GCSE Dance Written Exam Section A Guide

Perfect for students and teachers. This booklet is designed to support students in answering questions in section A of the GCSE Dance written exam.

All knowledge of the GCSE spec has been extracted and synthesised into an easy to read guide. All the contents must be revised to gain full marks in the exam.

Contents include:

At the start of the booklet:

Part 1: Questions relating to the stimulus

1. Choreographic processes you need to know including definitions
2. How to respond to the hypothetical choreography questions
3. How to gain full marks

Part 2: Questions relating to knowledge and understanding of perfoming skills

1. Definitions of physical skills, technical skills and expressive skills you need to know
2. Safe practice
3. Reasons why the above skills are important for a dancer
4. Ways to improve the above skills

At the end of the booklet:

1. Revision techniques and activities
2. Practice exam questions including 1 and 2 markers.