NSW Department of Education and Training

The resources and links on this page provide support for teachers to implement the Stage 6 Dance Syllabus. New resources will be added as they become available.

If you have suggestions for resources for this area of the site, or have sample programs or assessment schedules and tasks you would be willing to share with other teachers, please email Deidhre Wauchop at deidhre.wauchop@det.nsw.edu.au  

This course is in a pilot phase so is free to both Government and Non-government school teachers in New South Wales.

The aim of this course is to put you in touch with other dance teachers to engage in professional dialogue around areas of study in Stage 6 Dance Composition. There are four modules in the course which can be taken in any order, once you have completed the course introduction. Each module lasts for one term, and you can spread these over time.  Download a flyer with more information and how to register (pdf - 160 kb) .

Dance HSC Online

Information and tutorials on Core and Major Studies for students and teachers.

Dance syllabus and support materials

Download syllabus and support from the Board of Studies website.

Archive of support materials for New HSC

Resources developed for teachers' workshops conducted to support implementation of Stage 6 syllabuses.

Programming for Stage 6 performance (pdf - 68kb) This document provides one approach for programming performance in the Preliminary Course. The Course Overview provides an example of a “big picture” framework of areas of focus at a given time. In Dance one could argue that we are covering all aspects all the time. The Course Overview is not restricted to only the content areas shown but rather helps to provide a focus for the lessons and units of work. The Program Overview shows a unit of work in more depth with the types of activities, strategies and assessment written in brief. The unit of work explored as an example would occur in Preliminary, Term 1 around week 2 or 3. The Lesson Plan provides in-depth detail of the types of exercises and strategies used in a particular lesson. It is followed by a page, which details considerations for designing sample diagnostic assessment advice

Programming for Stage 6 composition (pdf 80kb)
This document provides one approach for programming composition in the Preliminary Course. The units of work and the sequence described are an example and are therefore not meant to be prescriptive or definitive.

Programming for Stage 6 appreciation (pdf 32kb)
This document provides one approach for programming appreciation in the Preliminary Course. The units of work and the sequence described are an example and are therefore not meant to be prescriptive or definitive.