BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma in Dance – Year 13
The course is taught by Sarah Morgan and provides candidates with the opportunity to acquire experience of performance and choreography and to engage in critical thinking about dance. Students will gain in depth knowledge of Contemporary and Jazz dance techniques and will study a range of professional dance works and choreographers in these genres. This enables students to connect areas of practice with their own developing skills and theoretical understanding.
This is a physically demanding and highly practical course with a focus on training in technique, choreography and performance.
Students on the course are encouraged to audition for Youth Dance Tynedale to benefit from extra dance training and the opportunity to work with professional dance artists.
| Half Term 1 (September - October) |
Unit 47: Jazz Dance
|
| External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes assessed technique class Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No |
| Half Term 2 (November - December) |
Unit 47: Jazz Dance
|
| External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes assessed performance piece Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No |
| Half Term 3 (January - February) |
Unit 39: Choreographic Principles
|
| External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No |
| Half Term 4 (March - April) |
Unit 7: Performing to an Audience
|
| External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No |
| Half Term 5 (May - June) |
|
| External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: assessed performance Field Trips/Visits: No |
Students on the course are encouraged to audition for Youth Dance Tynedale to benefit from extra dance training and the opportunity to work with professional dance artists.
Suggested Reading List
Textboooks
Goodman Kraines M and Pryer E – Jump into Jazz: The Basics and Beyond for Jazz Dance Students, 5th Edition. (Mcgraw Hill Higher Education, 2004) ISBN 9780072844047
McWaters D – The Fosse Style (University Press of Florida, 2008) ISBN 9780813031538
Stearns M and Stearns J – Jazz Dance: The Story of American Vernacular Dance, 2nd Edition (Da Capo Press, 1994) ISBN 9780306805530
Wessel-Therhorn D – Jazz Dance Training (Meyer and Meyer Sports Books, 2000) ISBN 9781841260419
Ashley L – Essential Guide to Dance, Third Edition (Hodder Education, 2008) ISBN 9780340968383
Auty J and Harrison K – Dance Ideas for Teachers, Students, Children (Hodder Arnold, 1991) ISBN 9780340427705
Blom L A and Tarin Chaplin T – The Intimate Act of Choreography (Dance Books, 1995) ISBN 9781852730109
Copeland R and Cohen M (editor) – What is Dance? (Oxford University Press, 1983) ISBN 9780195031973
Humphrey D – The Art of Making Dances (Dance Books, 1997) ISBN 9781852730536
Minton S C – Choreography: A Basic Approach Using Improvisation, Third Edition (Human Kinetics Europe, 2007) ISBN 9780736064767
Smith-Autard J – Dance Composition: A Practical Guide to Creative Success in Dance Making, Fifth Edition. (A&C Black, 2004) ISBN 9780713668247
Websites
www.dance.about.com - About.com Dance – Dance resources
www.jazzcotech.com - Jazz Cotech Dancers (Old Skool Jazz dance)
www.jazzjiveswing.com - Jazz, Jive Swing resources
