Dance

Unit 1: Dance Styles – We will look at the dance styles hip hop, jazz and contemporary. Learning style specific steps and choreography.

Unit 2: Group Dance Skills – We will decide on a dance style and learn a full routine as a class.

Unit 3: Choreographic Study – We will study a piece of professional chorography. Specifically looking at the elements that make up choreography such as: theme, choreographic devices, structure, use of space, use of music, theatre arts, etc. You will then produce a written piece of work studying your own chosen piece of choreography.

Unit 4: Choreography – You will apply the choreographic knowledge gained from unit 3 and create your own duet. You will teach this to a pair within the class.   

Practical and written assessments carried out at the end of each unit. 

Practical assessments include:

• Taking part in technique classes.

• Learning and performing group choreography.

• Creating a piece of choreography (duet) that will be presented by members of the class.

Written assessments include:

• A portfolio of evidence containing coursework completed throughout the course, during each unit.

• Your choreographic study.

Some independent working at home required for your choreographic study and your choreography for your duet.