In Dance, students use the body to communicate and express meaning through purposeful movement. Dance practice integrates choreography, performance, and appreciation of dance and dance making. Through the Dance courses at The Ipswich State High school, students explore a range of genres and styles including contemporary, ballet, jazz, hip hop, street dance, social dance and musical theatre. Through engagement with Dance education, students begin to develop their social skills, aesthetic appreciation, creativity, personal development, self-confidence, self-expression, and cultural understanding. Career opportunities exist for Dance students as professional dancers, choreographers, dance teachers, dance critics, fitness instructors, event managers and nutritionists.
Junior Secondary
In years 7, 8 ,9 and 10 students can study dance in their electives. Taking these elective units prepares students to study dance in their senior years of schooling as well as developing their creative skills and the ability to work in a team.
In years 7 and 8 are able to select high performance dance.
In dance classes students learn about dance and perform dance from a wide range of dance styles including jazz, lyrical, street dance and hip hop.
Dance classes cater for both beginner and more experienced dancers – and everything in between.
Senior Secondary
In the senior phase of schooling, students selecting Dance have an opportunity to follow an academic pathway and/or a vocational pathway through our choice of General/ATAR, Applied or VET Dance subjects.
General
Dance explores many genres and styles of dance through the dimensions of Choreography, Performance and Appreciation. Students will apply performance, choreography and research skills to broaden their appreciation of Dance as an Art form. They will study the works of different choreographers and their impact on the development of dance styles and the current dance industry.
VET
The VET Dance courses at The Ipswich State High School are part of the High Performance Dance Program.
