Avonbourne School

A chance of three winter and two summer activities
Core PE: Netball, hockey, volleyball, badminton, fitness, trampolining, basketball, football, dance leaders, sports leaders, tennis, softball, rounders, athletics and table tennis. 

 

GCSE Dance is a lot more in depth than Key Stage 3. The content enables candidates to develop knowledge, skills and understanding of creating and interpreting images/ideas/concepts embodied in dance development. The study of dance works, including those of the professional repertoire, within artistic and social contexts, is an essential component in the development of this understanding.

 

It is the specification’s emphasis on the study of how movement can be designed/formed to communicate and/or evoke responses that places it in the realms of performing arts. Although candidates will experience a range of styles throughout the course, it is mainly delivered through contemporary dance.

 

The scheme of assessment comprises of three components;