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HIGH STORRS BRINGING YOU
AS/A LEVEL DANCE
AS Examinations
Unit 1 – DANC1-Understanding Dance
• Worth- 40% of AS, 20% of A Level
• Sit Down Written - 1 hour 30 minutes examination
• Score- 60 marks in total
The Paper(split into two sections)
• A – Structured questions (20 marks)
• B – Two essay questions (40 marks) based on set dance works taught over the year.
COURSE BREAKDONW
SET WORKS WE STUDY
Jasmin Vardimon- Justitia• The students will be taking a dance workshop with the company in
London to help their learning skills on the piece.
Sacred Monsters by Sylvie Guillem & Akram Khan • The student will be watching the performance at London's West End
Dance home Sadler’s Wells.
Filip Van Huffel’s Retina Dance- Relative Danger • Students will be able to work with a company dancer here at High
Storrs to help explore the study in depth
Matthew Bourne's – Nutcracker• Students get to study the work of one of Britain's biggest
choreographers
Alvin Ailey’s- Revelations • Students get to study culture changes and history of dance
AS CourseworkUnit 2 – DANC2 -Choreography and Performance • Worth-60% of AS, 30% of A Level• Practical coursework – internally
assessed• 90 marks in total
Two sections: • A – solo choreography and
performance (60 marks)• B – performance in a duo/trio (30
marks
A2 Examinations
Unit 3 – DANC3-Dance Appreciation: Content and Context• Worth 25% of A Level• Sit down Written Paper -1 hour 30
minutes examination• 80 marks In total
The Paper(Split into Two sections)• A – one question on chosen area of
study (40 marks)- Alvin Ailey 1958 to current
• B – one question on set work studied (40 marks)- Jerome Robbins West Side Story
Unit 4 – DANC4- Group Choreography and Solo Performance
25% of A LevelPractical examination – externally assessed75 marks
Two sections:
A – group choreography (45 marks)B – solo performance (30 marks)
Why choose Dance at High Storrs?
• 70% A* TO C!• We have great facility's!• Our students go to
professional dance colleges! • We have a great relationship
with Dance company's and conservatoires.
• Staff are professional trained dancers with performance experience.
• We use dance to prepare students for further life.
HIGH STORRS DANCE COMPANY
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME