Qualifications and standards

New Zealand Scholarship Dance

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Scholarship Performance Standard (93311)	Dance
Method of assessment	Portfolio submission
For year	2022

Evidence is to be presented as a portfolio consisting of:

One file will be a recording of a 2- to 5-minute dance, choreographed by the candidate. This choreography must be a complete work. The choreography may be a solo, duet, or group dance, and may be work that has been assessed for Level 3 Dance achievement standards 91588 or 91589 (provided this choreography was not collaborative).

The other file should contain a further total of 2–5 minutes of dance performance: one complete dance, or excerpts from one or more dances and/or dance genres, performed by the candidate. The performance(s) may be a solo, duet, or group dance, and may be performance work that has been assessed for Level 3 Dance achievement standards 91590, 91591, and/or 91592

The dance performances should be recorded as one static camera long shot, front view, with minimal editing.

The written and visual evidence:

must be submitted as a PDF file
will be limited to the equivalent of 18 single-sided A4 pages, inclusive of the introduction and contents pages (additional pages will not be assessed) with font size set at the rough equivalent of Arial 12
will consist of written reflection, and may include sketches, photographs, diagrams, etc.
will include an introductory page and a contents page, listing headings, and page numbers
must include reflections on choreographic processes and products (conceptualising, producing, and evaluating choreographic decisions – e.g. selecting a stimulus, developing a choreographic intention, choosing relevant technologies, deciding on movements and the use of dance elements to communicate the intention, choosing an appropriate style or styles, and choosing a method to produce movement)
must include reflections on performance processes and products (e.g. learning, practising, interpreting, refining movements, applying expressive qualities, and evaluating and working with aspects of technology that contribute to a performance).

The 3 aspects that are assessed for Scholarship are:

These all have equal weighting. The performance excerpts are not assessed but do provide a context for the reflections on performance.

Submission instructions for submitting candidate recordings and authenticity requirements will be available in Term 3.

The non-recorded material (written and visual material) may be submitted as in previous years or may be submitted as a digital file.

The links listed below are for resources to help teachers and students understand what is required for success in New Zealand Scholarship.