Dance
St Bernard's High School - Southend-on-Sea
01702343583
Milton Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 7JS
Course summary

Dance requires students to develop, demonstrate and articulate practical and theoretical knowledge, understanding and experience of: · technical and performance skills · the process and art of choreography · the interrelationship between the creation, the presentation and the viewing/appreciation of dance works · the development of dance placed within an artistic and cultural context · professional dance works and the significance of these works · subject specific terminology and its use. · Component 1 - Performance and Choreography (worth 50% of total mark). · Component 2 - Critical Engagement (worth 50% of total mark).

Entry requirements

Grade 4 in Maths, Grade 5 in English Language, Grade 5 in GCSE Dance (If taken) OR Grade 5 in a recognised Dance Syllabus

How you'll be assessed

Practical Examination, testing solo performance linked to a specific practitioner within an area of study; assesses performance in a quartet and group choreography. Written examination; 2 hours 30 minutes; testing knowledge, understanding and critical appreciation of one compulsory and one optional set work and their location within a corresponding area of study.

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionEast of England
Local AuthoritySouthend-on-Sea
Ofsted RatingGood
Gender Type
AddressMilton Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 7JS