Subject Information - Dance GCSE Studies

KS4

Autumn Term

Spring Term

Summer Term

Year 10

Half-term 1

Practical

Duets/Trios.

Theory

Critical Appreciation of Professional Works:  Emancipation of Expressionism.

Practical

Set Phrase:  Breathe.

Theory

Critical Appreciation of Professional Works:  A linha Curva.

Practical

Set Phrase:  Shift.

Theory

Critical Appreciation of Professional Works:  Shadows.

Year 10

Half-term 2

Practical

Duets/Trios.

Theory

Critical Appreciation of Professional Works:  Artificial Things.

Practical

Set Phrase:  Breathe

Theory

Critical Appreciation of Professional Works:  Infra.

Practical

Set Phrase:  Shift

Theory

Critical Appreciation of Professional Works:   Within Her Eyes.

Year 11

Half-term 1

Practical

Choreography.

Theory

Section A.

Theory

Section C.

Theory

Exam Papers.

Year 11

Half-term 2

Practical

Choreography.

Theory

Section B.

Theory

Exam Papers.

Key Skills

Year 10

Year 11

To perform with conviction and confidence.

All students perform/ spotlight performances at key intervals each lesson and at the end of the SOL to the entire class.

All students perform their final motifs and choreography. As they perform/spotlight performances at key intervals each lesson and at the end of the SOL to the entire class.

Cultivate creativity within practical lessons, generating movement material.

Students learn set phrases given to them by the exam board with a specific focus on timing content. With support, students also choreograph their own duet/trio performances.

Students must use skills learnt from year 10 to choreograph their final piece of choreography based upon a given stimulus.

To describe the FOP’s used in performances.

All students describe what features of production are evident in professional works.

All students describe what features of production are evident in professional works, their own work and apply this to exam style questions.

To analyse key PTEM skills in depth with justification.

All students analyse what PTEM skills are evident in professional works

All students analyse what PTEM skills are evident in professional works, their own work and apply this to exam style questions.

To evaluate coherently how a performance supported the choreographic intention.

All students evaluate how PTEM, RADS skills used in professional works support the choreographic intention of the piece.

All students evaluate how PTEM, RADS skills used in professional works and their own works support the choreographic intention of the piece.

Component 1:  Performance and Choreography

What’s assessed:

Performance

• Set phrases through a solo performance (approximately one minute in duration).
• Duet/trio performance (three minutes in a dance which is a maximum of five minutes in duration).

Choreography

• Solo or group choreography – a solo (two to two and a half minutes) or a group dance for two to five dancers (three to three and a half minutes).

How it’s assessed:

Internally marked and externally moderated.

Performance

• 30% of GCSE
• 40 marks

Choreography

• 30% of GCSE
• 40 marks

Total component 60%

Non-exam assessment (NEA) marked by the centre and moderated by AQA.

Component 2:  Dance Appreciation

What’s assessed:

• Knowledge and understanding of choreographic processes and performing skills.
• Critical appreciation of own work.
• Critical appreciation of professional works.

How it’s assessed:

• 40% of GCSE
• Written exam:  1 hour 30 minutes
• 40 marks

Questions

Based on students’ own practice and choreography and the GCSE Dance anthology.