• English
• English Language
• English Literature
• English
• Maths
• Mathematics
• Mathematics (linear)
• Linked pair pilot
• Statistics
• Science
• Additional Applied Science
• Additional Science
• Applied Science
• Biology
• Human Health & Physiology
• Chemistry
• Electronics
• Environmental Science
• Physics
• Science A
• Science B
• Arts
• Art & Design
• Dance
• Drama
• Expressive Arts
• Music
• Performing Arts
• Business
• Business and Economics
• Law
• Humanities
• Citizenship Studies
• Classical Civilisation
• General Studies
• Geography A
• Geography B
• Health & Social Care
• History A
• History B
• Humanities
• Leisure & Tourism
• Psychology
• Religious Studies A
• Religious Studies B
• Sociology
• ICT and Computer Science
• Computer Science
• ICT
• ICT short course
• Languages
• Bengali
• Chinese (Mandarin)
• French
• German
• Italian
• Modern Hebrew
• Panjabi
• Polish
• Spanish
• Urdu
• Media Studies
• PE
• Technology and HE
• D&T: Electronic Products
• D&T: Food Technology
• D&T: Graphic Products
• D&T: Product Design
• D&T: Resistant Materials
• D&T: Systems and Control
• D&T: Textiles
• D&T: Short Course
• Engineering
• HE: Child Development
• HE: Food and Nutrition
• Work Related Learning
• Enterprise and Employability
• Preparation for Working Life

 

Why choose GCSE Dance?

In addition to helping students acquire subject knowledge, this specification:

• promotes fitness, a healthy lifestyle, team working and creativity
• actively engages students in the process of dance in order to develop as effective and independent learners and as critical and reflective thinkers with enquiring minds
• develops students' skills, knowledge and understanding of a range of dance styles through the interrelated processes of performing, creating and appreciating dances
• develops physical, technical and expressive skills through which students are able to communicate choreographic intention and develop their individual qualities as performers
• develops students' skills, knowledge and understanding of choreography through which they are able to communicate ideas, thoughts and meaning drawn from a range of dance styles
• develops a critical appreciation of dance in its physical, artistic, aesthetic and cultural contexts
• provides progression from Key Stage 3 and a solid foundation for further studies in dance or performing arts, including A-level Dance and the Creative and Media Diploma, and/or a career in performing arts.

A specification with you and your students in mind

We have developed our new specification in response to your feedback.

• Greater focus on practical work with 80% of the total marks for performance and choreography and the written exam only 1 hour. Performance is also now assessed separately from choreography, which no longer involves written work.
• Combines knowledge with studio work. Performance in a duo/group and the solo composition are informed by professional work.
• More choice of professional works to study so you and your students can select those which are relevant and interesting to them. The professional works inform both practical and written assessments.
• Two set dances from which your students choose one to perform.
• Less pressure on you with the practical set dance exam 100% externally assessed. The 60% controlled assessment element also reduces the burden of marking coursework.

---

Full details