Subject Intent: Why Performance Dance?
Dance is more than just a form of entertainment. Dance builds connections between students and our ever-developing world; it is embedded within every culture and allows us to explore and share traditions.
Studying dance also promotes opportunities for students to develop many personal and employability skills such as collaboration, discipline and adaptability that will benefit our students as they move on to face the challenges found in Higher Education or employment.
What will I study?
- Group performance workshop.
- Jazz dance technique
- Choreography for live performance
- Contemporary technique
- Developing skills and techniques for performance
Performance Dance
Please note: Subject videos have been filmed from colleges across our Trust.
What are lessons like in this subject?
Students study a range of dance genres and critically appreciate and analyse a range of professional works which supports their development and understanding. Alongside this students enhance their dance technique and choreography skills which are assessed in a performance environment. Lessons are engaging and dynamic allowing students to explore their own creative vision.
During the course students have the opportunity to work with professional artists through workshops, see a range of live performances and also have the opportunity to gain an insight to the professional dance world through the annual trip to Move it.
What our
students
The Dance course at Â鶹¹ÙÍø has given me a wide spread of knowledge on all aspects of the industry and the multiple routes to entry. It has also provided me with the opportunity to widen my skills within choreography and performing as we are given the chances and independence to explore our own creativity within dancing.
Chloe Maw, Sir Thomas Wharton Academy
