Respond to dance and consider where and why people dance, starting with dances from Australia including dances of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
Elaborations
identifying where they might experience dance in their lives and communities, for example, considering how dance sustains and communicates cultural knowledge
Considering viewpoints – evaluations: For example – Why are these people dancing? Where are they dancing? Where is this dance from?
recognising that dance can show that people have different feelings about the world based on their experiences of the environment and other people
Sustainability
exploring and responding to dances they make and view, for example, considering what the dance made them think about or how the dance made them feel
recognising patterns of movement in dances they make, perform and view using their own words and learnt dance terminology
Considering viewpoints – What sort of movements did the dancers perform? What are they wearing? What kind of music are they dancing to?