Section 1 performance skills concentrates on five styles of dance ballet, contemporary, street, barata natyam, and capoeira and. This year celebrates the 30th anniversary of aqa gcse dance. Weve set relevant and exciting stimuli for all choreography and broadened our range of professional works. This course is specifically targeted and designed for all teachers starting to teach gcse dance for the first time, and who have not taken students through the aqa gcse dance specification before. Solo or group choreography a solo two to two and a half minutes or a group dance for two to five dancers three to three and a half minutes how its assessed. I was recently asked to choreograph a nationals routine and the team requested a theme. Here is another pack of revision cards, this time based on choreography. I was thinking about using secrets, and maybe split personalities.
I dance in this piece with erica, nadia, emily and. Official resource for within her eyes for aqa gcse dance made by teachers for. Like bala o bala song, its step makes its very unique and people are making it viral with its challenges all over bollywood. Develop your students performance, choreographic and appreciation skills with this ultimate companion for the gcse course.
The choreography must be a complete dance, including movement material and a selected aural setting, either as. Also there is a section called ballet choreography in under ballet there are lots of ideas there. Performing dances both solo and groups choreographing dances making up your own dances appreciating writing about dances it is therefore both a practical and theoretical subject so you will need to want to dance practically and write. Gcse dance choreography solo contemporary nightmare. Boy blue entertainment is an awardwinning hiphop dance company. And the winner is a play on the oscars with every dancer being a winner.
This new conference, is designed in the light of the 2018 examinations. Choreographer and former artistic director, rambert dance company. English choreographer wayne mcgregor was appointed resident choreographer of the royal. Hey im doing the dance gcse course, and for my exam i need to do a themed dance. The revamped conference will focus on challenging areas, how to boost grades and how to meet the demands of the questions for examination success in 2019. Visual what we see auditory what we hear kinaesthetic movement tactile. Can i state 2 motifs that show the theme stimulus using action, space and dynamics. Below is a list that might help to give you some inspiration. This is set out below in three core areas of dance. You have to pick something everyone likes, songs they all want to dance to, and dancewear they can all agree on. The course is 40% written examination and 60% practical.
Triple gcse dance lesson 1theory and practice includes powerpoint fill in the gaps worksheets and learning check. Separate information into components and identify characteristics examine in detail in order to explain and interpret. It can be decided anytime based on the lyrics of the song. Total component 60% nonexam assessment nea marked by the centre and moderated by aqa. Based on students own practice in performance and choreography and the gcse dance anthology. Ghost dances was choreographed by christopher bruce in 1981 for ballet rambert as. Im in year 10 and im doing it gsce dance my advice is to make a mindmapposter for each of the 6 dances with imformation like lighting, costumes, starting point so you can quickly and easily make connections between them, because on the exam the type of questions they will ask are about comparing the dances. Help with gcse dance choreography i need a theme yahoo. Coming up with a dance theme for a larger group of dancers isnt always easy. Ghost dances by christopher bruce teachers notes rambert. Introduction to aqa gcse dance 2016 linkedin slideshare. Comparison grid for frontline student resource for gcse dance to help students compare different professional works across the constiuent features.
A choreography with several sections, linked by a theme. Hi, i am in year 11 and i have just finished unit 4a in gcse dance. I am struggling for ideas to do for my dance, i was thinking of doing split personality. Of course, it does depend on your own personal dance experience, that is, what styles you have trained in or possibly taught yourself. Teaching gcse dance for the first time keynote educational. They all recieved good marks between ab i hope i helped and you do well in your gcse. We have to have a stimulustheme to base the dance upon and i cant think of anything as most of the ideas i come up with have already been done. In ghost dances, i bring what i call the dead, this little group of people into a place thats like a sort. Print on a3 card, 6 slides per page, double sided to make sure the questions are on one side and the answers on the other. Choreography 30% solo or group choreography a solo two to two and a half minutes or a group dance for two to five dancers three to three and a half minutes 60% 2 dance appreciation a written examination testing your knowledge and understanding of choreographic processes, performance skills and six set professional works.
