Dance

Course summary

Students will study performance, choreography, and dance appreciation. There will be the opportunity to devise, perform, and interpret dance, demonstrating technical and expressive skills, as well as evaluate and critique professional works across a range of genres. Dance is assessed both practically and in written examinations. You will study the Rambert dance company from 1966 to 2002 and its choreographers, such as Christopher Bruce, Richard Alston, and Glen Tetley. You will work with teachers from Rambert and spend time at their studios on the South Bank in London. You will have the opportunity to audition for their youth company, Quicksilver, and possibly take weekly classes at Rambert. You will do practical work based on the style of Christopher Bruce and study “Rooster” in detail. You will study the area of American Jazz Dance from 1940 to 1975 and analyze the set work “Singin’ in the Rain” starring Gene Kelly and other works starring Gene Kelly, as well as looking at a range of choreographers and their works, e.g. Fred Astaire, Agnes de Mille, Jerome Robbins, and Bob Fosse.