AQA GCSE Dance Revision Grid

This revision grid is designed to help you prepare for the GCSE Dance written exam in a structured and active way. The grid contains a wide range of questions covering all sections of the specification:

• Performance skills – physical, technical, expressive, and mental skills, plus safe practice and nutrition.
• Choreography – choreographic processes, devices, structures, approaches, and key terminology.
• Critical appreciation – knowledge and understanding of the six anthology works, including choreographers, intent, aural setting, costume, staging/set, props, lighting, performance environment, and use of dance for camera.

Each box contains a question or task that encourages you to:

• Recall key definitions and lists.
• Apply knowledge through examples and explanations.
• Analyse and interpret how production features and skills contribute to performance and choreographic intent.
• Reflect personally on meaning and effectiveness.

You can use the grid in different ways:

• Work through it systematically, question by question.
• Pick random boxes for quick-fire revision.
• Colour-code or tick off questions as you gain confidence.
• Practise short written responses to exam-style prompts.

The aim is to cover the whole course content in manageable chunks, while practising the style of thinking and writing needed for the exam.