Dance

Course summary

A-level Dance is a dynamic qualification which encourages students to develop their creative and intellectual capacity, alongside transferable skills such as team working, communication and problem solving. All of these are sought after skills by higher education and employers and will help them stand out in the workplace whatever their choice of career. This specification reflects both historical and current dance practices, making it more relevant, and inspires a lifelong passion and appreciation for dance. The A-level Dance specification 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, presentation and 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