Dance
Curriculum Intent
At Hayes School, our commitment is to provide moments of joy, support pupils to thrive beyond our gates, and nurture community and character through a curriculum that is conceptual, inclusive and responsive. Our values — kindness, endeavour, inclusivity and responsibility — shape every aspect of this curriculum. They ensure that every pupil, particularly the most disadvantaged and vulnerable, is known, supported and challenged to achieve highly and to flourish in school and beyond.
Purpose
Dance at Hayes encourages students to be ‘Thinking dancers’ with the ability to use their skills of performance, choreography and appreciation of dance as life-long skills.
We aim to encourage students to build confidence in their own beliefs and opinions and give them opportunities to communicate these through their dance experiences.
Specification Information
GCSE AQA
A Level AQA
Academic end points |
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| Year 7 | By the end of Year 7 students will be able to perform within a group and demonstrate an ability to explore and communicate ideas through dance, using techniques that are an extension of their experience of dance at KS2. They will have acquired knowledge of the process of choreography using the key skills of Action, Space, Dynamics and Relationships. Students will use basic key words to express their own opinion on the work of others and can justify how their dance communicates a theme/idea or intention. Students will show social respect to other students as positive members of an audience. |
| Year 8 | By the end of Year 8 students will be develop their performance skills within a group and demonstrate an ability to explore and communicate ideas through dance, using techniques that are an extension of their experience of dance at Year 7. They will have developed their knowledge of the process of choreography using the key skills of Action, Space, Dynamics and Relationships. Students will develop consistent use of basic key words to express their own opinion on the work of others and can justify how their dance communicates a relevant theme/idea or intention. Students will show social respect to other students as positive members of an audience and understand how this expectation relates to the wider society. Students can recognise how their theme or idea relates to a social or historical context. |
| Year 9 | By the end of Year 9 students will be confident to perform within a group and demonstrate an ability to explore and communicate complex ideas through dance, using techniques that are an extension of their experience of dance at Year 7 & 8. They will have developed their knowledge of the process of choreography using the key skills of Action, Space, Dynamics and Relationships. Students will develop consistent use of key words to express their own opinion on the work of others and can justify how their dance communicates a relevant theme/idea or intention. Students will show social respect to other students as positive members of an audience and understand how this expectation relates to the wider society. Students can recognise and make clear connections as to how their theme or idea relates to a social or historical context. |
| Year 10 |
Year 10 GCSE Dance students will be able to perform confidently within a group and as a soloist. They will demonstrate an ability to explore and communicate complex ideas through dance, using techniques that are an extension of their experiences at KS3. They will have clear knowledge of the process of choreography and will use vocabulary from the key words lists to express their own opinion on their own work and the work of others and can justify how dance communicates a relevant theme/idea or intention. Students will consistently show social respect to other students as positive members of an audience and understand how this expectation relates to the wider society and value the impact of this expectation. Students will have knowledge of all six of the ‘Anthology works’ and can recognise and make connections as to how their theme or idea relates to a social or historical context. |
| Year 11 |
By the end of Year 11 GCSE Dance students perform confidently within a group and as a soloist in a formal performance environment. They will demonstrate an ability to explore and communicate complex ideas through dance, using techniques that are an extension of their experiences in Year 10. They will have choreographed their own solo/group piece for final assessment and demonstrate clear knowledge of the process of choreography using key vocabulary to express their own opinion on their own work. Students can confidently justify how dance communicates a relevant theme/idea or intention. |
| Year 12 |
By the end of Year 12 students will have experienced performance in a range of styles and techniques, with a focus on Jazz, Ballet and Contemporary dance. Students will perform with expressive, technical and physical skills and communicate these within a particular style or genre. Students will explore more complex choreography using skills from KS3 & 4 to compose their own solo and group dance works expressing and communicating a range of themes, ideas or choreographic intentions. They will apply the complex process of choreography as an art form to a range of subject matter and intentions. Students will confidently appreciate the performance and choreographic craft of their own and others work. They will analyse and evaluate the overall performance of a range of professional works, the work of other students and their own compositions. Students will be able to write coherent and analytical essays in response to a range of questions on the areas of study and the set works. Their writing will consistently use key dance vocabulary and will include justification, evaluation and opinion. Within their practical and written work students will refer to relevant historical and social context and make comparisons, opinions and evaluative judgements based on these connections. |
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Year 13 |
By the end of Year 13 students will be able to confidently perform in a range of styles and techniques, with a focus on Jazz, Ballet and Contemporary dance. Students will be able to articulately perform with expressive, technical and physical skills and communicate these within a particular style or genre. Students will compose their own solo and group dance works to express and communicate a range of themes, ideas or choreographic intentions. They will confidently apply the complex process of choreography as an art form to a range of subject matter and intentions. Students will have a self-assured approach to appreciating the performance and choreographic craft of their own and others work. They will analyse and evaluate the overall performance of a range of professional works, the work of other students and their own compositions. Students will be able to write coherent and analytical essays in response to a range of questions on the areas of study and the set works. Their writing will consistently use key dance vocabulary and will include complex justification, evaluation and opinion. Within their practical and written work students will refer to relevant historical and social context and make enlightening comparisons, opinions and evaluative judgements based on these connections. |
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