Dance

The Dance department is a thriving area of the school and enjoys excellent collaborative relationships with students and other members of the Expressive Arts Faculty. The department has access to two studios. Both studios feature a sound system, smart board, and lighting equipment. The main studio is used as a performance venue, equipped with raised seating, as well as a place of learning. Teaching is delivered by two outstanding conservatoire-trained dance teachers.

Dance provides the opportunity for students to develop thoughts and feelings about the world around them through the experience of performing, planning, and evaluating dances. It offers a unique contribution to a student’s physical, moral, and cultural education and works naturally alongside other curriculum subjects.

Our Purpose

The purpose of the Dance curriculum is to ensure that students can perform, choreograph, and critically appreciate the work of professional dance practitioners as well as their own work. Students are provided with opportunities to perform in a variety of different styles, helping them to develop versatility as performers. This also supports their knowledge and understanding of dance from different cultures.

Our Aim

Our aim is excellence in engagement in Dance for all. Students are challenged and driven to achieve their best. High standards of effort and focus are expected in Dance, and our results reflect this. To prepare our students for further training and beyond, the Dance department works closely with local dance organisations and professionals.

Future Pathways

Many of our former students have gone on to study at dance conservatoires, well-respected universities, the Centre for Advanced Training, and other national initiatives and now, as professionals, regularly return to deliver workshops for our students. We work with professional artists to provide as wide and enriching a dance programme as possible, and we offer advice on suitable pathways. Others, despite studying Dance to A Level, have gone on to study Dentistry, Medicine, Biomechanics, and Economics.