Higher Dance

Course Overview

Higher Dancer aims to enhance and develop performance in various styles of dance, with a particular emphasis on Jazz and Contemporary dance styles. The course also encourages creativity through the production of a choreographic piece evolving from an understanding of choreographic principles and devices that will be explored practically in the course.

Technical Skills Unit

Students will concentrate on demonstrating and refining technical skills in contrasting dance styles for solo and group performances. Dance techniques will be applied in both independent and teacher-led sequences and performances. Cultural and social influences on different styles of dance will be explored, as well as developing evaluation skills through analysis of their own and others’ performances.

Choreography Unit

Students will develop a knowledge and understanding of choreographic structures, devices, spatial patterns and the relationships between these choreographic principles and a chosen theme/stimulus. This will then be applied when creating their own choreographic piece.

Students will also explore the choreographic process focusing on creating, problem solving and evaluating.

Assessment

• Component 1: question paper - 30% 2 hours

• Component 2: practical activity (choreography) - 30%

• Component 3: performance - 40%