DANCE 216 : Indigenous Dance: Aotearoa and Te-Moana-Nui-a-Kiwa

Creative Arts and Industries

2025 Semester Two (1255) (15 POINTS)

Course Prescription

Develops knowledge of foundational creative dance praxis pertaining to the Contexts of Aotearoa and Moana-Nui-a-Kiwa. Explores cultural and kinaesthetic expressions, traditions, protocols and artists' elements in relation to indigenous concepts and methodologies of dance practices.

Course Overview

This course will centre on the acquisition and cultivation of fundamental creative dance praxis within the specific contexts of Aotearoa and Te-Moana-Nui-a-Kiwa. In accordance with indigenous ideas and approaches, the dance practices will delve into cultural and kinaesthetic expressions, traditions, protocols, and artistic elements.

Course Requirements

Prerequisite: MĀORI 190, PACIFIC 110

Capabilities Developed in this Course

Capability 1: People and Place
Capability 2: Sustainability
Capability 3: Knowledge and Practice
Capability 4: Critical Thinking
Capability 5: Solution Seeking
Capability 6: Communication
Capability 7: Collaboration
Capability 8: Ethics and Professionalism
Graduate Profile: Bachelor of Dance Studies

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
  1. Develop and demonstrate embodied knowledge of Contemporary dance specific to Indigenous content and knowledge of Moana Nui a kiwa discourses. (Capability 1.1, 1.3, 5.2 and 6.3)
  2. Be able to engage in a distinct knowledge responsive to the Indigenous contemporary dance sector of Aotearoa and the wider Pacific. (Capability 1.2, 2.2, 3.2, 4.2 and 6.2)
  3. Critically evaluate the significance if indigenous dance practices to the arts sector of Aotearoa and the wider pacific Moana Nui a kiwaregion. (Capability 1.3, 2.3, 5.1, 5.2, 6.3, 7.2 and 8.2)
  4. • Articulate and demonstrate Māori and Pacific cultural protocol, praxis and processes located within performance. (Capability 1.1, 7.1, 7.2 and 8.2)

Assessments

Assessment Type Percentage Classification
Performance of Dance Sequences 40% Individual Coursework
Performance of Dance Sequences 40% Individual Coursework
Essay 20% Individual Coursework
Assessment Type Learning Outcome Addressed
1 2 3 4
Performance of Dance Sequences
Performance of Dance Sequences
Essay

Teaching & Learning Methods

This course will include the following Teaching and Learning Strategies:

Lectures in a typical studio setting that can be supplemented with Visual aids, creative stimuli, slides or multimedia presentations.
• Discussion Based Learning ( Kōrero and Talanoa) encourages students to actively participate in class discussion, express ideas and collaboratively engage with peers.
Collaborative Learning (whakawhanaungatanga) relationship building with students working together in groups to promote teamwork, exchanges of ideas and complete assignments.
Active Learning (the whare tapa wha). Dance studio practice involving tasking and learning activities.
Mentorship and peer teaching (tuakana/tēina and manaakitanga). Students work will have opportunities to work with more experienced individuals to receive guidance and support in their learning journey. Opportunities will exist to explain concepts to their peers encouraging collaboration.
Place-based (kaitiakitanga). Exploration of the student's own and local environments, collaboration with community experts, and incorporating local stories, histories, language and traditions into course content.

Exam Mode

  • Exam mode A - Remote online non-invigilated exam on Inspera
  • Exam mode B - Remote online invigilation through Inspera Integrity Browser (IIB)
  • Exam mode C - In-person invigilated exam on paper
  • Exam mode D - In-person invigilated exam on computer through Inspera Integrity Browser (IIB)
  • There is no final exam for this course

Further information about exams can be found at https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/about-exams.html

Workload Expectations

This course is a standard [15] point course and students are expected to spend 10 hours per week involved in each 15 point course that they are enrolled in.

For this course, you can expect [5] hours of lectures, [5] hours of reading and thinking about the content and [5] hours of work on assignments.

Delivery Mode

Campus Experience

Attendance is expected at scheduled activities  to complete components of the course.
Lectures will be available as recordings. Other learning activities including seminars will not be available as recordings.
The course will not include live online events.
Attendance on campus is required for the assignments.
The activities for the course are scheduled as a standard weekly timetable.

Learning Resources

Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).

Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.

Student Feedback

At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.

Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.

Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.

This course is responsive to student feedback requesting a compulsory Indigenous Contemporary Dance course to be delivered at level 2 in Ngā Akoranga Kanikani, Waipapa Taumata Rau. 

Academic Integrity

The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework, tests and examinations as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against electronic source material using computerised detection mechanisms. Upon reasonable request, students may be required to provide an electronic version of their work for computerised review.

Class Representatives

Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.

Inclusive Learning

All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.

Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website http://disability.auckland.ac.nz

Special Circumstances

If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.

If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.

This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.

Learning Continuity

We undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions, the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and your assessment is fair, and not compromised. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. In the event of a disruption, the University and your course coordinators will make every effort to provide you with up to date information via Canvas and the University website.

Student Charter and Responsibilities

The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html.

Disclaimer

Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.

In this course you may be asked to submit your coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. The final decision on the completion mode for a test or examination, and remote invigilation arrangements where applicable, will be advised to students at least 10 days prior to the scheduled date of the assessment, or in the case of an examination when the examination timetable is published.