How you will be assessed?

Exam board specification- AQA (7237)

Component 1: Performance and choreography

• Solo performance in the style of a professional choreographer
• Performance in a quartet
• Group choreography in response to a chosen stimulus

How it's assessed - Practical exam 80 marks 50% of A-level

Component 2: Critical engagement. (Knowledge, understanding and critical appreciation )

• Rooster (1994) by Rambert Dance Company
• The history of Rambert Dance Company between 1966 - 2002
• Sutra (2009) by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
• The independent contemporary dance scene in Britain 2000 – present day

How it's assessed  - Written exam: 2 hours 30 minutes 100 marks 50% of A-level

Why Study A Level Dance?

Access to university or conservatoire dance training, University degree courses in a wide range of specialist areas, Foundation degree courses in the arts. Many of our A Level dance students have used their fantastic transferable skills to go on to study and work in a wide range of industries.

Additional entry requirements: Standard entry + 5 in GCSE Dance

Mrs Phillips says: A level Dance students are amazing. Not only do they become wonderful dancers, creative choreographers and critical thinkers about the arts and the world around us, they also understand what it takes to collaborate with others and successfully produce their own work. Many of our alumni have gone on to train professionally as dancers, as well as using their A level qualification to study and work in a wide range of other professions.

Where could I study Dance?

Universities that offer BA Hons in Dance either as a major or joint subject:

• Chichester
• Surrey
• DeMontford
• Falmouth
• Roehampton

Conservatoires:

• Rambert School, London
• Trinity Laban Conservatoire, London
• The Place, London
• Contemporary Dance School, London
• Central School of Ballet, London
• Northern School of Contemporary Dance, Leeds