The gcse dance course covers three main performing. If you were thinking of doing a slow, lyrical dance then how about taking some argentine tango music or something tangobased such as grace jones ive seen that face before, basing your dance around a. This publication sets out the learning outcomes and content coverage required for gcse specifications in dance. The subject content details the knowledge, understanding and skills that students are expected to learn during the course of study. Does anyone know the questions statements for the aqa a level dance group choreography 201718.
We have to have a stimulus theme to base the dance upon and i cant think of anything as most of the ideas i come up with have already been done. As the resident choreographer and, since 2012, the artistic director of the company, lucy has changed. It sounds totally crazy but when your writing your program notes its really useful gives you real things to write about. I am trying to create a show choir using the song rumor in saint petersburg as our first song to try.
Gcse dance helps students to develop technical and expressive skills as well as knowledge and understanding of dance through performance, choreography and critical appreciation. The student is not required to perform in their choreographed dance but may. Im doing dance this year and have chosen to do self image other ideas are loneliness, romeo and juliet, control a puppetry dance aand music like pm report more edit re. Gcse dance is a fresh and vibrant specification which includes popular performance and choreography, alongside a new collection of shorter, more diverse and accessible professional works. Stuck for some ideas for a theme for your next dance performance. Themes are great they can tell a story, tie songs together, create a more watchable routine for the audience, but it can sometimes be hard to come up with a theme thats isnt completely overused girls and jungleim looking at you. Gcse dance aimed, an analysis grid with focus areas for looking at, with questions for professional works. Dance classes many apps are coming up to serve the purpose of these upcoming talented dancers as well as several choreographers who prefer to gain monetary benefits using their dance lessons. It is now a fullfledged practiced dance form and taught in several dance groups. Aqa education aqa is a registered charity number 1073334 and a company limited by. The stimulus is kandinskys bustling aquarelle and is just an abstract interpretation called metamorphosis. A stimulus is a starting point for creating movement.
I was a year 8 pupil performing this solo for a year 10 students gcse dance. Use this article as a guide to some of the most popular themes and songs that can accompany them. I could really do with some more ideas that could help me develop choreography for a show choir. Introduction to gcse dance 2016 new specification lesson. Choreographed by shanice walker, danced by the amazing lauren wright, kacey richardson, callum bowman and emily smees. Pretty little liars dance choreography for gcse dance. Ofqual155702 pdf, 226kb, 4 pages this file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology. His method of working is not typical of classical ballet whereby dancers. Gcse dance infra scheme of work teaching resources. More and more groups are incorporating it, optimizing it by creating a fusion with other dance forms be it with bhangra or classical dance forms. Im struggling with my choreography in as dance which is about kites and how they move. From leeds, phoenix dance theatre is one of the uks leading. Im unsure if they have been published yet, if so how can. Packed full of resources and written by an expert in the field, aqa gcse dance textbook fulfils the requirements of the specification.
My group piece was based on civil war and i received an a. Taking 2 hours of classes per week over a 2 years school term. As a dancer lucy worked with a variety of choreographers. Blast from the past use songs from past performances in celebration of an anniversary. Im doing dance gcse and we have to come up with a group choreography. Insights from the choreographer and dancers to help students understand the choreographic. The course a linha curva itzik galili, 2005 the work is filled with rhythmic pulses and blends samba, capoeira, and contemporary dance technique. Danssup is the best dance video app as it has features that can be useful for the learners, professional dancers, dance instructors as well as the mere audience who love to watch dance videos. The day will give delegates tips, realistic practical advice and guidance and ideas on how to deliver the course with minimum stress whilst. Ppt the elements of dance powerpoint presentation free. Exploration of key movements and themes from within her eyes.
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