Curriculum
At Key Stage 4, students receive dance lessons every week, preparing for the BTEC Dance/Performing Arts qualification. During lessons they learn to express themselves in a safe and welcoming environment. They also have the chance to attend extra rehearsals and after-school clubs located in our wonderful new dance studio.
Students are introduced to different cultures and dance styles – from modern contemporary dance to traditional flamenco. They learn about technique and how pieces of movement are put together. They get to create their own group dance using the information they have researched about famous choreographers and dancers.
Subject Links
Read about Dance Club and other extra-curricular opportunities in performing arts.
Teacher
Miss J Love (Dance Tutor)
Miss Love has been dancing and singing for 24 years and teaching for 12. As a teenager she received the highest exam result in the country for modern dance, receiving a medal from the ‘United Teachers of Dance’. She gained a scholarship to train with the Urdang Academy and the Royal Ballet School in London. At the age of 16 she was awarded a scholarship to attend the Hammond School of Dance in Chester, graduating with a Higher National Diploma in Professional Dance. She has toured England and Europe with various musicals and ballets including “Guys and Dolls” and “Hairspray”, even performing in Disneyland as ‘Belle’. She has trained as a professional teacher and is a member of the British Ballet Organisation. She opened a dance school in Doolin, Ireland which ran for five years, producing shows and teaching for local schools and theatre companies. On her return to England, she gained a BA Hons in Dance.