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Dance AS and A Level
| This course aims to provide students with the opportunity to acquire experience of performance and choreography and to engage in critical thinking about Dance. Study at AS Level provides a sound foundation for Advanced Level, where students have the opportunity to gain in-depth knowledge and understanding of Dance by looking at a range of dance works and choreographers from a variety of genres and styles, in order to inform their own work and their appreciation of Dance as an art form. Advanced Level students can choose from 3 areas of study related to the development of Modern Dance, Ballet or Jazz Dance. The choice of set works reflects the repertoire within these 3 areas. It is expected that these works and the 3 areas of study will be changed every 3 years. The AS focus is on: Solo Choreography; Performance of own Choreography; Performance within a duo/trio; Training, Technique, Health and Safety of the Dancer; Analysis of Choreography and Performance within Professional Repertoire. The A2 focus is on Group Choreography; Knowledge and Understanding of a Specific Area of Study Related to the Development of one of the following – Modern Dance, Ballet, Jazz Dance; Performance Skills Related to one of the Specific Areas of Study; Training, Technique, Health and Safety of the Dancer; The Analytical Study of one set work and its Cultural and Artistic Context. |
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AS - examination (40%), performance (60%); A2 – examination (50%), performance (50%) |
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