What do we cover in the curriculum in years 7 – 11?
Skills covered:
Performing
Physical skills
Expressive skills
Technical skills
Safe work practices
Mental skills and attributes
Choreography
Action content
Dynamic content
Spatial content
Relationship content
Choreographic processes
Structuring devices and form
Choreographic devices
Communication of choreographic intent
Dance appreciation
Analysing professional dance works
Interrelationships between constituent features of existing performance material
Roles and responsibilities in the industry
GCSE Content
| Component 1 | Performance & Choreography
Unit total: 80 Marks
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60% of total course |
| PERFORMANCE | ||
| Set phrases performance
Practical Examination Solo Performance 15 marks |
30% of total course |
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| Duet/trio performance
3½ – 5 minutes 25 marks |
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| CHOREOGRAPHY | ||
| Solo or group choreography
Practical Examination 40 Marks |
30% of total course | |
| Component 2 | Critical Appreciation of Dance
Written Paper 1 ½ hour exam 80 marks
|
40% of total course |
Tech Award
| Component 1 | Exploring the Performing Arts
Get a taste of what it’s like to be a professional actor, dancer or musical theatre performer. |
30% of total course |
| Component 2 | Developing Skills and Techniques in the Performing Arts
Develop skills and techniques in the chosen discipline(s) of acting, dance and musical theatre. |
30% of total course |
| Component 3 | Performing to a Brief
Consider how practitioners adapt their skills for different contexts, and put this into practice in a performance. |
40% of total course |
Competitions
