Dance
Subject Leader: Mrs Walklin - jwalklin@tqacademy.co.uk
AIMS OF THE DANCE DEPARTMENT
- To improve skills and techniques within Dance.
- To work on performance skills to enhance live performances.
- To explore professional practitioners' performance work.
DANCE CURRICULUM
Our curriculum mountains show the content of the curriculum for each Teaching & Learning quarter for each academic year. To find out more about the curriculum, please contact the Subject Leader.
OVERVIEW OF KEY STAGE 3 CURRICULUM
Students participate in a wide variety of sports during their Key Stage 3 journey. Students make progress across numerous activities and disciplines and progress inline with the three pillars of P.E:
Rules, strategies and tactics; Healthy participation; and Competence.
OVERVIEW OF KEY STAGE 4 CURRICULUM
Course Title: BTEC Tech Award in Dance
Examining Body: Pearson
Course Lead: Mrs Walklin
What will I study?
You will study a variety of different professional repertoires:
- Message in a Bottle
- Boy Blue - Emancipation of Expression
- Rosas Danst Rosas
- Zero degrees
Within these you will practically explore the style, and how these pieces were developed. You will then also learn about the roles behind creating a piece like these, such as; choreographers, set designers, dancers.
You will also have opportunities to work in small groups to create your own choreography based on a set assignment brief.
How and when will I be assessed?
Component 1 will be assessed in Y10 through coursework, which will be completed by December 15th.
Component 2 will be assessed in Y10. Students will be assessed through their rehearsals, performances and a piece of writing to accompany this.
Component 3 is an external exam which will run from January to May in Y11. This consists of 3 written tasks and a practical performance.
Where could it lead?
If you enjoy this course we offer BTEC Level 3 Performing Arts in Sixth Form.
CLIMBING THE MOUNTAIN TO UNIVERSITY
Top 5 UK universities to study dance:
- Exeter
- Plymouth
- Winchester
- Falmouth
- Bath Spa
CAREERS INFORMATION
This course is fantastic for students who have ambitions to work in performing arts; either as a performer or in a backstage role. There are many pathways you could take from this course.
EXTRACURRICULAR OPPORTUNITIES
The PE curriculum at Torquay Academy aims to inspire all students to participate and excel in sport and physical activity either competitively or recreationally. All students’ develop their physical competence and knowledge through a broad curriculum experience.
It is our priority that all students at TA engage in some form of physical activity beyond core lessons. We provide Super-Curricular opportunities, encompassing a thriving intra-school house competition, recreational activities and a diverse range of inter-school competitive sports which are supported by top class coaches. We recognise the difference between all of our students and provide a variety of activities that are best suited to the students’ desired outcomes for participating. All students are expected to participate, compete, train and practise both within curriculum lessons and Super-Curricular activities.
Opportunities to participate in Physical Education and compete in sport enables our students to build character and embed values such as fairness and respect.
