GCSE Dance (AQA 4230) – Year 10
This course will enable students to develop skills, knowledge and understanding of dance as a choreographer, performer and critic through:
- Developing and applying a wide range of skills and techniques effectively in performing and choreographing dance, including the ability to improve
- Creating dances in response to different stimuli
- Developing the ability to analyse, evaluate and appreciate dance.
The work that you complete will be mainly practical, but there are important pieces of written homework and coursework that you will complete throughout the year.
| Half Term 1 (June - July) |
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| External Assessment/Controlled Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Controlled Assessment Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No |
| Half Term 2 (September - October) |
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| External Assessment/Controlled Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Controlled Assessment Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No |
| Half Term 3 (November - December) |
Unit 1 Dance Appreciation Professional Work 1
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| External Assessment/Controlled Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Controlled Assessment Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No |
| Half Term 4 (January - February) |
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| External Assessment/Controlled Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Controlled Assessment Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No |
| Half Term 5 (March - April) |
Rehearse one of the set dances for assessment in April with emphasis on;
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| External Assessment/Controlled Assessment: Yes Practical examination Unit 2 Set Dance, externally assessed 20% Internal Common Assessment: Yes Controlled Assessment Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No |
| Half Term 6 (April - May) |
| Unit 4 Choreography, Task a Solo Composition (15%) Unit 1 Dance Appreciation Professional Work 2 Students learn 3 motifs from the professional work and develop into a solo composition of 1 minute. This term will focus on;
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| External Assessment/Controlled Assessment: Yes Internal Common Assessment: No Controlled Assessment Deadline this H/T: Yes Field Trips/Visits: No |
It is recommended that students take every opportunity to watch live dance performances in a wide range of styles throughout the course. Many performances happen here at QEHS throughout the year, but there are also many local theatres such as The Queen’s Hall in Hexham, and The Theatre Royal, Northern Stage and Dance City in Newcastle. Look out for workshop opportunities from professional touring companies.
The more live dance and physical theatre the students can see and participate in, the more informed and inventive their work in class will be.
GCSE Dance students are encouraged to attend a class at QEHS on Thursdays from 3.30 – 4.30 in the theatre. There is no charge for this class.
For students who are serious about their dance training there are opportunities to study Contemporary Dance at an advanced level at QEHS (Youth Dance Tynedale) and Dance City (Centre for Advanced Training)
