From 1 January 2012 the following change to VCE Dance is effected: Outcome 1: Unit 4, Area of Study 1, Dance Perspectives:
‘analyse cultural influences on, and the use of, group structures and the elements of spatial organisation to communicate the expressive intention in prescribed group dance works’
is replaced with:
‘analyse cultural influences on, and the use of, group structures and the elements of spatial organisation to
communicate the expressive intention in a prescribed group dance work’.
This amendment addresses concerns regarding workload which have been expressed by teachers through study
monitoring focus groups. Other amendments are made to align all documentation with this revised requirement:
• Unit 4 Outcome 1, Key knowledge, dot points 1–3 will conclude ‘in a selected group dance work’
• Unit 4 Outcome 1, Key skills, dot points 1–3 will conclude ‘in a selected group dance work’.
School-assessed Coursework, Unit 4 Assessment tasks Page 37: Outcome 1: Analysis of a work selected from
the Prescribed List of Dance Works for Unit 4 in any one or a combination of the following formats:
• A written report
• An essay
• An annotated visual report
The key knowledge and skills for the outcome are also to be amended accordingly.
In the Dance Assessment Handbook, 2011 online edition:
• page 11, Description of task, Analysis of a work …
• page 12, Performance descriptors, Sophisticated and very detailed analysis of ways in which group structures and
all elements of spatial organisation are manipulated to communicate the expressive intention of a selected group
dance work.
Teachers are advised that on page 27 under Unit 3 Area of Study 2, Key knowledge: Choreography, third bullet point, the term 'application' is replaced with 'arrangement'. The bullet point now reads: