{"id":265,"date":"2020-01-11T08:58:32","date_gmt":"2020-01-11T08:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/kpsscurricularpathways\/?page_id=265"},"modified":"2025-11-24T20:12:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T20:12:23","slug":"pathways-to-senior-phase-dance-studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/kpsscurricularpathways\/curricular-areas\/expressive-arts\/pathways-to-senior-phase-dance-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Pathways to Senior Phase: Dance Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><u>National 5 Dance<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Entry requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A background in Dance is preferred but not essential.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Course summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In National 5 Dance, pupils will be assessed through three components; Dance performance, practical activity and question paper.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Assessment structure<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>One Solo dance performance<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1.5 minutes &#8211; 2 minutes long<\/li>\n<li>35 marks \u2013 (35%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>During the course the pupils will learn a Jazz, Commercial and Contemporary dance. The pupils will then be able to pick which one dance style they will perform for their exam.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Physical activity<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Choreography 35 marks<\/p>\n<p>Choreography review 30 marks (40% overall)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 dancers<\/li>\n<li>1 \u00bd &#8211; 2 minutes long<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>During the course pupils will create a piece of choreography that will be presented as part of their overall grade in February-April time. Alongside their choreography, the pupils will write an essay (choreographic review) on their piece of choreography discussing their choice of music, choreographic device, structure and more, as well as presenting the research they have conduced based on their chosen theme.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Exam (question paper)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 hour<\/li>\n<li>30 marks (20%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pupils will sit an exam in the SQA exam diet where they will answer question in three different sections.<\/p>\n<p>Section 1 \u2013 Evaluation of technical and performance skills<\/p>\n<p>Section 2 \u2013 Knowledge and understanding of a dance style<\/p>\n<p>Section 3 \u2013 Evaluation of a professional choreography<\/p>\n<p><strong>Progression<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Higher Dance<\/li>\n<li>Dance leaders<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Higher Dance<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Entry requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Must have achieved at least a B at National 5 or have dance experience outside of school.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Course summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In Higher Dance, pupils will be assessed through three components; Dance performance, practical activity and question paper.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Assessment structure<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Two solo dance performances<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1.5 minutes &#8211; 2 minutes long<\/li>\n<li>70 marks &#8211; 40%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>During the course the pupils will learn a Jazz, Commercial and Contemporary dance. The pupils will then be able to pick which two dance style they will perform for their exam.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Physical activity<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Choreography 45 marks<\/p>\n<p>Choreography review 25 marks (30% overall)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>At least three dancers or a solo<\/li>\n<li>2-3 minutes long<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>During the course pupils will create a piece of choreography that will be presented as part of their overall grade in February-April time. Alongside their choreography, the pupils will write an essay (choreographic review) on their piece of choreography discussing their choice of music, choreographic device, structure and more, as well as presenting the research they have conduced based on their chosen theme.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Exam (question paper)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 hours<\/li>\n<li>40 mark (30%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pupils will sit an exam in the SQA exam diet where they will answer question in two different sections.<\/p>\n<p>Section 1 \u2013 Dance appreciation in context<\/p>\n<p>Section 2 \u2013 Study of a professional choreography<\/p>\n<p><strong>Progression<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dance leaders<\/li>\n<li>HNC\/HND at Dance college<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>NPA Level 4 Dance<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Course summary <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are three units in the course:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Contemporary<\/li>\n<li>Alternative (Hip hop, commercial)<\/li>\n<li>Choreography<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Assessment structure <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On going written and practical assessments<\/li>\n<li>Solo dance performance in two different dance styles<\/li>\n<li>Must choreograph a dance for two dancers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Progression <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>National 5 dance<\/p>\n<p>Dance leaders<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National 5 Dance Entry requirements A background in Dance is preferred but not essential. Course summary In National 5 Dance, pupils will be assessed through three components; Dance performance, practical activity and question paper. Assessment structure One Solo dance performance 1.5 minutes &#8211; 2 minutes long 35 marks \u2013 (35%) During the course the pupils &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/kpsscurricularpathways\/curricular-areas\/expressive-arts\/pathways-to-senior-phase-dance-studies\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Pathways to Senior Phase: Dance Studies&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10274,"featured_media":0,"parent":14,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-265","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/kpsscurricularpathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/kpsscurricularpathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/kpsscurricularpathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/kpsscurricularpathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10274"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/kpsscurricularpathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=265"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/kpsscurricularpathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/265\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1036,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/kpsscurricularpathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/265\/revisions\/1036"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/kpsscurricularpathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/kpsscurricularpathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}