Dance

Our vision:

The Dance department aims to create lessons that will inspire and motivate all our students. Dance is a powerful and expressive subject, which encourages students to develop their creative, physical, emotional and intellectual capacity, whatever their previous experience in the subject. At OHA we recognise the role of dance in young people’s lives and students will study a range of dance styles and style fusions. Students will also study a range of professional works, which will develop their ability to critically appraise professional dance works and provide a springboard for engaging in practical tasks. These skills are also transferrable to other areas of life and subjects within the school. At the very core of our department is a diverse and challenging curriculum. Pupils will have the opportunity to explore a variety of stimuli (for example; art, music and props) as well as take part in performances both in school and at external venues.  We also encourage pupils to reflect on their learning through feedback and discussions to develop critical and reflective thinkers to help prepare them for the next stage of their lives.

We see our key objectives as:

• Providing students with a platform to express themselves creatively.
• Providing students with key industry skills they will need for the working world (for example, teamwork, leadership and creative thinking)
• Providing students with opportunities to experience peer mentoring and coaching.
• Providing students with the technical, physical, expressive and mental skills they need to execute a dance performance.

As a department, we believe that Dance is important to a student’s programme of study for a number of reasons:

• Dance teaches students to work collaboratively and creatively.
• Students work practically to explore a range of themes linked to PSHE.
• Dance can enrich a student’s experience both in the classroom and in other areas of life helping them to express themselves whilst paying attention to their physical health.

Learning Journey

Key Stage Four Programmes of Study

Exam Board - 

AQA GCSE Dance

Name and email address of key post-holder:

Mrs Edwards                      Dance Teacher – edwardsa@oha.swecet.org