They all recieved good marks between ab i hope i helped and you do well in your gcse. Danssup is the best dance video app as it has features that can be useful for the learners, professional dancers, dance instructors as well as the mere audience who love to watch dance videos. More and more groups are incorporating it, optimizing it by creating a fusion with other dance forms be it with bhangra or classical dance forms. Use this article as a guide to some of the most popular themes and songs that can accompany them. A stimulus is a starting point for creating movement. Exploration of key movements and themes from within her eyes. The course a linha curva itzik galili, 2005 the work is filled with rhythmic pulses and blends samba, capoeira, and contemporary dance technique. Insights from the choreographer and dancers to help students understand the choreographic. Also there is a section called ballet choreography in under ballet there are lots of ideas there. Blast from the past use songs from past performances in celebration of an anniversary. Gcse dance choreography solo contemporary nightmare. Weve set relevant and exciting stimuli for all choreography and broadened our range of professional works.
Ghost dances was choreographed by christopher bruce in 1981 for ballet rambert as. His method of working is not typical of classical ballet whereby dancers. The day will give delegates tips, realistic practical advice and guidance and ideas on how to deliver the course with minimum stress whilst. English choreographer wayne mcgregor was appointed resident choreographer of the royal. From leeds, phoenix dance theatre is one of the uks leading. Choreographed by shanice walker, danced by the amazing lauren wright, kacey richardson, callum bowman and emily smees. Ofqual155702 pdf, 226kb, 4 pages this file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology. Like bala o bala song, its step makes its very unique and people are making it viral with its challenges all over bollywood.
Gcse dance infra scheme of work teaching resources. Solo or group choreography a solo two to two and a half minutes or a group dance for two to five dancers three to three and a half minutes how its assessed. Help with gcse dance choreography i need a theme yahoo. Below is a list that might help to give you some inspiration. Im doing dance gcse and we have to come up with a group choreography. Boy blue entertainment is an awardwinning hiphop dance company. The course is 40% written examination and 60% practical. The choreography must be a complete dance, including movement material and a selected aural setting, either as. It is now a fullfledged practiced dance form and taught in several dance groups.
Hi, i am in year 11 and i have just finished unit 4a in gcse dance. I am trying to create a show choir using the song rumor in saint petersburg as our first song to try. Gcse dance is a fresh and vibrant specification which includes popular performance and choreography, alongside a new collection of shorter, more diverse and accessible professional works. I was thinking about using secrets, and maybe split personalities. We have to have a stimulustheme to base the dance upon and i cant think of anything as most of the ideas i come up with have already been done. Aqa based overview of course hyperlinked to specification info aqa video resources safe working practice appropriate dance wear footwear, hairstyle, jewellery warming up theory practical tasks home learning task. This year celebrates the 30th anniversary of aqa gcse dance. This new conference, is designed in the light of the 2018 examinations. It sounds totally crazy but when your writing your program notes its really useful gives you real things to write about. Ppt the elements of dance powerpoint presentation free. Of course, it does depend on your own personal dance experience, that is, what styles you have trained in or possibly taught yourself. Comparison grid for frontline student resource for gcse dance to help students compare different professional works across the constiuent features. Triple gcse dance lesson 1theory and practice includes powerpoint fill in the gaps worksheets and learning check.
As a dancer lucy worked with a variety of choreographers. The revamped conference will focus on challenging areas, how to boost grades and how to meet the demands of the questions for examination success in 2019. In ghost dances, i bring what i call the dead, this little group of people into a place thats like a sort. Taking 2 hours of classes per week over a 2 years school term. Choreography 30% solo or group choreography a solo two to two and a half minutes or a group dance for two to five dancers three to three and a half minutes 60% 2 dance appreciation a written examination testing your knowledge and understanding of choreographic processes, performance skills and six set professional works. Based on students own practice in performance and choreography and the gcse dance anthology. Introduction to aqa gcse dance 2016 linkedin slideshare. The gcse dance course covers three main performing.
