Dance
Curriculum narrative
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Exam board: GCSE AQA GCSE Dance
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Key Stage 3 |
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Autumn Term 1 |
Autumn Term 2 |
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Year 7 |
Theory and appreciation - history and development of dance from 1840-1980 including ballet and contemporary dance. |
Theory and appreciation - history and development of dance from 1840-1980 including jazz and break-dance. |
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Year 8 |
Choreography - choreographic devices and relationships. |
Choreography - linking choreographic devices and relationships together. |
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Year 9 |
Choreography - developing a choreographic response to Swansong. |
Theory and appreciation - analysis of Swansong by Christopher Bruce. |
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Key Stage 3 |
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Spring Term 1 |
Spring Term 2 |
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Year 7 |
Performance - learning different dance styles, including ballet. |
Performance - learning different dance styles, including jazz. |
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Year 8 |
Performance - learning musical theatre dances from the musical Aladdin. |
Performance - learning musical theatre dances from the musical Oliver. |
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Year 9 |
Performance - physical, expressive and technical skills when learning dances from musicals. |
Performance - physical, expressive and technical skills when learning dances from musicals. |
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Key Stage 3 |
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Summer Term 1 |
Summer Term 2 |
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Year 7 |
Choreography - learning different aspects that make successful choreographies including dynamics and levels. |
Choreography - learning different aspects that make successful choreographies including unison and canon. |
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Year 8 |
Appreciation - Analysis of Matthew Bourne's 'The Nutcracker' dance. |
Appreciation - Analysis of 'Ghost Dances' by Christopher Bruce. |
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Year 9 |
Choreographing - creating duets to a given stimulus. |
Choreographing - short group dances to a given stimulus. |
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Key Stage 4 |
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Autumn Term 1 |
Autumn Term 2 |
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Year 10 |
Theory and appreciation - Section A - Performance skills and studio practice. |
Theory and appreciation - Section A performance skills. |
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Year 11 |
Appreciation - Section C - Infra |
Appreciation - Section C - Emancipation of Expressionism. |
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Key Stage 4 |
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Spring Term 1 |
Spring Term 2 |
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Year 10 |
Theory and appreciation - Section A - choreographic knowledge. |
Theory and appreciation - Section A - choreographic knowledge. |
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Year 11 |
Appreciation - Section C Within Her Eyes and Shadows and Artificial Things. |
Appreciation - Section C revision and Section B. |
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Key Stage 4 |
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Summer Term 1 |
Summer Term 2 |
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Year 10 |
Appreciation - Section C - A Linha Curva. |
Appreciation - Section C - Infra |
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Year 11 |
Appreciation - Revision and Section B. |
Appreciation - Revision. |