WACE Dance ATAR case studies
WACE Dance ATAR · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The WACE Dance ATAR course is a Western Australian senior-secondary study that forms part of the Western Australian Certificate of Education, the qualification administered by the School Curriculum and Standards Authority (SCSA). It suits Year 11 and Year 12 students who want a formal, assessed pathway in dance and who are prepared to work across practical and written modes. The WACE Dance ATAR case studies are 5 cases and about 2,442 words.
1The Two-Week Choreographic Deadline
A Year 12 student, Mira, is preparing a solo for a 3-minute performance assessment in 14 school days. She has developed a motif of 8 counts built from a reach, a spiral fall and a recovery to standing.
529 words, about 3 min2Choosing a Safe Lift Under Time Pressure
A group of four Year 12 students is choreographing a 4-minute ensemble work for a school showcase in five weeks. The group includes one dancer, Priya, who is 158 cm and 52 kg, and one dancer, Tom, who is 190 cm and 88 kg.
510 words, about 3 min3Structuring a Composition Around a Stimulus
A Year 12 student, Jonah, must create a 3-minute solo composition responding to a set stimulus: a photograph of a deserted railway platform at dusk. He has 10 weeks, with two 60-minute composition classes per week.
446 words, about 2 min4Interpreting a Work Without a Programme Note
A Year 12 class attends a live performance of a 25-minute contemporary work. The programme note is deliberately minimal: it lists only the title, 'Threshold', and the choreographer's name.
472 words, about 2 min5Adapting a Work for a Smaller Cast
A community dance company is restaging a well-known 12-minute ensemble work for a festival. The original was choreographed for eight dancers, but the company has only five available.
485 words, about 2 min