With a new purpose-built dance studio, the course provides a stimulating and enjoyable classroom and extra-curricular subject, allowing pupils to express themselves across a number of different genres. It enables pupils to become more confident and creative in a safe and social environment while developing knowledge of a variety of professional work.

Key Stage 3
Dance aims to equip pupils with the necessary skills required for the GCSE course as well as to develop performance in a range of dance styles including: Bhangra, Contemporary dance, Hiphop, Lindyhop, Rock N’ Roll and Street dance.
By the end of KS3 students should be confident in:

• choreographing dances from different forms of stimuli
• rehearsing and performing as a solo, duet or part of a group
• analysing and evaluating own and others work
• being familiar with dance terminology and how it can be utilised in their work

Key Stage 4
At GCSE, we follow the AQA Dance course with a ratio of 80% practical and 20% theory. The course consists of four units:

• Unit 1 – Critical Appreciation of Dance (20% - 50 marks)
  • A study of two prescribed professional dance pieces (assessment is 1 exam in Year 11)
• Unit 2 – Set Dance (20% - 20 marks)
  • Replication of a set dance piece demonstrating accurate actions, space and timing
• Unit 3 – Performance in a Duo/Group dance (20% - 30 marks)

Developing ability to choreograph and perform duo/group dance work

• Unit 4 (a) Solo Composition (15% - 20 marks)
  • Create and structure a dance using clear links to chosen professional work
• Unit 4 (b) Choreography (25% - 40 marks)

Create and structure a solo or group dance developed from a chosen stimulus

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