Dance
What your child will learn in Dance:
How you can help your child in Key Stage Three:
- Test your child on keywords related to new dance vocabulary
- Help develop dance appreciation and watch a variety of dance performances in different styles and discuss what you/your child likes/dislikes about them; it is most important to say why
- Encourage your child to join one of the dance opportunities available as part of The Derby Diploma.
- Encourage your child to keep fit and active by including a healthy and well-balanced diet.
How you can help your child in Key Stage Four (Edexcel):
- Access to a device that can access the internet for research for non-examined assessment
- Time and dedication to become a member of dance enrichment activities.
- Watch live Dance performances in different styles
- Research The Rambert Dance Company, Alvin Ailey & Diversity (Dance group)
- Watch the following dances on YouTube in their own time: Peaky Blinders dance by Rambert Dance Company, Alvin Ailey’s Revelations and Diversity’s BGT semifinal performance
- Make sure your child rehearses their dance performance pieces regularly, several times a week.
- Test your child on dance specific keywords
