A Level of Dance provides students with the opportunity to acquire experience in performance and choreography and to engage in critical thinking about dance. The context allows students to study a subject that can be extended through higher education and promotes a healthy lifestyle through an awareness of the importance of exercise and training. What you will study: · Contemporary Technique Classes (involving Ballet, Graham, Cunningham and Release) · Jazz Technique · Choreography and performance · Dance analysis · Dance History
Students will be expected to have met St Paul’s entry requirements of 2 Grade 5’s and 4 Grade 4’s. A minimum of grade 4 in English and Maths is essential for all courses.
Component 1: Performance and Choreography · Solo performance linked to a specified practitioner within an area of study · Performance in a quartet · Group choreography · Practical exam · 80 marks · 50% of A-level Component 2: Critical Engagement Knowledge, understanding, and critical appreciation of two set works. · One compulsory set work (Rooster) within the compulsory area of study (Rambert Dance Company) · Analysing the set work ‘Singing in the Rain’ and corresponding area of study (American jazz dance 1940-1975) · Written exam: 2 hours 30 minutes · 100 marks · 50% of A-level
About Education Provider
| Region | East Midlands |
| Local Authority | Leicester |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Spencefield Lane, Leicester, LE5 6HN |
A Level of Dance provides students with the opportunity to acquire experience in performance and choreography and to engage in critical thinking about dance. The context allows students to study a subject that can be extended through higher education and promotes a healthy lifestyle through an awareness of the importance of exercise and training. What you will study: · Contemporary Technique Classes (involving Ballet, Graham, Cunningham and Release) · Jazz Technique · Choreography and performance · Dance analysis · Dance History
Students will be expected to have met St Paul’s entry requirements of 2 Grade 5’s and 4 Grade 4’s. A minimum of grade 4 in English and Maths is essential for all courses.
Component 1: Performance and Choreography · Solo performance linked to a specified practitioner within an area of study · Performance in a quartet · Group choreography · Practical exam · 80 marks · 50% of A-level Component 2: Critical Engagement Knowledge, understanding, and critical appreciation of two set works. · One compulsory set work (Rooster) within the compulsory area of study (Rambert Dance Company) · Analysing the set work ‘Singing in the Rain’ and corresponding area of study (American jazz dance 1940-1975) · Written exam: 2 hours 30 minutes · 100 marks · 50% of A-level