A Level Dance provides you with the opportunity to gain experience of performance and choreography and to develop critical thinking about dance. You will develop understanding and knowledge as well as critical skills for the analysis of choreography and performance within your own work and in professional repertoire. You will also gain experience of choreography and performance through practice, gain in-depth knowledge of specific study areas and professional works. You will need to be willing to perform and step out of your comfort zone in terms of trying new choreographic techniques. You will need a passion for dance and an interest in the mechanics and development of professional dance pieces including use of movement, theme, and features of production such as costume, lighting and set design. Component 1 - Performance and Choreography (50%) • Solo performance linked to a specific practitioner • Performance in a quartet • Group Choreography Component 2 - Critical Engagement (50%) 2 hour 30 min exam • Knowledge, understanding and critical appreciation of a compulsory set work and its location within a corresponding area of study • Knowledge, understanding and critical appreciation of one optional set work and its location within a corresponding area of study