we dance, not to get to a certain place on the floor, but to enjoy each step along the way ... our students maximise their individual talents and capabilities for life long learning
Faculty Goals
- to encourage and enable all students to enjoy learning, and to be self-motivated, reflective and competent learners
- to enable students to develop positive self-concepts and their capacity to establish and maintain safe, healthy and rewarding lives
- to provide opportunities for all students to express themselves through dance
- to allow students the opportunity to develop their skills, knowledge and understanding of dance as an artform
- to enable students to explore different pathways to success in dance by providing diverse programs/courses
Subjects
Stage 4
Y7 Dance: Performing Arts Line
Y8 Dance: Performing Arts Line
Y8 Dance Production Elective PBL
Stage 5
Y9 Performing Arts Line 200 hrs
Y9 Dance Production Elective PBL 100 hrs
Y9 Classical Ballet 200 hrs
Y10 Performing Arts Line 200 hrs
Y10 Dance Production Elective PBL
Y10 Classical Ballet 200 hrs
Y10 Acceleration
Y9/Y10 Future Focussed Learning
Stage 6
Y11 Dance
Y11 Certificate 3 Assistant Dance Teaching
Y12 Dance
Y12 Certificate 3 Assistant Dance Teaching
Activities
Dance Companies
Y7 Company
Junior Company Y8 & Y9
Intermediate Company Y9 & Y10
Senior Company Y10 & Y11
Junior Classical Company Y7 – Y8
Senior Classical Company Y9 – Y11
Performances
State of Dance Performance
Hunter Schools Dance Festival
State Dance Festival
Star Struck
Lighthouse Dance – performance & audition
Y7 Dance Showcase
Schools Spectacular
State Dance Ensemble Performances
Site Specific Performances Y9
Y10 Cross Faculty Performance
Flashmob – Project Based Class work
Workshops
Boys in Dance Workshops – for Primary students
Specialist dance workshops – Catapult Studios
Y7 - Y10 students devise workshops for students from other schools.
Special Features
Bi-annual tour to New York and Los Angeles.
Students have the opportunity to develop and enrich their knowledge and skills about dance as an artform through dance classes.
Students will have the opportunity to develop deeper understanding of dance appreciation and be able to apply their knowledge drawn from their experiences viewing and experiencing dance with a different cultural context.
Staff Members & Email Links
At HSPA, we value the balance between work and personal time for our staff and families. As part of our commitment to wellbeing, we have set clear guidelines for digital communication. Please remember that our staff, as per Department of Education policy, will not be expected to respond to non-emergency communications outside of school hours, ensuring they have time to recharge and focus on providing the best educational experience for our students.
Hayley Vimpani HEAD TEACHER