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Grade 8 Creative Arts Dance: modules and lessons

Explore Grade 8 Creative Arts Dance: 8 modules and 30 lesson entries. Use the dorKk lesson guide to plan revision and catch-up study.

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Source: dorKk English lesson list dated 21 January 2026. Catalogue entries may differ from current app availability.

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  1. Choose the module you are currently studying at school.
  2. Try a textbook question first and note where you get stuck.
  3. Watch the matching lesson, try again and keep a list of questions for your teacher.

DANCE THEORY

  1. 1.1.INTRODUCTION OF DIFFERENT DANCE STYLES
  2. 1.2.CHARACTERS OF DANCE STYLES; CONTEMPORARY DANCE
  3. 1.3.CHARACTER OF DANCE STYLES IN BALLROOM DANCE (WALTZ AND QUICKSTEP)
  4. 1.4.CHARACTERS OF DANCE STYLES IN LATIN AMERICAN DANCE (CHA CHA CHA AND JIVE)
  5. 1.5.CHARACTERS OF DANCE STYLES (POLKA AND WCS)
  6. 1.6.RHYTHM IN DANCE; ALL STYLES
  7. 1.7.TEMPO IN DANCE; ALL STYLES
  8. 1.8.TIMING AND MUSICALITY IN DANCE AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT
  9. 1.9.USING SPACE CORRECTLY TO EXPRESS YOURSELF
  10. 1.10.WHAT IS ENERGY IN MOVEMENT

SAFETY TIPS

  1. 2.1.SAFETY TIPS TO AVOID INJURIES

WARM UP AND PREPARATION

  1. 3.1.WARM UP AND PREPARING FOR CONTEMPORARY DANCE (LOCOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT)

TECHNIQUE

  1. 4.1.TECHNIQUE IN CONTEMPORARY DANCE

EXPLORING BASIC DANCE MOVEMENTS

  1. 5.1.CONTEMPORARY AND LINE DANCE
  2. 5.2.BALLROOM AND LATIN AMERICAN DANCE PART 1
  3. 5.3.BALLROOM AND LATIN AMERICAN DANCE PART 2

DANCE CONCEPTS

  1. 6.1.TECHNIQUE IN BALLROOM AND LATIN AMERICAN DANCE
  2. 6.2.DANCE ELEMENTS; SLOW MOTION AND VARYING ACCENTS
  3. 6.3.DANCE ELEMENTS; VARYING ACCENTS AND DOUBLE TIMING
  4. 6.4.RELATIONSHIPS; LEADING AND FOLLOWING
  5. 6.5.SIMPLE TURNS WITH EYE FOCUS; ALL DANCES

BUILDING OF DANCE SKILLS

  1. 7.1.ARM POSITIONS AND STYLING (CONTEMPORARY DANCE & LATIN AMERICAN DANCE)
  2. 7.2.COMBINATION OF WEIGHT TRANSFER AND BALANCE; ALL STYLES
  3. 7.3.WHAT IS ARTICULATION; TIPS IN STRENGTHENING ANKLES AND FEET
  4. 7.4.BODY PART ISOLATIONS (ALL DANCES)

DANCE SKILLS

  1. 8.2.REVISION OF TEMPO
  2. 8.3.REVISION IN TIMING AND MUSICALITY; ALL STYLES
  3. 8.4.WHAT INFLUENCE DOES DANCE HAVE ON THE WORLD IN THE MODERN AGE
  4. 8.5.DISCUSSION ON DANCE TYPES, MOVEMENTS AND INFLUENCE IT HAS; SEEN ON TV
  5. 8.6.DANCE CAREER; WHAT DO I NEED TO DO

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