# Dance Studies Grade 11 Eastern Cape November 2013 Memo (Eng)

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- Year: 2013
- Exam period: Eastern Cape November
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                         NATIONAL
                    SENIOR CERTIFICATE

                           GRADE 11

                     NOVEMBER 2013

                     DANCE STUDIES
                     MEMORANDUM

MARKS:   100

                    This memorandum consists of 19 pages.

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NOTES TO MARKERS/TEACHERS

    In the examples of possible answers, a great deal more information has been
     provided as a resource for teachers and markers than, what is expected from the
     candidates.
    Bullets have been used in the memo to aid marking.
    Refer to the ability levels in the 'Focus Question' table below each question, to
     determine high, medium or low cognitive levels expected in the answers.
    Markers should not penalise students if the grammar or spelling used is incorrect.
    As long as the student's answer is clear, understandable and meets the marking
     criteria (e.g. the naming of muscles). However, they may not be awarded full
     marks for essay/paragraph type questions if there are grammatical and spelling
     errors and the answer is not written in the correct format, or meaningfully
     addresses the question.
    In many of the qualitative questions that require detailed explanations, one tick does
     not always equal one mark. Half marks may be awarded.
    Markers should avoid awarding full marks for a question when the answer is
     superficial and minimal.
    Where the learners have made careless mistakes e.g. numbering, they should be
     penalised by 10% but the marker and moderator should decide whether the learner is
     answering the relevant question correctly.
    Look for what the candidate knows, not what they do not know.

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                        DANCE STUDIES                                              (NOVEMBER 2013)

SECTION A: SAFE DANCE PRACTICES AND HEALTH CARE

QUESTION 1

MEMO:
FOCUS OF QUESTION                        TOPICS                 ABILITY LEVELS
Nutrition/eating disorders          1      2         3       LOW   MEDIUM     HIGH
                                    √
Balanced diet                                                  2
Eating disorder                                                2
Dancer’s diet                                                              3
Effects of Anorexia                                                        3

NOTE TO MARKERS:
Many possible answers may be given. Use professional judgment when assessing
candidates' answers.

POSSIBLE ANSWERS:

1.1       You eat foods in the right amounts from each one of the five food groups.
          The amounts you eat should be sufficient to the amount of energy you spend.           (2)

1.2.         Eat small meals often – at least five or six meals during the day.
             Avoid fatty foods, sugary drinks, processed and fried foods, as these are all
              high in calories.
             When rehearsing for long hours, carry healthy small snacks with you.
             Drink enough water to ensure that you stay hydrated.
             Supplement your diet with vitamins as the body receives very little from the
              food that you eat.                                                                (3)

1.3       ‘Anorexia’ means loss of appetite and ‘nervosa’ means of nervous origin. This
          definition is deceptive because anorexics do not lose their appetite, they do not
          allow themselves to satisfy it.                                                       (2)

1.4          Little energy, fatigue, weakness
             Dizziness and fainting spells
             Sometimes have spells of furious activity e.g. cleaning their room, studying
              for hours, etc.
             Stomach pains, bloated stomach and constipation (due to insufficient fibre
              in the diet).
             Swollen face and ankles (due to water retention).
             Sometimes fine, downy hair called lunago grows on the body which is
              body’s response to not having enough fat deposits to keep warm.

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                 Hair loss
                 Amenorrhea (loss of periods in girls) due to lack of oestrogen.
                 May get osteoporosis (thinning of the bones) and struggle to have children
                  later on due to hormonal imbalances.
                 Dangerous loss of minerals (electrolytes) in the body fluids from starvation,
                  dehydration and vomiting
                 Irregular heartbeat and cardiac arrest due to loss of minerals (calcium,
                  magnesium and potassium)

           The emotional and psychological effects of anorexia include:
            Depression and moodiness
            Become anti-social and spend more time alone
            Become secretive about their eating and exercise habits and often lie to
              friends and families to hide their disorder
            Become anxious and panicky about eating and cut out more and more
              foods until left with very little that is deemed ‘safe’
            May build up rituals around food e.g. cutting it in certain ways and arranging
              it.
            Thoughts about food and weight dominate their life.
            Often prepare or buy food for others.                                                 (3)
                                                                                                  [10]

THERE IS A CHOICE BETWEEN QUESTION 2 AND QUESTION 3.

