Assessment 1: Performance Portfolio (100%)
Rehearse and perform in two negotiated contrasting dance pieces as follows:
(a) a piece running to a suggested duration of 3-5 minutes, to be performed in a workshop setting
(b) a member of a dance ensemble, contributing to the presentation of a musical theatre piece lasting approximately 10 minutes.
Your performance work must be supported by evidence of critical evaluation, and practical development of skills and techniques as a consequence of your own reflective practise and constructive feedback from others
[Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4]
Formative assessment
Observation of dance styles, techniques and approaches demonstrated through participation in workshops and rehearsals
Practical response to reflective practice and feedback

This module will run for the full duration of your Level 4 studies and will be assessed in two parts. It will introduce you to the professional practice of dance and to a diverse range of dance styles, techniques and approaches that will enable you to perform appropriately and effectively within Musical Theatre. This will include an exploration of ballet, jazz, and contemporary dance, as well as the development of your overall dance technique. It is important that as a performer you develop proficiency across a range of dance techniques, in order that you can respond effectively to the diverse styles of dance arising within different sub-genres of musical theatre. It is also important to develop the theoretical knowledge and reasoning that will not only underpin your creative practice, but will enable you to sustain the levels of health and fitness that are so essential to working in a professional environment.

Balancing theory with practice, your learning in this module will be supported by traditional lectures and independent research through to structured technical workshops and rehearsal, allowing you to experiment in the application of these dance styles and techniques for the development of your own dance ability. You will be expected to participate in group discussion and collaborative practical activities for the development and experimentation of choreography, comparing and contrasting styles. Practical dance assessments will include solo and ensemble work and therefore strong elements of teamwork are expected to be demonstrated within sessions. You will learn about reflective theory and how to apply it in order to analyse your own dance development. You will look to improve your own dance ability within a theatre environment, demonstrating a strengthening technical style as the workshops progress throughout the year.

Within this module you will be expected to rehearse and faithfully reproduce two contrasting dance pieces. Together these will be the basis of your formal assessment.

1. DEMONSTRATE THE ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED WHEN DEVELOPING A ROLE TO FIT AN INTENDED STYLE
Learning

2. INVESTIGATE STYLES AND TECHNIQUES WITHIN DANCE FOR MUSICAL THEATRE TO INFORM YOUR PRACTICE
Enquiry

3. WORK AS A TEAM TO ASSIMILATE AND REPRODUCE DANCE, OVERCOMING CHALLENGES TO ACHIEVE DIFFERENT STYLISTIC INTENTIONS
Working with Others
Problem Solving

4. CRITICALLY EVALUATE DANCE STYLES AND TECHNIQUE IN ORDER TO INFORM THE DEVELOPMENT OF OWN PERFORMANCE
Reflection

Learning in this module will be facilitated through a mix of theory and practice. Lectures and workshops will be fundamental to the exploration of the work of others as a vehicle to demonstrate and discuss the methods available to you as a developing musical theatre performer. Practical activities will enable you to experiment in the application of theory, and teach you how to compare and contrast styles, techniques and approaches. Your learning will be supported by frequent formative feedback from tutors and peers, as well as your own reflective practice. Activities throughout the module will typically include:
¿ Theory lectures
¿ Screenings of performances
¿ Group discussion
¿ Independent research, including primary and secondary sources
¿ Skills development workshops and problem solving exercises
¿ Practical participation in rehearsals and performance of the selected dance pieces.
¿ Group critique

Rehearsal studio
Theatre
IPads
Ancillary costume, prop and set equipment
Internet and IT Access
Music playback

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