Students will take part in regular dance classes in which they will be prepared for the Dance industry by performing regularly to live audiences. This course is equivalent to one A-Level. The coursework, assessment, and exams consist of: ‣ Research projects ‣ Workshops ‣ Rehearsals ‣ Performances ‣ Dance diary/log book/target setting/skills audits Investigating Practitioners’ Work (Exam unit): Students will study two choreographers/practitioners across the space of 6 weeks. The exam paper will give the students a theme and the students must link these two choreographers/practitioners to the theme in an essay-based format under controlled conditions. Developing Skills and Techniques for Live Performance: Students will study two performance pieces; 1) a pantomime in which students are the ensemble/swing (students may be expected to sing as a group) and 2) students will learn a dance professional work. Students will put the dance together and perform to an audience. Students will keep regular diaries, setting short and long-term targets. Group Performance Workshop (exam unit): Students will be given a stimulus and have to work in groups of 5 – 7 to choreograph a performance based on a given stimulus (from the exam paper). Students will write about their journey of choreographing.