1. DEMONSTRATE THE ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED WHEN DEVELOPING DANCE TECHNIQUE T FIT INTENDED STYLE
Learning

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

3. WORK WITHIN 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

An individually assessed:

Assignment - Practical (60%) No more than 0.5 hours in total for all routines
Choreographed staff led- dance routines, each using a different style that demonstrates skills, technique and stylistic qualities. These include Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary, Urban and Tap.
[Learning Outcomes 1, 3]

Reflective Assignment [20%]
Well-documented evidence of research, developmental work and reflection on your process and journey, including rationale for the approaches you have taken to develop your skills and drawing on your personal journey and understanding.
[Learning Outcomes 2, 4]

Continual Assessment [20%]
Professional practice, including attendance and punctuality, meaningful contribution to rehearsal and development and openness of approach.
[Learning Outcomes 2, 4]

This module will run for the full duration of your Level 4 studies and will be assessed through the performance of choreographed dance routines that will assess your skill in applying appropriate technique for the style. It will introduce you to the professional practice of dance and to a diverse range of dance styles, techniques and approaches that enable the performer to perform appropriately and effectively. Styles covered will include Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary, Urban and Tap.

It is important that as a performer you are able to have the dance technique and skills to work across multiple dance genres. It is essential that a healthy performer has the theoretical knowledge and reasoning to support their practice and sustain health and fitness to ensure they are prepared for industry.

Balancing theory with practice, your learning in this module will be supported by traditional lectures and independent research through to structured technical workshops, dance classes and rehearsals, allowing you to experiment in the application of these dance styles and approaches 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 may include solo, duo or 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.

Within this module you will be expected to rehearse and faithfully reproduce the choreography set and this will be the basis of your formal assessment.

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 actor. Practical activities will enable you to experiment in the application of theory, and teach you how to compare and contrast styles 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
¿ Dance Classes
¿ Workshops
¿ 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 plays.
¿ Group critique

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