Dance studies Memo 1 (English)

November 2024 — Grade 12 / Matric — Dance studies

Memo 2024 Grade 12 English

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1.3Choosing Explaining Explaining Evaluating 5 marks 3 marks 3 marks 4 marks CONTENT TO BE

1.1Types of injuries 1. Recall

1.2.1Application of correct technique and injury prevention 1. Recall 2. Explain how the safe dance practice prevents injury

1.2.2Dance conventions and injury prevention 1. Recall 2. Explain how the safe dance practice prevents injury

1.3Effects of long term treatment 1. Recall 2. Identify the effects of long term treatment 3. Evaluate how long term treatment

1.1CHOOSING THE TYPE OF INJURY Expected responses:

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1.2.1EXPLAINING HOW APPLYING CORRECT TECHNIQUE PREVENTS INJURY NOTE: Candidates may provide a wide variety of answers/ideas and responses may not be

1.2.2EXPLAINING HOW FOLLOWING CLASS CONVENTIONS PREVENTS INJURY NOTE: Candidates may provide a wide variety of answers/ideas and responses may not be found in the textbook Expected responses: Possible areas that could be linked to preventing injury:

1.3EVALUATING HOW A LONG TERM TREATMENT PLAN COULD AFFECT DANCER NOTE:

Q2— Section header —

2.4.2Defining Listing Explaining and substantiating Analysing Explaining and substantiating 4 marks 4 marks 4 marks 4 marks

2.1.1Strength 1. Recall

2.1.2Muscular endurance 1. Recall

2.1.3Flexibility 1. Recall

2.1.4Neuromuscular skills 1. Recall

2.2Flexibility 1. Recall

2.3Benefits of components of fitness 1. Recall 2. Explain the benefits linked to good dance technique 3. Substantiate with examples

2.4.1Kinaesthetic awareness and spatial awareness 1. Recall 2. Analyse the image 3. Apply understanding of how kinaesthetic awareness and spatial awareness

2.4.2Strength 1. Recall 2. Analyse the image 3. Apply understanding of developing strength related to the image 4.

2.1.1DEFINING STRENGTH Expected responses: Strength is the ability of the muscles to exert force against gravity /resistance Any other relevant answer relating to the definition of strength (1\

2.1.2DEFINING MUSCULAR ENDURANCE Expected responses: The staying power of the muscles to perform for long periods of time without getting tired Any other relevant answer relating to the definition of muscular endurance

2.1.3DEFINING FLEXIBILITY Expected responses: The range of movement in and around the joints and muscles Any other relevant answer relating to the definition of flexibility (1\ Dance Studies DBE/November 2024

2.1.4DEFINING NEUROMUSCULAR SKILLS Expected responses: The ability of the brain to send messages to the body via the central nervous system in an instant reaction time Any other relevant answer relating to the definition of neuromuscular

2.2LISTING FOUR WAYS TO INCREASE F LEXIBILITY THROUGH STRETCHING NOTE: If more than FOUR ways are provided, mark the first FOUR only Expected responses: Stretching plan/routine

2.3EXPLAINING AND SUBSTANTIATING HOW THE COMPONENTS OF FITNESS BENEFIT DANCE TECHNIQUE NOTE: Candidates may provide a wide variety of answers/ideas and responses may not be found in the textbook

2.4.1ANALYSING THE IMAGE: KINAESTHETIC AWARENESS AND SPATIAL AWARENESS NOTE: Do not award marks for defining kinaesthetic awareness and spatial awareness Candidates answers must relate to how kinaesthetic awareness and spatial

2.4.2ANALYSING THE IMAGE: DE VELOPING STRENGTH NOTE: Do not award marks for general ways to develop strength, answers must relate to the movement

3.13. Choosing Suggesting 5 marks 5 marks CONTENT TO BE ASSESSED THINKING PROCESS

3.1Nutrition: food groups 1. Recall 2. Choose the appropriate food group

3.2Benefits of dance: inclusivity and diversity 1. Recall 2. Suggest ways to promote inclusivity and diversity

3.1CHOOSING FOOD GROUPS Expected responses:

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3.2SUGGESTING WAYS IN WHICH INCLUSIVITY AND DIVERSITY COULD BE PROMOTED IN THE DANCE CLASS NOTE: Candidates may provide a wide variety of answers/ideas and responses may not be

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4.2.2Discussing Creating OR Writing 5 marks 10 marks 10 marks CONTENT TO BE ASSESSED

4.1Commitment, focus and concentration 1. Recall 2. Discuss the influence on dance performance

4.2.1Performance skills: dynamics, personalisation, accuracy/clarity of movement 1. Read for understanding 2. Recall 3.

4.2.2Performance skills: transition/flow, expression, presence/projection 1. Read for understanding 2. Recall 3. Conceptualise a

4.1DISCUSSING HOW COMMITMENT, FOCUS AND /OR CONCENTRATION INFLUENCE DANCE PERFORMANCE NOTE: Candidates may write more on one aspect than an

4.2.1CREATING A VISUAL SOCIAL MEDIA POST HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PERFORMANCE SKILLS FOR A DAN CE AUDITION NOTE: Candidates may provide a wide variety of answers/ideas and responses may not be

4.2.2WRITING A VIDEO SCRIPT FOR SOCIAL MEDIA HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PERFORMANCE SKILLS FOR A DANCE AUDITION NOTE: Candidates may provide a wide

Q5— Section header —

5.5Choosing Discussing OR Discussing Explaining Outlining 6 marks 5 marks 5 marks

5.1Choreographic structures 1. Recall

5.2Improvisation skills 1. Recall 2. Reflect on own experience 3. pply understanding of how

5.3Conventional and non conventional performance spaces 1. Recall 2. Reflect on own experience

5.4Choreography: research 1. Recall 2. Reflect on own experience 3. Apply understanding of the

5.5Multi disciplinary/ interdisciplinary performance 1. Read for understanding 2. Recall 3.