Print on a3 card, 6 slides per page, double sided to make sure the questions are on one side and the answers on the other. Introduction to gcse dance 2016 new specification lesson. To engage and inspire your students, weve taken a creative new approach to. Stuck for some ideas for a theme for your next dance performance. Ghost dances by christopher bruce teachers notes rambert. Teaching gcse dance for the first time keynote educational. Choreographer and former artistic director, rambert dance company. Im doing dance this year and have chosen to do self image other ideas are loneliness, romeo and juliet, control a puppetry dance aand music like pm report more edit re.
Aqa education aqa is a registered charity number 1073334 and a company limited by. Im unsure if they have been published yet, if so how can. Im in year 10 and im doing it gsce dance my advice is to make a mindmapposter for each of the 6 dances with imformation like lighting, costumes, starting point so you can quickly and easily make connections between them, because on the exam the type of questions they will ask are about comparing the dances. I am struggling for ideas to do for my dance, i was thinking of doing split personality. You have to pick something everyone likes, songs they all want to dance to, and dancewear they can all agree on. Does anyone know the questions statements for the aqa a level dance group choreography 201718. I could really do with some more ideas that could help me develop choreography for a show choir. A choreography with several sections, linked by a theme. I dance in this piece with erica, nadia, emily and. Pretty little liars dance choreography for gcse dance. This course is specifically targeted and designed for all teachers starting to teach gcse dance for the first time, and who have not taken students through the aqa gcse dance specification before. Dance classes many apps are coming up to serve the purpose of these upcoming talented dancers as well as several choreographers who prefer to gain monetary benefits using their dance lessons.
Im struggling with my choreography in as dance which is about kites and how they move. These can be structured to create a whole group dance i included the structuring as a task for students to complete in lessons at the end of the unit. Can i state 2 motifs that show the theme stimulus using action, space and dynamics. This publication sets out the learning outcomes and content coverage required for gcse specifications in dance. Here is another pack of revision cards, this time based on choreography. My group piece was based on civil war and i received an a.
Coming up with a dance theme for a larger group of dancers isnt always easy. Next week we are moving onto unit 4b where you have to choreograph a dance from a starting point that lasts 2 12 3 minutes. It can be decided anytime based on the lyrics of the song. Total component 60% nonexam assessment nea marked by the centre and moderated by aqa. Hey im doing the dance gcse course, and for my exam i need to do a themed dance.
If you were thinking of doing a slow, lyrical dance then how about taking some argentine tango music or something tangobased such as grace jones ive seen that face before, basing your dance around a. Gcse dance helps students to develop technical and expressive skills as well as knowledge and understanding of dance through performance, choreography and critical appreciation. Performing dances both solo and groups choreographing dances making up your own dances appreciating writing about dances it is therefore both a practical and theoretical subject so you will need to want to dance practically and write. Develop your students performance, choreographic and appreciation skills with this ultimate companion for the gcse course. The subject content details the knowledge, understanding and skills that students are expected to learn during the course of study.
This is set out below in three core areas of dance. We have to have a stimulus theme to base the dance upon and i cant think of anything as most of the ideas i come up with have already been done. As the resident choreographer and, since 2012, the artistic director of the company, lucy has changed. The student is not required to perform in their choreographed dance but may. Packed full of resources and written by an expert in the field, aqa gcse dance textbook fulfils the requirements of the specification. I was a year 8 pupil performing this solo for a year 10 students gcse dance. Official resource for within her eyes for aqa gcse dance made by teachers for. Section 1 performance skills concentrates on five styles of dance ballet, contemporary, street, barata natyam, and capoeira and. Separate information into components and identify characteristics examine in detail in order to explain and interpret. And the winner is a play on the oscars with every dancer being a winner. Gcse dance aimed, an analysis grid with focus areas for looking at, with questions for professional works. I was recently asked to choreograph a nationals routine and the team requested a theme. The stimulus is kandinskys bustling aquarelle and is just an abstract interpretation called metamorphosis.
Visual what we see auditory what we hear kinaesthetic movement tactile. Revision cards gcse dance choreography teaching resources. The gcse dance anthology underpins learning across each of the three core areas. Themes are great they can tell a story, tie songs together, create a more watchable routine for the audience, but it can sometimes be hard to come up with a theme thats isnt completely overused girls and jungleim looking at you.