QUESTION 2

MEMO:
FOCUS OF QUESTION                        TOPICS                  ABILITY LEVELS
Joints/skeleton                        1     2          3    LOW  MEDIUM       HIGH
                                       √
Naming of joints                                                2
Anatomical actions                                                         2
Body parts                                                                 2
Functions of the skeleton                                                                4

NOTE TO MARKERS:

Use professional judgment when assessing the quality of the candidates answer.
In QUESTION 2.6 candidates must name and explain to receive 1 mark. If the candidate
only name and does not explain, a half a mark should be awarded.

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ANSWERS:

2.1      A – Hinge joint, B – Ball and socket joint                                             (2)

2.2      Flex and extend the knee, ankle and elbow                                              (1)

2.3      Rotates, flex, extends, abducts the hip, adducts the shoulder                          (1)

2.4      Knee, elbow and ankle                                                                  (1)

2.5      Shoulder and hip                                                                       (1)

2.6         Support for surrounding tissues
            Protection for the vital organs and other soft tissues of the body.
            Form and shape for the body.
            Attachment points for muscles
            Storage area for minerals and calcium
            Blood cells which are manufactured in the red bone marrow
            Levers for movement through articulating joints                                    (4)
                                                                                               [10]

                                                  OR

QUESTION 3

MEMO:
FOCUS OF QUESTION                         TOPICS                ABILITY LEVELS
Anatomical actions/muscles           1      2          3     LOW    MEDIUM     HIGH
                                     √
Anatomical actions                                                         4
Naming muscles                                                 2
Analysis – 3.2.3, 3.2.4                                                               4

ANSWERS:

3.1      3.1.1     Lateral rotation or rotation                                                 (1)

         3.1.2     Flexion or outward rotation                                                  (1)

         3.1.3     Flexion or outward rotation                                                  (1)

         3.1.4     Plantar flexion                                                              (1)

3.2      3.2.1     Gluteus maximus                                                              (1)

         3.2.2     Sartorius                                                                    (1)

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          3.2.3        Core stability will involve the muscles in the front (anterior) of the
                        body:
                         Rectus Abdominus
                         Internal/external oblique’s
                         Transverse Abdominus
                       This will involve the muscles at the back (posterior) of the body:
                         Erector spinae
                         Multifidus
                         Gluteus muscles                                                         (2)

          3.2.4        Quadriceps – front
                       Sartorius – front
                       Hamstrings – back
                       Adductors – middle
                       Gastrocnemius – calf
                       Soleus – calf
                       Tibialis anterior – calf                                                  (2)
                                                                                                 [10]

QUESTION 4

MEMO:
FOCUS OF QUESTION                           TOPICS                      ABILITY LEVELS
Components of fitness                 1        2         3     LOW          MEDIUM    HIGH
                                      √
Naming                                                              1
How to achieve                                                                   2
Strength                                                                         3
Safe stretching                                                                              4

NOTE TO MARKERS:

Use professional judgement when assessing the quality of the answer. Evaluate the
whole answer in context to what the candidate knows and award marks accordingly.

EXAMPLE OF POSSIBLE ANSWER:

4.1       Core stability                                                                          (1)

4.2          Consistently practicing good posture and being aware of maintaining correct
              alignment during all movement.
             Engaging the abdominal muscles during movement, especially when the
              movement requires you to work out of neutral alignment.
             Performing regular conditioning exercises for the abdominal and back
              muscles.
             Maintaining a balance of strength between the abdominal and back muscles
             Conditioning the stabilising muscles in moving and holding positions.               (2)

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4.3        It increases physical performance and endurance/staying power.
           It reduces the risk of injury.
           It increases the strength in your joints to lift your leg high.
           It improves your balance and strength to firmly hold the body in any position.
           It allows you to jump higher.
           It ensures that your body is well-aligned with your weight over the centre of
            your feet and your shoulders over hips, hips over knees and knees over the
            middle toes.                                                                       (3)

