2. DRAMA
GCSE OPTIONS EVENING 2016

3. Why study Drama?

4. What skills are developed?

5. Which exam board?

6. What does the GCSE course involve?

7. What are results like?

9. Questions?

10. DANCE
GCSE Option’s Evening 2016

11. “Dance is vital, an activity both exhilarating and liberating to watch or do. The instinct to dance is fundamentally joyous and no matter how hard you try you can’t get away from that for long. It can also be a huge force for good, effectively drawing people together and levelling everyone through sheer hard work. It can speed up your heart rate, it can enliven your being, it can change your life”. - Richard Alston CBE, Dance UK

12. Why Study Dance?

13. What skills are developed?

14. What does the GCSE course involve?
Component no. / title
Weighting
Content 1:
Performance and Choreography
60%
Performance:
Solo performance:
Duet / trio performance:
Choreography:
Choreography of a solo or group dance  2:
Dance Appreciation
40%
Written examination (1 hour 30 mins):
Candidates will study a GCSE Dance Anthology of 8 prescribed works in different dance styles both practically and theoretically.
Questions also refer to the candidate's own performance and/or choreography and hypothetical dance scenarios. 

15. Why do I have to audition?
Baseline assessment
To support you – ensure that you have the skills to achieve well in this specific qualification

16. The audition process In the audition, students will be asked to:
present a second piece of your own choreography in the style of your choosing
engage in some discussion based on your piece
learn a section of taught choreography.

17. How to apply for a place on the course
Register for an audition for GCSE Dance using the MIS Online Replies system.
Choose one of two audition dates.
Read the letter which was sent with the Online Reply to check what you need to bring with you and what you need to prepare.
Audition dates: Monday 18 and Tuesday 19 January from 4-6pm (Upper Hall).
Please note that the Online Reply will close on Friday 15 January.

18. Questions?