School of Dance
At Vale of Leven Academy we are very proud to be able to deliver the School of Dance to our selected youngsters.
The school of Dance is a project aimed at developing the social and academic skills of young people during their first year of high school. We work on the basis that many skills developed whilst taking part in Dance are transferable to other learning in school, life and work.
Linked with Curriculum for Excellence’s key priorities, the programme aims to:
Vision and Aims
Programme Rational
The course comprises of four components: Jazz, Contemporary, Hip Hop/Street and Choreography
We aim to develop the following technical skills:
Jazz, Contemporary and Hip Hop/Street: Pupils will cover Technical Centre Work and Skills, Travelling, Technical Performance (Dance performance) for each of the 3 styles
Skills, Qualities and Attributes
At Vale of Leven Academy we are very proud to be able to deliver the School of Dance to our selected youngsters.
The school of Dance is a project aimed at developing the social and academic skills of young people during their first year of high school. We work on the basis that many skills developed whilst taking part in Dance are transferable to other learning in school, life and work.
Linked with Curriculum for Excellence’s key priorities, the programme aims to:
- Engage with school
- Provide an opportunity for performers to gain additional training
Vision and Aims
- A programme that can engage pupils with school.
- An opportunity for pupils to gain additional dance training and practice
- Links with the Significant Aspects of Learning and CfE Experiences and Outcomes
Programme Rational
The course comprises of four components: Jazz, Contemporary, Hip Hop/Street and Choreography
We aim to develop the following technical skills:
Jazz, Contemporary and Hip Hop/Street: Pupils will cover Technical Centre Work and Skills, Travelling, Technical Performance (Dance performance) for each of the 3 styles
- Pupils will develop Choreography Skills that allow them to create movements inspired by a theme for example a film, season, topic that affects them
- Pupils will create movement pieces using a variety of stimuli including pictures and poems
- Pupils will develop an understanding of developing movement pieces through levels, jumps, spatial patterns, groupings, speeds and directions
- Pupils will develop an understanding of developing movement pieces through devices including unison, cannons, repetition and mirror
Skills, Qualities and Attributes
- Communication
- Leadership
- Working with Others
- Resilience - Managing Distractions and Perseverance
- Resourcefulness- Making Links and Questioning
- Problem Solving
- Information Technology
- Creativity
- Reflectiveness- Planning and Revising
- Reciprocity- Empathy and Listening
School of Dance Handbook May 2018 |