4.4     Safe stretching poster
        Information on poster could include:

           Stretching of muscles, ligaments and tendons must be done slowly and
            carefully and in a controlled manner.
           Light stretching can be done as part of the warm up as it helps prepare the
            body for activity.
           The best time to stretch to improve your ROM (range of movement) is at the
            end of a class when your body is very warm.
           Always stretch when warm.
           Ballistic stretching is dangerous, can cause injury and is best avoided.
           Focus on feeling the ‘tension’ of a stretch rather than ‘pain’.
           Never force someone else into a stretch.                                           (4)
                                                                                              [10]

QUESTION 5

MEMO:
FOCUS OF QUESTION                           TOPICS               ABILITY LEVELS
Injuries/foot care                      1     2        3      LOW   MEDIUM HIGH
                                        √
Foot care                                                       5
Cramps/causes                                                              2
Shin splints/prevention                                                    3

ANSWER:

5.1     5.1.1     C       Tired feet                                                           (1)

        5.1.2     E       Athletes’ feet                                                       (1)

        5.1.3     D       Sweaty feet                                                          (1)

        5.1.4     A       Cracked heels                                                        (1)

        5.1.5     B       Skin splits                                                          (1)

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5.2          Cold muscles
             Insufficient minerals in diet
             Dehydration                                                                     (2)

5.3          Dance on sprung wood floors.
             Strengthen lower leg muscles.
             Wear correct footwear (may need to have special shoes if dancing in shoes).
             Increase the intensity of your training gradually.
             Warm-up and cool down.
             Stretch lower leg muscles, front and back.                                      (3)
                                                                                             [10]

                                                                      TOTAL SECTION A:        40

SECTION B: DANCE HISTORY AND LITERACY

QUESTION 6

MEMO:
FOCUS OF QUESTION                             TOPICS              ABILITY LEVELS
Cross-cultural/Indigenous              1        2       3      LOW MEDIUM      HIGH
dance forms                                             √
Name/origin/who performs it/
musical accompaniment/
dress                                                            6
Purpose/movements and
setting                                                                    4
Symbolism                                                                              2

NOTE TO MARKERS:

Many possible answers may be given. Use professional judgment when assessing
candidates’ answers.

CRITERIA FOR MARKING:

6.1     Allocate half a mark for the name and half a mark for the origin of the dance.
6.4     Allocate full marks for a clear and detailed description of what the dancers wear.
6.5     Allocate full marks for a detailed discussion of the musical accompaniment.
6.6     Allocate one mark for the setting of the dance and two marks for the type of
        movements used in the dance.
6.7     Allocate full marks for a detailed explanation of the symbolism in African dance.

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POSSIBLE ANSWERS:

6.1   The Indlamu dance – Kwazulu-Natal – South Africa                                        (1)

6.2   Today, the dance is performed by men of any age. Young women are also
      involved in the dance; they sing, clap hands and ululate making a tremendous
      sound.                                                                                  (1)

6.3   This traditional dance most often associated with Zulu culture is performed with
      drums and full traditional attire and is derived from the war dances of the
      warriors. It was performed before the men went to war as well as to celebrate
      their victory after battle.                                                             (1)

6.4   The men would be wearing animal skin ‘amabeshu’ covering the buttocks as
      well as arm bands, head rings and a ceremonial belt. Ankle rattles are worn.
      Sandals made from car tires could be worn or dancers could be bare footed.
      The dancers would perform holding their shields and using weapons such as
      knobkerries and spears.                                                                 (2)

6.5   The men sing their war cries while dancing and the women will clap, chant and
      ululate from the sidelines. During most of the dance the women will be chanting
      and singing the praises of the men’s prowess. Sounds like Shi-hom, Ali-Li- Li-
      Li, Ayi- ayi-ayi, repeated over and over will occur. Various drums and whistles
      would accompany the dance. The drum beats explain the mood of the tribal
      people and evokes the deepest of emotions. Drums always accompany them at
      every occasion in their life.                                                           (2)

