Dance at The Cornerstone Academy

KS3 - Dance in the Creative Performing Arts Pathway

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.

Course Description 

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 qualification enables our students to develop their creative, physical, emotional and intellectual capacity, whatever previous experience they have. The course is made up of the following three units:

Component 1: Performance

This component involves learning two set phrases through a solo performance with each set phrase being 30 seconds long. Students will then develop their own duet/ trio within their own style of dance capsulating their own choreographic intention.

Component 2: Choreography

This component involves learning how to respond creatively to an externally set stimulus. Students can choose to create a solo or group choreography demonstrating good leadership.

Component 3: Dance Appreciation

This component involves using written communication and use of appropriate terminology to critically analyse, interpret and evaluate their own work in performance and choreography and demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of professional practice in the six set works in the GCSE Dance Anthology.

Assessment