‘Inspiring creative, curious and confident minds’
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Rationale
Our aim in Dance is to inspire and develop students’ creative, physical, emotional and intellectual capacities through a rich and challenging range of dance styles, tasks and studies. We offer opportunities within and beyond taught lessons that promote the growth of confident individuals whose qualities of resilience, reflection and independence, gained within creative and performance work will prepare them well for the future.
Overview
KS3 Dance
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A Level Dance
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Homework
Year 9 Students will undertake the following types of homework, every three weeks:
Learn spelling of key terms, learn the meanings of key terms, writing quiz questions on the current topic, watching relevant dance clips and commenting, watching your own dance on video and giving your group a www and ioti, rehearsals for end of unit performances and revision for end of unit quizzes
Year 10
The majority of homework in year 10 involves applying lesson content to exam style questions, thus consolidating students learning. This includes three professional anthology works, reflecting on own performance skills and the approach to hypothetical choreography. With anthology works, students will at times, be set homework which prepares them for quizzes or spelling tests, or revision for an end of unit test. Additionally, students may be involved in performance in Year 11 or Year 13 exam choreography pieces. This requires a great deal of students’ time and the experience significantly benefits the students’ progress.
Year 11
Homework in year 11 largely involves applying lesson content to exam style questions, thus consolidating students learning. This includes one new professional anthology work plus revision of the five anthology works previously taught, reflecting on own performance skills and choreography, and the approach to hypothetical choreography. With anthology works, occasionally students will be set homework which prepares them for quizzes or spelling tests, or revision for their mock and real exam. Additionally, students will be involved in preparing and teaching their own and performing in other students’ exam choreography pieces. This requires a great deal of students’ time, yet practical rehearsal time is expected in addition to weekly written homework.
Year 12
The homework in year 12 includes written work and practical tasks. The written work begins with research tasks, or written tasks in response to key documents and video resources, and when class work becomes more specifically related to exam content, the students will be required to complete exam style questions to consolidate and apply their learning. For example, students will study the history of British modern dance. Then this becomes specifically Rambert Dance Company. They also focus on three company practitioners, and one set work from one of those practitioners, as well as contextual professional works. Additionally, students are expected to choreograph, plan or rehearse practical work independently in order to show progress between lessons. Furthermore, students may be involved in performance in Year 13 exam choreography pieces. This requires a great deal of students’ time and the experience significantly benefits the students’ progress.
Year 13
The homework in year 13 includes written work and practical tasks. The written work begins with research tasks, or written tasks in response to key documents and video resources, and when class work becomes more specifically related to exam content, the students will be required to complete exam style questions to consolidate and apply their learning. For example, students will study the wider genre of independent contemporary dance in Britain (2000-current) which leads to the study of three practitioners, and one set work from one of those practitioners, as well as contextual professional works. Additionally, students are expected to choreograph, plan or rehearse practical work independently in order to show progress between lessons.