6.6   Originally as well as currently, this dance would be performed outdoors, but it is
      now often seen performed on stage in large dance productions such as ‘Umoja’.
      This war dance is untouched by Western influence probably because it is
      regarded as a touchstone of Zulu identity. Full regimental attitude, precise
      timing and uncompromised posture are required. While INDLAMU uses similar
      steps as the girls do for INGOMA, it has a much more calculated, less frantic
      feel, showing off muscular strength and control of the weapons with mock stabs
      at imaginary enemies. The dancers are more likely to make eye contact with the
      audience. The men lift up one leg in the air, bringing it down together with the
      hands following with the other leg. This is repeated over and over changing the
      legs, and while doing that they lift one leg in the air and then fall purposely onto
      the ground on their backs. The women sing and clap their hands while dancing
      and they are the ones you hear making lots of noises with their tongues. The
      girls do the same as the women but at times they also lift up one leg in the air
      with their hands going under the leg. It's not the same as the men and boys
      because the girls want to cover their private parts with their hands (in respect for
      the elders) when they lift the leg up but with boys and men do not have it.             (3)

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6.7       African dances symbolise social structure and traditional values of the people
          related to them. These dances help the African people to praise, criticise and
          even work with each other. African dances tend to explain the lives and feelings
          of an African individual, a couple or an entire community. The African dances
          are classified on the basis of gender and deeply reinforce certain community
          structures like age, status, context and kinship.                                   (2)
                                                                                             [12]

QUESTION 7

MEMO:
FOCUS OF QUESTION                       TOPICS                     ABILITY LEVELS

International                   1         2       3         LOW       MEDIUM       HIGH
Choreographer                                         √
Story/synopsis                                                 4
Costume/style of work                                                      6
Why it is important to                                                                 2
study international works

NOTE TO MARKERS:

Use professional judgment when assessing the quality of the candidates’ answers.
Candidates may have given more information in one section than in another. Evaluate
the whole answer in context to what the candidate knows and award marks accordingly.
Bullets are used to aid marking.

CRITERIA FOR MARKING:

7.1     No marks allocation for the name of the dance work and the name of the
        choreographer.
7.2     Allocate full marks for a detailed explanation of the synopsis/story.
7.3     Allocate full marks for a clear and detailed description of the costumes worn.
7.4     Allocate full marks for a detailed description of the dance style of the work.
7.5     Allocate full marks for a detailed explanation of the learners opinion on why they
        think it is important to learn about international dance history.

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ONE POSSIBLE ANSWER:

7.1   ‘Ghost Dancers’ by Christopher Bruce

7.2    Bruce uses clear characterisation to bring his ideas across in ‘Ghost
        Dancers’.
       Death is symbolised by three male dancers who wear masks and
        whose bodies are painted in such a way as to suggest a skeleton.
       Their movement is strong and animalistic and they appear to be always
        waiting like birds of prey.
       The group of dancers known as the Dead represent the villagers whose lives
        are under a constant threat of death.
       These characters are brought together in this meeting place said to represent
        a ‘stopping off place’ or some kind of underworld.
       The Dead take us through scenes from their lives, the sad, happy and
        frightening moments, and these tales are brutality interrupted by death,
        represented by the three Ghosts.
       Ghost Dancers are divided into seven sections.
       The opening scene sets up the atmosphere of the dance and introduces the
        audience to the Ghosts.
       They appear to be on constant guard, on the lookout for their prey.
       This scene ends with the arrival of the Dead, and the story unfolds.
       The final section gives the audience a sense of the power of the people.
       They are defiant and will rise up in the face of the hardships they are
        subjected to.
       Their sense of community and the strength of their traditions cannot be
        crushed.
       “It is like their last remembrances, their last statements, before they go on
        proudly at the end, to Death.”                                                    (4)

7.3      The skeletal image of the Ghosts is produced using body paint to emphasise
          bone and muscle structure.
         The Ghosts wear rags around their waists, wrists and below their knees
          which gives them an animalistic look.
         Bruce was inspired by the death masks worn by South American Indians
          when they celebrated death rites. The skeleton masks worn by the Ghosts
          were the product of this.
         The masks create a feeling of no emotion as the expression on the
          masks obviously does not change and this adds to the feeling of death
          having no emotion or empathy.                                                   (3)

