Revision Guide – Dance
SUBJECT: DANCE
EXAM BOARD AND CODE: AQA 8236
NUMBER OF PAPERS: 1
LENGTH OF PAPERS: 1 PAPER: 90 MINUTES
EQUIPMENT REQUIRED: Black pen (and spare), pencil for diagrams
WEBSITE LINK: http://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/dance/specifications/AQA-8236-SP-2016.PDF
Topics to be revised
- Performance
- Choreography
- Six professional works (films and interviews can be found on Go4Schools)
Revision Tips
- Key notes from classwork should be filed in folder
- Knowledge organiser for categorising key terminology (Go4Schools)
For each of the professional works, continue to create mind-maps as we have done in class.
Useful websites:
Links to all professional works and interviews are on Go4Schools
Infra – Revision Pack by Royal Opera House:
http://www.roh.org.uk/learning/schools-and-colleges/gcsedance
Each of the companies have information on their websites:
- Rambert
- Stopgap Dance Company
- Boy Blue
- Phoenix Dance Company
- James Cousins
- Royal Ballet (please see link above)
Exam Hints
- Read through the paper first
- Make sure that you attempt all the questions
- Read the question fully and highlight the key words e.g. description, contribution
- Be aware of the marks available and therefore the detail you should include
Download a printable version here
