What is the course about?
The S3 Improving Dance course is designed to help you grow as both a performer and choreographer. You’ll explore and refine your technical skills in hip hop, contemporary, and jazz dance, while also learning how to express yourself through movement.
Key aspects include:
- Development of technical skills across different dance styles
- Opportunities for solo and group performances
- Creating and refining your own choreography
- Building knowledge of the history of dance, technical skills, and choreographic devices
How will I learn?
Learning in this course is active, collaborative, and hands-on. You’ll take part in:
- Workshops to practice and experiment with new techniques
- Solo and group tasks to build confidence and develop technique
- Teacher-led sessions for guidance and structured skill development
- Classroom-based lessons to deepen your understanding of dance theory and history
What skills are developed?
By the end of the course, you’ll have strengthened a wide range of skills, including:
- Technical dance ability in hip hop, contemporary, and jazz
- Performance confidence in both solo and group settings
- Creativity through choreography and improvisation
- Knowledge of dance history and choreographic devices
- Teamwork, communication, and discipline
How will I be assessed?
Assessment will focus on both practical and theoretical elements:
- Performance assessments in solo and group work
- Choreography projects showcasing your creative ideas
- Written tasks to demonstrate understanding of dance history and technical concepts
- Ongoing feedback from teachers to support your progress
Where can this course take me?
Improving Dance in S3 is a stepping stone to exciting opportunities. It can lead to:
- Senior phase dance qualifications (National 5, Higher Dance)
- Performing arts pathways in college or university
- Careers in dance, choreography, teaching, or theatre production
- Transferable skills like confidence, creativity, and teamwork that are valuable in any future career
