space-weight)
10	Technique and Effort(Time-Sudden/sustained)
11	Improvisation/Introduction of duo work
12	Technique and Effort(Flow-bound/free)
13	Technique and Shape (Shape Flow/Directional)
14	Technique and Space(direct/indirect)
15	The Steps of Choreography
16	Discuss and find out the theme and motif of your Dance
17	Using Motif to choreograph the dance
18	Using Motif to choreograph the dance/Learn from appreciation
19	How to express oneself by dancing /About our dance choreography and content
20	Practice and enrich the theme of the dance
21	Improve and correct the dance movement
22	Practice and arrange on stage problems
23	Examination
24	Review and giving individual advice

S4 Teaching Schedule

Cycle	Contents
1	Safety issue and rules in dance class Introduction of street dance and jazz funk dance
2	Appreciation of choreography
3	Basic training of street dance: rhythm
4	Basic training of street dance: rhythm
5	Basic training of jazz funk dance: body alignment
6	Formative assessment Basic training of street dance: rhythm
7	Basic training of jazz funk dance: body alignment
8	Practice for summative assessment
9	Examination Summative assessment
10	Facial expression
11	Basic training of street dance: Isolation
12	Basic training of jazz funk dance: body alignment
13	Formative assessment Introduction of freestyle in street dance and jazz dance
14	Appreciation of freestyle dance
15	Learning the accuracy of movement
16	How to improve the power of movement
17	Formative assessment How to express the content of choreography
18	Explore the meaning of body movement
19	Practice for dance day
20	Practice for dance day
21	Practice for dance day
22	Practice for dance day
23	Practice for dance day
24	Examination Summative assessment

S5 Teaching Schedule

Cycle	Contents
1	Safety issue and rules in dance class Introduction of street dance and jazz dance
2	Appreciation of choreography
3	Basic training of street dance: rhythm
4	Basic training of street dance: rhythm
5	Basic training of jazz funk dance: body alignment
6	Formative assessment Basic training of street dance: rhythm
7	Basic training of jazz funk dance: body alignment
8	Practice for summative assessment
9	Examination Summative assessment
10	Facial expression
11	Basic training of street dance: Isolation
12	Basic training of jazz funk dance: body alignment
13	Formative assessment Introduction of freestyle in street dance and jazz dance
14	Appreciation of freestyle dance
15	Learning the accuracy of movement
16	How to improve the power of movement
17	Formative assessment How to express the content of choreography
18	Explore the meaning of body movement
19	Practice for dance day
20	Practice for dance day
21	Practice for dance day
22	Practice for dance day
23	Practice for dance day
24	Examination Summative assessment