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
- Contemporary dance technique
- Choreographing dance
- 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
BTEC Dance is fun and enjoyable and helps build a range of key skills. I have had the opportunity to also develop my choreography skills on the course too. There are multiple opportunities outside of lessons to take part in trips to see professional performances. I have also enjoyed a range of workshops in different styles and these have helped me become more versatile as a dancer. I loved ‘Move It’ too!
Macy Campy, Carlton Community High School