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            The Dead wear everyday clothing – dresses, scarves and suits, but
             these are ragged and dishevelled and add to the image of the
             hardships and violence these people have suffered.
            The individualised outfits also give a sense of the characters age and status
             in society – some of the costumes show youth and innocence
             (the girl in the white dress) and some of the costumes show us the
             characters are older (pants, shirts and ties). This could also symbolise
              that war/death affects everyone no matter what their age.
            All the costumes enhance the characterisation but do not hinder or
            over shadow the movement.                                                          (3)

7.4         His works usually have a clear theme and there is a strong sense of
             character, but room is left for individual interpretation.
            “In a sense, my ballets have a narrative quality or some kind of subject
             matter”.
            However, it’s often not a specific one-line narrative, but a layer of images
             which form a kind of collage and leave room for the audience’s imagination to
             work.
            Bruce has often dealt with political and social themes in his choreography
             and his work generally develops from a particular stimuli such as music, art
             or writing.
            In re-working his chosen theme into movement he abstracts the idea rather
             than interpreting it in a literal way.
            Bruce has used a wide range of music from classical to folk to popular tunes.
            Costume, lighting and design contribute to the development of his ideas but it
             is important to Bruce that these elements allow freedom of movement and do
             not detract from the choreography.
            Bruce’s movement vocabulary is drawn from classical ballet and
             contemporary dance, most notably the Graham technique which formed a
             large part of his training.
            His choreography will draw on other dance styles namely folk and social
             dance and tap sequences depending on the ideas behind the work.
            ‘Everyday’ movements and gesture are incorporated and often used.                  (3)

7.5         Helps me to have an open mind.
            Have an understanding of the origins of different dance forms.
            To know what the trends are.
            Keep in touch with global changes in dancing.
            Helps me to remain true to myself as a South African dancer.
            Able to differentiate between originality and copied style of working – help me
             to not duplicate what has been done.                                               (2)
                                                                                               [12]

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QUESTION 8

MEMO:
FOCUS OF QUESTION                         TOPICS                    ABILITY LEVELS
South African                    1         2     3           LOW      MEDIUM    HIGH
Choreographer/dance work                         √
Influence/inspiration                                                       3
Training/career                                                             3
Music accompaniment                                                         2
Music enhance the work                                                                  2

CRITERIA FOR MARKING

8.1       No marks allocate for the name of the dance work and the name of the
          choreographer.
8.2       Allocate full marks for a detailed explanation on what influenced and inspired this
          choreographer.
8.3       Allocate full marks for a clear and detailed description of his/her dance
          training/choreographic career.
8.4       Allocate full marks for a detailed description of the music/accompaniment used in
          this dance work.
8.5       Allocate full marks for a detailed explanation of how the music enhanced the
          dance work.

ONE POSSIBLE ANSWER:

8.1   Alfred Hinkel – Bolero/Last Dance

8.2      His primary influences were his father who did not want him to dance and this did
          not help his early training.
         John Lindon and Dawn Langdown who initially helped him to run Jazzart Dance
          Theatre, Diane Sparks, Sue Parker, Jenny van Papendorp, Abamanyani, Jay
          Pather and South African politics.
         He has worked with a variety of directors and he is inspired by his dancers,
          relationships and human rights.                                                             (3)

8.3      His dance training only really started after he matriculated and at the UCT ballet
          school where he studied for a short time.
         He moved to Namibia to train with Diane Sparks.
         He later joined Jazzart under Sue Parker.
         He trained with Val Steyn and others briefly and studied the Alexander
          Technique.
         He mostly invented his own way of working using body intelligence and his
          excellent eye for developing movement.                                                      (3)

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8.4       This dance work originally took its title from the music title – Bolero written by
           Maurice Ravel.
          The music score is written for a full orchestra and requires many instruments.
          It is classical with a Spanish flavour.
          The structure of Bolero is remarkably simple.
          It consists principally of a single melody repeated with different orchestrations for
           each repetition.
          The melody played in C-major by the flutes begins the piece piano (softly).
          A snare drum simultaneously pounds a rhythm which is sustained throughout the
           piece.
          Towards the end of the piece, two drums are played in unison.
          Bolero makes good use of counterpoint.
          The melody is passed between different instruments.
          The accompaniment broadens until the full orchestra is playing forte (loudly) at
           the end.                                                                                     (2)

