Dance

“Dance is the hidden language of the soul”
― Martha Graham

Dance at Rose Bay Secondary College promotes opportunities for performance within the schools diverse curriculum as well as an extra- curricular activity. As a faculty, our aim is to encourage all interested students to experience and develop knowledge and understanding of Dance as an ‘Artform’ through performing, composing and appreciating dance.

In an integrated study of the practices of performance, composition and appreciation, students develop both physical skill and aesthetic, artistic and cultural understandings. The course enables students to express ideas creatively and to communicate physically, verbally and in written forms as they make, perform and analyse dances and dance forms, regardless of previous experience or level of skill.

Extra Curricular Opportunities

There are a number of opportunities for students to become involved in Dance.  Rose Bay Secondary College has a very strong extracurricular dance program that caters for all interested students. 

·       Junior Dance Ensemble for students in Years 7-9.

·       Senior Dance Ensemble Years 10-12.

·       Company Dance Ensemble (Gifted and Talented students)

·       Combined Schools Gifted and Talented Ensemble (bi-annual)

·       In The Spotlight Dance Festival

·       Showcase at South Juniors

·       Performance opportunities with school assemblies and special occasions

·       MADD Night (bi-annual)

·       School Musical (bi-annual)

 Dance Remote Learning Gallery

During the remote learning period, Dance students were tasked with creating a number of composition tasks exploring the use and manipulation of the Elements of Dance (Space, Time and Dynamics). They also created movement using a range of stimuli. Below are some examples of their creations. ​