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This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to perform basic Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander dance forms and techniques. Performances highlight the unique nature of Indigenous community culture, language, story-telling and traditional dress. The unit applies to those who are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people and who are performing as members of a group in events in the local community or in public performances for visitors to their region or community. At this level, basic Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander dance techniques are applied under the supervision of experienced Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander dancers and cultural mentors. The knowledge required to achieve competency in this unit may only be accessible to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people and may be the cultural and intellectual property of specific communities. Organisations delivering this unit must respect community protocols and heritage. Collaboration with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people on the delivery and assessment of this unit is recommended. No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Supersedes and is equivalent to CUADAN204
Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS
| Joondalup | Mount Lawley | South West (Bunbury) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Not Offered | 34 x 3 hour workshop | Not Offered |
For more information see the Semester Timetable
The candidate must demonstrate the ability to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including evidence of the ability to: perform at least three Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander dance sequences. In the course of the above, the candidate must: incorporate the use of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander instruments into performances demonstrate physical warm up and cool down routine use terminology associated with dances, movements and songs display fluency of movement when performing identify and apply different responses to music through dance movements apply basic body design and wear traditional costumes for performances, as required apply the basic concepts of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander dance to own performances follow safe dance practices.
The candidate must be able to demonstrate knowledge to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including knowledge of: aspects of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander dance, including: community language language of dance language of body markings history and roles of dance in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultures traditional roles as they relate to dance performance body and face painting techniques ways to organise costuming required to demonstrate the performance evidence principles required for developing basic dance skills, relating to: relationship with gravity spatial awareness successional movement use of breath folding extending rotating shifting weight safe dance practice and injury prevention, relating to: spine articulation foot engagement bases of support, including feet, legs, hands, arms and torso joint range of motion differentiation of legs and pelvis cultural protocols to be observed when performing Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander dances strategies to evaluate dance style and respond to feedback to improve techniques.
Skills in this unit must be demonstrated in a workplace or simulated environment where the conditions are typical of those in a working environment in this industry. This includes access to: Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Elders, custodians and other culturally knowledgeable people authorised by their communities acting as mentors in performance disciplines dance performance areas or spaces, including outdoor locations. Assessors must ensure that the cultural and intellectual property rights of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are protected. Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational education and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.
GS5 VET GRADING SCHEMA Used for WAAPA VET only
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. Informal vivas may be conducted as part of an assessment task, where staff require further information to confirm the learning outcomes have been met. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.
Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work as well as any generative artificial intelligence tools that may have been used. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.
Breaches of academic integrity can include:
Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people or generative artificial intelligence tools, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).
Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).
Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.
Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.
Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.
ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.
All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.
In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.
Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.
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