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Title / Identify new Māori dance
Level / 1 / Credits / 4
Purpose / People credited with this unit standard are able to identify new Māori dance.
Classification / Māori Performing Arts > New Māori Dance
Available grade / Achieved
Explanatory notes
1 Definitions
New Māori dance is an integration of Māori and non-Māori dance disciplines. Examples of Māori dance disciplines may include – haka, waiata-ā-ringa, waiata, poi mōteatea, whakaraka. Examples of non-Māori dance disciplines may include –
hip-hop, oceanic, jazz, ballet, rock’n’roll, ballroom, tap, line, aerobics, contemporary dance. Body conditioning disciplines are also accepted as dance disciplines and may include – mau rākau, martial arts.
Dance disciplines refer to all forms of dance styles, dance forms and dance techniques.
Kaupapa for this unit standard refers to the theme, mood and purpose of the new Māori dance.
2 Assessment
Iwi variation is incorporated in assessment against this unit standard and refers to special features unique to an iwi.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Identify new Māori dance.
Evidence requirements
1.1 New Māori dance works are identified by their kaupapa and their relevant dance disciplines.
Range works include – one dance item, one dance production, one short choreographic work.
Replacement information / This unit standard replaced unit standard 19724 and unit standard 19725.This unit standard was replaced by unit standard 30428.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process / Version / Date / Last Date for Assessment /Registration / 1 / 19 May 2006 / 31 December 2013
Review / 2 / 17 November 2011 / 31 December 2019
Revision / 3 / 10 December 2015 / 31 December 2019
Review / 4 / 28 September 2017 / 31 December 2019
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference / 0226
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA, before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
NZQA Māori Qualifications ServicesSSB Code 194 / Ó New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2017