Introduction to A-Level Dance

Performance & Choreography

- 80 marks; 50%

Appreciation- 100 marks; 50%

Core Content

Performance

• Solo based on a named practitioner in the Independent Contemporary Dance Scene

• Group performance; quartet- Include a programme note of 120-150words

Must Understand and Present:

•Physical skills/technical skills•Spatial elements•Dynamic elements

•Interpretive/performance skills

Choreography

• Group choreography; 3-5 dancers(3minutes)

- Include a programme note of no more than 300words

Cannot to be in own choreography

•Action, dynamics and space •Manipulation components

•Structuring devices •Choreographic devices•Constituent features

Must Understand and Present:

Appreciation

Written exam: 2hour 30minutes

• Rambert Dance Company- Rooster, Christopher Bruce

• Independent Contemporary Dance Scene- Sutra, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui

Rambert Dance Company:

Rooster:

Independent Contemporary Dance Scene:

Sutra:

You will need:- A dance folder - Lined paper - A notebook- Dance kit

Lessons

Theory Lessons for Miss Merry:

Week 1; Friday P5 & P6

Suggestion:

I highly suggest wearing dance

clothing for everyday you have dance!