Dance AS
AS Level AQA 7236
AS Level AQA 7236
AS Dance is an exciting new course being offered at AHS in 2018. It is ideal for those students with a passion for Dance or Performing Arts who enjoy and benefit from the challenge of a creative, practically based course.
You develop your technical skills through more intensive training in a range of styles, with a focus on contemporary dance. You will have regular opportunities to learn from professional artists, not only through the set works but also through workshops and theatre visits. You will explore and extend your understanding of the craft of choreography with the opportunity to showcase your work.
As a natural progression from GCSE, AS Level Dance has a strong theory element and you will develop your skills in analysis, evaluation and extended writing. You will also learn about the history of Dance through studying the work of a range of professional dance practitioners, gaining a greater understanding of how dance today has been influenced by innovators of the past. Practitioners studied include: Siobhan Davies, Christopher Bruce, Bob Fosse, Jerome Robbins & Gene Kelly.
AS Level Dance is an excellent base for a university degree in Dance or Performing Arts and can lead to a career path in performance, teaching, Arts Management and Arts Journalism.
It is preferred that you have studied Dance at GCSE level but is not a requirement and students with a background in Dance are welcome to apply. You should have attained GCSE English level 6 or above and should take at least one dance class per week outside of school.
Practical dance classes (technique and choreography) leading to a practical exam; theatre visits; workshops with visiting dance artists; performance opportunities.
You will need dance kit to wear in lessons
See Miss McKendrick
Component 1: Performance and Choreography (50%)
Component 2: Critical Engagement (50%)