Our range of leisure and hobby courses keeps growing, with even more fun and exciting courses starting throughout 2024.
Level 3
Dance A-level
COURSE OVERVIEW
The course is a highly enjoyable, creative exploration of a variety of genres of dance. It develops students’; skills, knowledge and understanding of a range of dance styles, and practitioners. Through the development of technical, expressive and choreographic skills students are able to develop their skills as both performers and choreographers. It also develops students’; resilience and confidence. Students will be able to learn and develop within the high spec dance studio, as well as having numerous opportunities to watch live productions and participate in workshops with professional companies and choreographers. Topics studied include: Component 1: Performance and choreography. Practical exam. 50% of A Level. Solo performance linked to specific practitioner within an area of study. Performance in a quartet (in any style, relevant to the defined genres set by the exam board). Group choreography (responding to a question set by the exam board.) Component 2: Critical engagement. Written exam of 2.5 hours. 50% of A Level. Set area of study: Rambert Dance Company and the corresponding set work ‘Rooster’; by Christopher Bruce. Additional area of study: The Independent Contemporary Dance Scene and the corresponding set work ‘Sutra’; by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui. A wide range of teaching and learning styles is used during the course. Formal lessons are combined with discussion, group work, task- based learning and research activities. It is expected that you will work independently outside of lesson time, rehearsing and completing a range of tasks in an Independent Study Pack. 1:1 support is available to all students
FURTHER INFORMATION
You need a minimum of five GCSEs at 9-4, including grade 4 in English Language and Maths. A willingness to develop an independent approach to taking direction and developing both practical and academic skills is highly beneficial. If you love dance and performing and are able to commit your time, energy and creativity to your work, you will have a wonderful time on this course.
Dance develops personal and presentation skills in a unique way which makes it an excellent subject to combine with a whole range of A levels. Students could take a degree in Dance, Physical Theatre or Choreography, and can go on to study higher education courses at either dance schools or university. Employment can be directly related to the skills developed in the course, leading to work as a performer, as a choreographer or in the wider creative industries. However, the confidence, creative thinking and presentation skills students develop through A Level Dance will also serve you well in a variety of other careers, for example: Arts Administration, Dance Therapy, Teaching/Workshop Co- ordination, Journalism, Business, Advertising & Marketing, Law, Marketing & Public Relations, Hospitality, Events Management, Sales, Physiotherapist, Personal Trainer, Dance Theatre Critic.
Course assessment consists of practical and written examinations. The course will be assessed partly by the performance of dance pieces which will be externally assessed by a visiting examiner. You will also be assessed by written examination, also marked externally.