SACE Stage 2 Dance case studies
SACE Stage 2 Dance · Put your knowledge to work in context.
SACE Stage 2 Dance is a South Australian Certificate of Education subject undertaken in Year 12, one of the many Stage 2 subjects listed by the SACE Board of South Australia. It suits students who want to combine practical dance work with written critical analysis, and who are prepared to document their creative and analytical thinking as well as perform. The SACE Stage 2 Dance case studies are 5 cases and about 2,983 words.
1The Count-In That Ate the Lift
A Year 12 student choreographs a 3-minute solo for four dancers plus herself (five total) to a track with a steady 4/4 pulse at 96 BPM. The lift occurs at 1:52.
633 words, about 3 min2Unison That Isn't
A student watches a recorded group work in which six dancers perform what the programme calls a unison section lasting 40 seconds. On close viewing, the student notices that the dancers' arms arrive at each shape at slightly different times, that two dancers travel a shorter distance on the diagonal, and that the spacing between dancers widens across the section.
603 words, about 3 min3The Motif That Wouldn't Travel
A student is developing a 90-second solo from a three-gesture motif: a reach to the left, a spiral turn, and a collapse to the floor. The motif works in the studio when performed facing upstage.
624 words, about 3 min4Programme Note vs. What Happened
A student writes an evaluation of a live contemporary work. The programme note describes the piece as 'a meditation on memory and loss, built from fragmented phrases'.
556 words, about 3 min5The Group Piece With One Author
A group of five students must create a 4-minute ensemble work. One member, who has the most dance training, has choreographed almost all of it, set the counts, and corrected the others in rehearsal.
567 words, about 3 min