8.5       Bolero works magnificently as a score for the Last Dance/Bolero.
          The work moves from a place of calm, gradually building up to a passionate
           climax.
          As the music starts ‘piano’ a solo dancer starts on the stage moving slowly.
          As each new instrument is added more dancers appear and as the music grows
           in volume on each repeated melody more dance styles are added.
          At the end when the music is playing ‘forte’ the stage is full of dancers pounding
           out their movements.
          As the music ends in its huge climax the dancers end in a blackout which is
           extremely effective.
          The constant beat of the snare drum throughout the piece compliments the
           gumboot dancing used in this work.
          Hinkel was making a statement as he placed dancers, especially female dancers
           doing gumboot movements in a theatrical setting about stereotyping and
           prejudice.
          The use of classical music worked well in adding to the power of this statement
           as it had not been done before.                                                          (2)
                                                                                                   [10]

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QUESTION 9

MEMO:
FOCUS OF QUESTION                    TOPICS               ABILITY LEVELS
Music instruments/               1     2        3   LOW     MEDIUM      HIGH
categories                             √
Knowledge                                             4

ANSWER:

9.1   C       Violin                                                                    (1)

9.2   A       African drum                                                              (1)

9.3   D       Mbira                                                                     (1)

9.4   B       Trumpet                                                                   (1)
                                                                                        [4]

QUESTION 10

MEMO:
FOCUS OF QUESTION                    TOPICS             ABILITY LEVELS
Dance major/principles       1        2     3       LOW   MEDIUM    HIGH
                                            √
Name                                                  1
Origin                                                3
Recognition                                                     3
Principles                                                                3

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ONE POSSIBLE ANSWERS:

10.1   Ballet                                                                                         (1)

10.2   Origin:
        Catherine de Medici of Italy brought the court ballets, as they were called, to the
          French court when she married Henry, the Duke of Orleans, son of the French
          King, in 1533.

       History:
        In 1661, King Louis XIV (the Sun-King) founded the Royal Academy of Dance in
          Paris to establish standards for the perfection of the art of dance. Teachers of
          dance and professional dancers were trained and the steps and movements of
          the court and character dances were codified.
        During the course of the 18th century (1700 – 1800), ballet moved from the
          courts into the theatre. In the first part of the century, ballets centred on
          mythological themes and characters; in the second part, ballets focused on more
          human themes and characters, using both dancing and pantomime to tell the
          various stories.
        By the 19th century (1800 – 1900), ballet had become an established theatrical
          form that had spread across Europe.
        The Romantic era, with its urge toward things imaginative and supernatural, saw
          female dancers rise onto the tips of their toes, a convention that is retained by
          female ballet dancers to this day.
        In the second half of the century, ballet's popularity had declined in Europe but
          had forged ahead in Tsarist Russia, where, by the end of the century, full-length
          story ballets in the Tsarist classical style were being produced.
        Shortly thereafter, the Diaghilev Ballets Russes [Russian Ballet] was born. It was
          this group that transformed ballet into a vital modern art that utilised the work of
          the leading composers, designers and visual artists of the time.
        The Ballets Russes was instrumental in the development of classical ballet as the
          global dance form we know today. The influence of the Ballets Russes on the
          British dance scene was echoed in the countries of the British Commonwealth,
          amongst which, of course, was South Africa.
        The Ballets Russes gave us the one-act ballet, the abstract ballet, the
          psychological ballet and ballets on contemporary themes. Since then, we have
          vastly extended the limits of balletic technique and style, pushing the body ever
          further, extending its lines, magnifying its defiance of gravity with breath-taking
          jumps and turns in the air and highlighting the apparent effortlessness of balletic
          movement that so disguises the supreme control necessary to achieve it.
        Today, ballet can be as unique as each choreographer's individual point of view.             (3)

