Dance

What will I study?

In Year 8, you will study the following topics;

• Jazz
• Group choreography – Costa Concordia.
• Bollywood

In Year 9, you will study the following topics;

• Contemporary Dance
• Safe Dance practice/ Professional Work Shadows
• Group choreography – choosing and researching a stimuli 

What skills will I develop?

Year 8:

• Physical skills: posture, alignment, co-ordination, balance, strength, flexibility, mobility and control.
• Technical skills: travel, turn, stillness, floor work, transfer of weight, dynamic content, spatial movement, movement performed accurately and relationships.
• Expressive skills: projection, focus, spatial awareness, facial expression, musicality, sensitivity to others and communication of choreographic intent.

Year 9:

• Knowledge of nutrition and hydration in relation to a dancer.
• Safe practice as a performer in relation to; elevation and landing, supporting and lifting and dancing in a group.
• Knowledge of the defining characteristics of the professional work; Physical setting, lighting, choreographic style, stimulus/starting points, dance style, movement content, costume, aural setting and performance environment.

How will I be assessed?

Year 8:

Three assessment points all practical based on Jazz, Costa Concordia and Bollywood units focusing on physical technical expressive skills and the choreography process.

Year 9:

Three assessment points, two practical based contemporary dance and choreography from a stimulus and one theory assessment based on Safe Dance practice. 

Year 8 

Year 9 

What will I study?

Year 10:

• Set Phrase 1
• Performance in a Duo/Trio.
• Set Phrase 2
• Within Her Eyes / A Linha Curva.
• A Linha Curva/ Emancipation of Expressionism
• Emancipation of Expressionism/ Infra

Year 11:

• Mock Choreography
• Real Choreography
• Recap over; Within Her Eyes, A Linha Curva, Emancipation of Expressionism and Infra.
• Artificial things and Shadows

What skills will I develop?

Year 10:

• Physical skills: posture, alignment, co-ordination, balance, strength, flexibility, mobility and control.
• Technical skills: travel, turn, stillness, floor work, transfer of weight, dynamic content, spatial movement, movement performed accurately and relationships.
• Expressive skills: projection, focus, spatial awareness, facial expression, musicality, sensitivity to others and communication of choreographic intent.
• Mental skills: movement memory, commitment, concentration and confidence.

Safe practice as a performer within a group context: execution of movements, clothing, jewellery, hair, footwear.

Year 11:

• Knowledge of the defining characteristics of the professional work; Physical setting, lighting, choreographic style, stimulus/starting points, dance style, movement content, costume, aural setting and performance environment.
• To critically appreciate a professional work through describing, analysing, interpreting, comparing, contrasting, evaluating and reflecting on all of the works in response to short answer and extended writing questions
• The meaning of the relevant terminology for choreography (also taught through practical);
• Action, space and dynamics.
• The process of choreography from a starting point and stimulus to the finished product.

How will I be assessed?

Year 10:

Three assessment points in the year based on two set phrases and one duo trio performance.

Year 11:

Practical assessment on choreography and final written examination which focuses on 6 professional works and dance theory.

What will I study?

Year 12:

• BTEC L3 Extended Certificate Performing Arts – Dance
• Unit 1 – Investigating practitioners work
• Unit 2 – Developing Skills and techniques for live performance

Year 13:

• BTEC L3 Extended Certificate Performing Arts – Dance
• Unit 3 – Group Performance Workshop
• Unit 12 – Contemporary Dance Technique

What skills will I develop?

Year 12:

• Learners investigate the work of performing arts practitioners and develop critical analysis skills and contextual understanding of how practitioners communicate themes in their work.
• Learners explore technical performance skills with a focus on developing skills and techniques in at least two performance styles.

Year 13:

• Learners explore and integrate creative, physical and vocal skills and techniques, working collaboratively to create a performance in response to a given stimulus.
• Learners develop their knowledge, skills and techniques with an emphasis on practical development, application and performance skills.

How will I be assessed?

Year 12:

• Unit 1 -  2 Hour Examination based on theme that is released in exam year (externally marked)
• Unit 2 – Log book, practical performance and presentation.

Year 13:

• Unit 3 – 4 mile stone written analysis of process from given stimuli to evaluation of final performance (externally marked)
• Unit 12 – Logbook, practical performance and written essay