NCEA Level 2 Dance case studies
NCEA Level 2 Dance · Put your knowledge to work in context.
NCEA Level 2 Dance is a New Zealand senior secondary qualification subject, usually taken in Year 12, for students building on Level 1 dance experience. It suits dancers who want to combine practical work - choreographing and performing - with written analysis of dance works and the contexts that shape them. The NCEA Level 2 Dance case studies are 5 cases and about 3,371 words.
1Injured dancer in a four-person choreography
You are mentoring a Level 2 group of four dancers preparing a three-minute work, 'Glass City', for a school showcase in four weeks. The work is about isolation in a crowded city and uses contact, unison and a repeated gestural motif.
710 words, about 4 min2Solo performance with unclear intention and a three-sided audience
At the end of Term 3, a Level 2 candidate performs a 2 minute 30 second contemporary solo for assessment. The music has an eight-count introduction and a clear accent at 1:12.
679 words, about 3 min3Analysing tension in the dance film 'Tide Mark'
A Level 2 student is analysing a ten-minute dance film, 'Tide Mark' (a fictional work), for an external-style response. The film has three sections: a slow duet in a small room, a fast unison section on a beach, and a final solo in near-darkness.
682 words, about 3 min4Consulting on haka and sāsā material for Culture Week
A mixed group of five Level 2 students is preparing a three-minute work for Culture Week. Two students are Māori, one is Samoan, and two are Pākehā.
656 words, about 3 min5Evaluating sources for a social-media dance presentation
A Level 2 student is preparing a dance-in-context presentation on how social media has changed the way young people learn dance. They have eight sources: five are short TikTok compilation videos with no creator credited, two are fan blogs ranking 'best dancers', and one is a 2022 scholarly article about participatory culture.
644 words, about 3 min