Dance
The Dance curriculum at The Derby High School enables students to develop dance skills and techniques through three key strands: perform, create, and appreciate. Students learn to perform with control and expression, create original choreography, and appreciate professional works.
Through studying a range of dance styles and genres, students develop physical and expressive skills, stage and rehearsal discipline, and an understanding of the historical and cultural context of dance. The curriculum also promotes leadership, teamwork, and wellbeing, helping students appreciate the importance of a healthy, active lifestyle for both physical and mental health.
RESILIENCE Framework
R – Real World
E – Engaging & Enriching
S – Skills for Life
I – Inclusive
L – Leadership
I – Independence
E – Encourages Reflection
N – Next Steps
C – Challenge
E – Ethics & Empathy
KS2 National Curriculum Links
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Perform dances using simple and a range of movement patterns.
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Develop balance, agility and coordination and apply these in performance.
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Develop competence to excel in a broad range of physical activities.
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Be physically active for sustained periods of time.
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Lead healthy, active lives.
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Develop flexibility, strength, technique, control and balance.
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Compare performances with previous ones and demonstrate improvement to achieve personal bests.
Post-16 Pathways (KS5)
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Investigating Practitioners’ Work
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Developing Skills and Techniques for Live Performance
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Group Performance Workshop
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Performing Arts in the Community
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Individual Performance Commission
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Final Live Performance to an Audience
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Employment Opportunities in the Performing Arts
Careers in Dance
- Performer
- Choreographer
- Teacher
- Dance Captain
- Dance Therapist
- Movement Photographer
- Stage Combat Specialist
- Theatre / TV Performer
- Dance Blogger
- Fitness Instructor