5.1CHOOSING THE CHOREOGRAPHIC STRUCTURES Expected responses:

5.1.6Canon Stillness Interlocking forms Climax Unison Sequencing (1\ (1\ (1\

5.2DISCUSSING HOW IMPROVISATION COULD IMPROVE SKILLS AND ABILITIES Expected responses: Possible areas that could be discussed Creativity Movement vocabulary echnique Performance quality

5.3DISC USSING HOW CONVENTIONAL AND /OR NON CONVENTIONAL PERFORMANCE SPACES AFFECT CHOREOGRAPHY NOTE:

5.4EXPLAINING THE ROLE OF RESEARCH WHEN PLANNING A CHOREOGRAPHY Expected responses: Possible areas to be addressed: Understanding the topic/theme Conceptualis ation

5.5OUTLINING A MULTIDISCIPLINARY/ INTERDISCIPLINARY PERFORMANCE PIECE ADVOCATING ARTS EDUCATION NOTE: Candidates may pr ovide a wide variety of answers/

Q6— Section header —

6.4Choosing Explaining and substantiating Identifying Describing Providin g and substantiating 6 marks

6.1Dance related c areers 1. Recall

6.2Dance related careers: dance teacher/instructor 1. Recall 2. Explain importance of the skills

6.3.1 Dance forms 1. Recall

6.3.2Dance forms and dance principles 1. Recall 2. Differentiate the principles of the two dance forms

6.4Dance fusion 1. Recall 2. Understand the impact of dance fusion 3. Formulate a substantiated opinion on whether dance fusion is beneficial to dance

6.1CHOOSING DANCE RELATED CAREERS Expected responses:

6.1.6Professional dancer Choreographer Dance therapist Dance critic Dance researcher Dance videographer (1\ (1\ (1\

6.2EXPLAINING THE IMPORTANCE OF SKILLS NEEDED FOR A DANCE TEACHER/INSTRUCTOR NOTE: Candidates must substantiate the importance of the skills needed. Do not award

6.3.1IDENTIFYING DANCE FORMS NOTE: Only mark the first TWO dance forms if more have been provided Expected responses: Ballet Hip Hop Contemporary African dance

6.3.2DESCRIBING HOW THE DANCE PRINCIPLES ARE USED DIFFERENTLY IN THE TWO DANCE FORMS IDENTIFIED IN QUESTION

6.3.1NOTE: Candidates must describe how the principle is used differently in each of the dance forms identified in question

6.3.1. Do not award marks for generic answers Award ONE mark per bullet for the irst dance form identified Award ONE mark per bullet for the second dance form identified

6.4PROVIDING A SUBSTANT IATED OPINION ON WHETHER THE FUSION OF DANCE FORMS BENEFITS DANCE

Q7— Section header —

7.17. 7. Writing Explaining Providing and substantiating 15

7.1Dance work: p roduction elements and symbolic meaning 1. Recall 2. Apply understanding of the symbolic meaning of the production elements

7.2Dance wo rk: s pace and/or force used in the dance work 1. Recall movement vocabulary 2.

7.3Dance work: i nfluence on today s context 1. Recall 2. Understand

7.1WRITING AN E SSAY ON HOW PRODUCTION ELEMENTS COMMUNICATE SYMBOLIC MEANING NOTE Candidates may write more on one production element than another Candidates must explain how all examples provided have been used symbolically

7.3PROVIDING A SUBSTANTIATED OPINION ON WHETHER THE DANCE WORK AS A POSITIVE INFLUENCE I N TODAY CONTEXT

Q8— Section header —

8.3Providing Discussing Evaluating marks 5 marks marks CONTENT TO BE

8.1horeographer: background and early dance training 1. Recall

8.2horeographer: personal and artistic influences 1. Recall

8.3horeographer and functions of dance in society 1. Recall 2. Apply understanding of the choreographer

8.1PROVID ING INFORMATION ON THE BACKGROUND AND EARLY DANCE TRAINING OF THE CHOREOGRAPHER Expected responses: Place of birth /d ate Nationality Upbringing

8.2DISCUSS ING PERSONAL AND ARTISTIC INFLUENCES THROUGHOUT THE CHOREOGRAPHER PROFESSIONAL CAREER NOTE:

8.3EVALUATING THE CHOREOG HER S IMPACT ON THE FUNCTIONS OF DANCE IN SOCIETY NOTE:

Topics Identified

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Mark Allocation

Total150 marks

Sections15 + 20 + 10 + 15 + 25 + 25 + 25 + 15 = 150 marks

Paper information

SubjectDance studies

Year2024

SessionNovember

TypeMemo

PaperPaper 1

LanguageEnglish

Pages29

Downloads1

Examination context

Decade2020s

Years ago2y

SeasonSpring (SH)

Start dayTuesday

Exam periodNovember 2024

Days since exam717

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