Specifications (AQA)
Written Examination 20% Section A – Short answer questions Section B – Short answers based on the set professional choreography and four other choreographies of the school’s choice. Section C – One essay question based on one element of dance in any of the five professional works studied.
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Set Study – Practical Examination 20% A routine choreographed by the exam board.
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Coursework 60%
- 1. Solo Choreography – a 1 ½ minute dance choreographed by the student which aims to interpret a specific concept through dance.
- 2. Extended Programme Note – a written piece of coursework interpreting, analysing and explaining the solo choreography.
- 3. Group Dance – a dance for between 4 – 5 students choreographed by the teacher. Again an interpretative piece.
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Professional Choreographies typically studied for the written examination:
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Lea Anderson ‘Cross Channel’
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The Houston Ballet ‘Ghost Dances’
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The Royal Ballet ‘ The Tales of Beatrix Potter’
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DV8 – ‘Enter Achilles’
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Siobhan Davies ‘ Birdsong’
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Henri Oguike – ‘Front Line’
Coursework;
Examples of Solo Choreography titles:
The Life Cycle of Fire
Inside a DVD player
Playground Games
Women in Sport
The British Weather
The Workings of a Clock
The Four Elements
Conflict
Space Travel
The life of a lava lamp
Unrequited Love
A Daily Routine
GCSE Dance is taught after school from 4pm until 5.30pm on a Monday evening.
Exam results in the last two years
2006 – 100% A* - C
2007 – 88% A* - C
Recommended Reading List
- AQA GCSE Dance: Performing Arts
- Pam Howard
