VCE VET Dance case studies
VCE VET Dance · Put your knowledge to work in context.
VCE VET Dance is a vocational education and training program delivered within the Victorian Certificate of Education and administered in Victoria within the VCAA's VET framework. The VCAA publishes VCE VET programs and VET scored assessment information, and VET examinations and reports sit alongside VCE examinations and reports on its site. The VCE VET Dance case studies are 5 cases and about 3,061 words.
1Fitting a new solo into a tightening rehearsal window
A Year 12 VET Dance student must perform a 2-minute 30-second contemporary solo at an assessment in 6 weeks. Rehearsals run twice weekly for 75 minutes, but week 3 is lost to work placement and week 5 has one session cancelled for a school event, leaving 9 usable sessions.
604 words, about 3 min2Choosing a stimulus and structure for a group composition
A group of 4 students must create a 3-minute composition on the theme 'leaving home'. They have 5 weeks, meeting once a week for 90 minutes plus one 30-minute independent session each.
613 words, about 3 min3Interpreting a recorded performance against a review
A class watches a recording of a 6-minute ensemble work. A published review describes it as 'explosive and unified, with the ensemble moving as one organism'.
544 words, about 3 min4Work placement tasks that exceed the student's training
A VET Dance student is on a 2-week placement with a small touring company. On day 3, the company is short-staffed and the supervisor asks the student to lead a 45-minute warm-up for 12 community participants aged 14-60, some with no dance experience.
624 words, about 3 min5Managing a recurring ankle problem before an assessed performance
Three weeks before an assessed group performance, a student reports recurring pain on the outside of the right ankle, which 'clicks' during jumps and feels unstable on landing. The student has not seen a physiotherapist and does not want to 'make a fuss'.
676 words, about 3 min