What will you study?

A level Dance is uniquely offered at Exmouth Sixth Form and provides an advanced
level of training in performance, technique and choreography. In addition, students
study dance history, critical analysis of dance works and a variety of influential
choreographers.

Each week, students take part in technique classes that build physicality and expand
their repertoire in a range of styles. Choreographic workshops, theatre trips and visits
from professional companies enable students to explore their own ideas to create well
structured, engaging and intelligent dance pieces. Whilst the theory is embedded into
all practical elements, students are also guided in how to write critically about dance
for the written exam.

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: The standard entry for a Sixth Form pathway, Level 3 including A levels and vocational subjects, is 5 grade 4s at GCSE including English Language and Maths.

Mrs Phillips says: 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, Leed