Dance in year 7,8 and 9 is taught within the Creative Performing Arts pathway. Each student will have the opportunity to create, perform and evaluate their own work and others. Students will be introduced to professional dance works such as ‘A Linha Curva’ performed by Rambert Dance Company and ‘Emancipation of Expressionism’ performed by Boy Blue Entertainment. Students will also use sport to understand how movement can be created and they will learn how to develop movement material using choreographic skills. As well as looking at contemporary dance, students will also have the opportunity to learn and develop their skills in a range of styles such as street dance, samba, capoeira, contact work and parkour. Students are taught in mixed groups and have the opportunity to perform in multiple school shows and workshops. They also have the opportunity to attend an after-school dance club.
The RSL Technical Award for Creative and Performing Arts is a level 2 qualification, so carries the same weight as a GCSE.
Dance is a two year course which includes practical and theoretical elements. Dance at The Cornerstone Academy is an exciting way to broaden knowledge about the professional dance world and to develop students as both choreographers and performers. It also gives opportunity to improve physical, technical, expressive and mental skills. Students will study professional works which enable students to explore various dance styles. This may be through video or live performance. There are 2 units that students will study which include an ensemble dance performance and a live performance. The written work and practical work are marked in conjunction with each other and a grade for the unit is then awarded (Pass, Merit or Distinction).
This unit is internally assessed and externally moderated. It introduces and develops skills to improve the student's ability to reproduce and perform technical movements from a professional work with a group and develop and perform a style specific sequence. This unit enables the development of dance technique and performance, choreographic skills and an understanding of a dance style. Students are assessed on the live performance of the ensemble dance along with a record of all the progress they have made, contributions, identification of strengths and weaknesses and how they intend to improve.
This is an externally assessed unit set by the exam board. Students are provided with a brief which includes a set stimuli. students are to use this to choreograph a 2- 6 minute dance. There is the opportunity to explore all the skills required for a live performance. These range from planning, creating, rehearsing, the performance itself and an evaluative reflection required post-performance to ensure continual development as performers.
By undergoing the process of preparing for a live performance, students will have the opportunity to experience the variety of activities and skills required to bring a performance together. Students are required to provide supporting written evidence to explain decision making and also including a rehearsal timetable, knowledge of health and safety and research into the set stimuli.
Students will have the opportunity to perform in school shows and other events. They will also participate in workshops with visiting dancers or companies and attend theatre trips to see live dance performances.
You may wish to study Performing Arts or Drama, Dance and Theatre Studies in more depth at A Level. The skills you learn on this course are transferable to any industry and might include such fields as retail, travel and tourism, theatre management, event organisation, sales and marketing or any career that involves meeting people face to face. For further information please contact Miss Hogg.
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