Leeds City College

What and how do you learn?

AS Level
Practical Skills:
You will develop contemporary dance technique through regular classes. You will develop choreographic skills to enable you to choreograph and perform your own solo piece. Performance and interpretative skills will be developed through a performance of a taught duet

Theoretical skills:
To underpin your practical learning you will study the demands made in practice and performance on the dancer. You will also study choreographic techniques through analysis of professional dance works.

A2 Level
Practical skills:
You will develop your choreographic skills taught in AS and apply them to a piece of your own group choreography. Your performance and interpretative skills will be developed through a taught solo dance based on a practitioner from 1965-1985.

Theoretical skills:
You will study specifically modern dance in Britain 1965-1985, which will support your learning of the solo piece. You will also study one professional dance work in depth which is selected by the examination board.

Assessment

You will be assessed in a variety of different ways:

AS Level:
Practical exam (60% of total AS marks, 30% of total A Level marks) including solo choreography and performance in a duo.
Written exam (40% of total AS marks, 20% of total A Level marks).

A2 Level:
Practical exam (25% of total A Level marks) including group choreography and solo performance.
Written exam (25% of total A Level marks).

Commitment, enthusiasm and a genuine interest in dance are the main ingredients for success on this course. It will be necessary for you to study outside of the class times. AS Dance is an academic subject which involves a high level of written analysis about a selection of choreographic works. You will also have analyse and document your own choreography and research on a weekly basis. Students must pass at least 2 AS modules at Grade E or above to be considered for A2

Qualifications required to start

Full-time: GCSE grade C in English Language. Full details of our entry requirements for A levels as a full-time programme of study can be found here

Part-time:
AS Level – GCSE English at Grade C or above. GCSE Dance Grade C or above is desireable, but not necessary.

You MUST have previous dance experience in a style other than street e.g: jazz, ballet or contemporary.

Part-time

This course is also offered as a part-time option, students do not need to apply via the FE application form below, but instead by attending open enrolment. Places are offered on a first-come, first-served basis and students must fulfill the entry requirements listed above.

The class start dates, session times and fees are as follows:

• 14/09/2010 – Tuesday – 18.00-21.00 / £460 + £50 exam fee.
• 15/09/2010 – Wednesday – 16.00-18.00 / £460 + £50 exam fee.

Enrolment opens:

Monday September 6th: 09.30-19.00 Monday-Thursday / 09.30-16.00 Fridays.

Places are limited so please attend early to avoid disappointment.

After the course

Success in this course could lead on to further dance training, HE level or employment.

How to apply/enrol

Please download, print, complete and return the FE application form below:
further education application form (PDF).

Please note that you must return your application form to the campus you wish to study at. Therefore if your course is offered at multiple sites, please take care to post it to the one you wish to attend as failure to do so may delay your application.

If you are experiencing problems or do not have a printer please contact us to request a copy by post. Please also visit our Frequently Asked Questions for answers to queries you may have.

Contact

0845 045 7275 / parklanecampus@leedscitycollege.ac.uk

More details

Start Date: September 2010