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Dance
- Members of Staff and Roles/Responsibilities
- Subject Overview
- KS3 Structure
- KS3 Content
- KS4 Structure
- KS4 Content
- Additional Information
Members of Staff and Roles/Responsibilities
| Mrs V Glynn | Teacher in Charge of Dance and Drama |
| Ms L Douglas | Teacher of Dance and Drama |
| Ms C Matthew | Teacher of Dance and Drama |
Dance Overview
Dance is taught in tutor groups at Key Stage 3 for 1/2 year, and in mixed ability option groups at Key Stage 4. Performance, Choreography and Appreciation are the three key components upon which the schemes of work are based.
KS3 Structure
Year 7 and 9 students have a 1 hour lesson per week for half a year and year 8 students have a 1 hour lesson per week throughout the whole year. All students will have an individual Dance booklet in which to record their written work. Dance staff will keep videoed examples of sampled student performance and choreography work.
KS3 Content
Year 7 |
Year 8 |
Year 9 |
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| Students Grouped | Mixed ability tutor Groups | Mixed ability tutor Groups | Mixed ability tutor Groups |
| Topics Studied | 1. Warm up 2. Sports Dance 3. Diagonals Choreography |
1.Choreographic Devices.
2. Rock 'n' Roll. 3. Styles of Dance. 4. Developing group choreography. |
1. Set technical study.
2. Choreography Duets |
| Activities | Learn the five body actions and how to develop a motif. Create dances based on the stimuli diagonals.
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Focus on how to choreograph a piece of Dance and devices to use. Looking at various styles and eras of dance through practical lessons and written presentations Cross curricular work with Science creating a dance using the stimulus Solid, Liquid and Gas. |
Learn a technical study taken from the BTEC syllabus in preparation for year 10 options. Developing choreography in duets using skills accquired in years 7-9. |
KS4 Structure
Year 10x 2 hours a week
Year 11x 3 hours a week
The Level 2 BTEC Extended Certificate in Performing Arts Dance is followed over the 2 year course. There are 3 units studied which are 1. 'The Development of Dance', 2. Performing Dance and 3. Exploring Urban Dance Styles. The course is a mixture of technique lessons, choreography lessons and written work, however there is no exam at the end of the 2 years
as the course is completed throughout the 2 years in lesson time.
KS4 Content
Year 10 |
Year 11 |
Option groups (mixed ability)
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Option groups (mixed ability)
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C13 Performing Dance C14 The Development of Dance C11 Exploring Urban Dance Styles |
C13 Performing Dance C14 The Development of Dance C11 Exploring Urban Dance Styles |
Set study performance and written log book. Solo choreography and written review. The live performance and written log book. Street Dance performance and written log book. Styles project and dance timeline |
Contemporary Duet performance and written log book. Solo or group choreography and written review. Street Dance performance and written log book. Chicago Jazz performance and written log book. |
Additional Information
Dance and Drama in Expressive Arts are popular subjects at Sir Jonathan North Community College. We have regular Dance and Drama clubs at lunchtimes and after school, culminating in performances for the Whole College Production which is usually in January and then a large work share from across the key stages and year which happens towards the end of the summer term. There are aslo opprotunites in Dance to be part of the gifted and talented group and perform as part of the 'Leicestershire Youth Dance Platform' at the Peepul Centre.
