Year 9 Dance and Drama

This is a half year performing arts course that offers learning in both Drama and Dance. One term will be spent on each arts discipline, with the learning focus being on creativity and collaboration within groups.

In Drama students will :

• explore acting techniques through improvisation, games and creative playmaking.
• develop original devised performances through exploration of the elements and conventions of drama that are used to tell stories for theatre.
• perform their plays to the class.

In Dance students will:

• experience a range of dance styles through research and practical exploration.
• learn a set dance to perform in small groups.
• explore a range of choreographic devices and use them to create an original dance for group performance.