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10.3   Classical Ballet:
        This dance form is recognised by the outward rotation of the legs from the hip
          joint, stretched feet as well as the five positions of the feet, rounded arm lines
          and set positions of the arms.
        The style of classical ballet is to defy gravity with grace and a very strict
          technique.
        Classical ballet consists of barre work, centre work, pirouettes, ports de bras,
          adage, and allegro consisting of small and big jumps with and without batterie.
        Female dancers do pointe work – blocked toe shoes are worn and dancers
          perform on the tips of their toes.
        The dancers usually wear elaborate costumes – tutus/velvet jackets and skirts
          etc.
        Classical ballet originally only used classical music scores but today you would
          find a variety of music used.
        For the traditional ballets such as Swan Lake/Sleeping Beauty, very elaborate
          stage sets would be used.
        Ballet works are performed by professional dancers usually in a theatre.                     (3)

10.4   Principles of Classical Ballet
        Stance: The torso well held and supported with the main movement occurring in
          the arms and legs.
        Turn-out: Outward rotation of the legs in the hips, essential for classical ballet
          technique.
          Placing: Arranging of the head, spine and limbs in alignment with each other to
          achieve an ordered, balanced form.
        Laws of balance: A counter poise of limbs in order to maintain equilibrium
          (equal weight around a central point).
        Basic rules of the head, legs, arms and body.
        Transference of weight: Changing of weight from one body part to the next.
        Co-ordination: Bringing parts of the body into proper relationship with each
          other.
        Gravity: Ballet defies gravity.
        Pointe work: This is performed by females and requires extensive training to
          enable the dancers to perform on their toes.                                            (3)
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QUESTION 11

MEMO:
FOCUS OF QUESTION                        TOPICS                 ABILITY LEVELS
Improvisation/props/poster          1      2          3      LOW   MEDIUM     HIGH
                                           √
Aim                                                            2
Trust                                                                      2
Trust movements                                                            3
Props                                                                      2
Flyer/poster                                                                           3

POSSIBLE ANSWERS:

11.1      Interpretations of dance.
          It provides you with opportunities to respond to movement stimuli and ideas in
           your own way.
          To develop trust and confidence.
          To provide you with a wide dance vocabulary through working as an individual
           as well as in groups.
          To teach you how to use your body in your own personal space and also
           around the general dance space.
          To make you aware of how to work on your own or with another dancer.                     (2)

11.2      Trust in dance means sharing space with other dancers.
          This requires touching, for example in lifts and partner work.
          It is important to treat the bodies of your colleagues and your own with respect.
          Your partner should make you feel safe at all times and you in turn should make
           your partner feel safe.
          Trusting one another help to promote social relationships.
          It also helps to promote creativity and make you feel less self-conscious or
           threatened.
          It makes you sensitive in the way you move with other dancers.
          Trust helps you to co-operate and work together.                                         (2)

11.3   ONE EXAMPLE:                                                                                 (3)

       Circle of trust:
        Form a circle with other learners.
        One learner (A) stands in the middle with feet together and eyes closed.
        The other learners gently place their hands on A’s torso and gently rock (A) in
          various directions taking some of A’s weight.
        Repeat the exercise, so that each one has a turn to be in the middle.
        How it made you feel – this will be learner’s own interpretation.

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11.4   Props are used as objects for concentration, inspiration and creativity.
       EXAMPLE: If you are using a stick as a prop, you can use it as a conductor’s
       baton, a flame thrower, an imaginary person you are dancing with.                              (2)

11.5      Identify your target group/audience you would like to attend the production –
           e.g. children, adults, family, etc.
          Think of what the focal point will be in your poster/flyer – what will draw the
           audience’s eye – e.g. a picture, design, etc. Does it relate to the theme of the
           event?
          Concentrate on the style of letters you want to use e.g. bold, cursive, etc.
          The main colours used in the poster should be appropriate for the theme
          Relevant information should be on the poster:
           o    Name of event
           o    Date(s)/Time/Venue/Ticket price/where tickets are available from
           o    Name of choreographer and main collaborators
           o    Major sponsors and funders for the event (should this apply) e.g.
                Checkers, Lotto, your butcher, etc.                                               (3)
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                                                                       TOTAL SECTION B:           60
                                                                          GRAND TOTAL:           100

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