Three 60-90 minute lessons introducing the Independent Contemporary Dance Scene in Britain, covering the following: Some background context of dance in Britain 7 key turning points which helped transform the British Dance Scene New Dance Movement The founding of LCDS/LCDT Transformation of Ballet Rambert Balletmakers Ltd Strider (and Richard Alston’s view of The Place) Dartington College The X6 Collective The 5 New Dance Philosophies 10 key ICDSIB characteristics Includes articles, comprehension tasks and recap quizzes. Includes printable worksheets for students to use to follow along. These are great for those who may need extra support with note taking, or for the whole class to speed up lesson times and ensure students have detailed notes. They could also be suitable as revision worksheets for later in the year.

Complete with lesson PowerPoints (which may have extra/additional slides or hidden slides so you can choose to extend the lessons or adapt the type of tasks you choose to do), work booklets for students to follow, revision resources and articles. Glen Tetley’s background style & influences x4 Pierrot Lunaire lessons covering the intention, starting points and consistuent features in detail with an essay practice lesson. x2 Embrace Tiger and Return to Mountain lessons focusing on set, music, themes and constituent features.

Unit of work which covers: Akram Khan’s background, style and influences Zero Degrees analysis (Section 1 passports, Section 3 Shadows and Sufi, Section 7 Barhant Attack and Block, Section 10 The Lady’s Husband, Section 11 Abhinaya, Section 14 Dummy Duality) Dust analysis (full work) The unit includes multiple PowerPoints suitable for 60-90 minute lessons with full analysis of themes and constituent features, starter tasks and practice questions. Many lessons include solid evidence examples for students. There are also additional worksheets which could be used as homework, revision or classwork.

Unit of work covering the following: Matthew Bourne’s background, style and influences Swan Lake (Prologue, Scene 1, Scene 2, Scene 4, and Act II) The Car Man (Garage scene, Shower scene, Luca’s arrival, Engagement party, Dino’s murder scene) The lesson PowerPoints can be used for 90 minute lessons and can even be split into further lessons depending on how much time you spend on each section. The unit comes with some extra worksheets for revision and includes starter tasks and some homework tasks, including exam style questions.

Colletcion of lesson PowerPoints, worksheets and reviews covering the following: Tetley’s background, style and influences Pierrot Lunaire Embrace Tiger and Return to Mountain Links to the development of Rambert Dance Company Each PowerPoint is suitable for a 60-90 minute lesson and can be edited as you wish.

x2 60-90 minute lesson PowerPoints covering the origins and context of Rooster. Starts the Rooster scheme of work and followed by individual lessons on each section of Rooster which can be bought separately. Or you can buy all 10 lessons in a bundle in my shop.

Updated 2024 10+ lesson PowerPoints covering the themes, style, and constituent features of all 8 sections of Christopher Bruce’s ‘Rooster’ for the AQA A-Level Dance specification. Full 60-90 minute lessons complete with starter tasks, exam questions, and examples. Each section follows a similar lesson plan where students complete 1xA3 grid throughout the lesson, as prompted by the slides. There is also an accompanying worksheet students can complete during the lesson. These are useful for students who struggle to take detailed notes, or who are slow at taking notes, or for the whole class to use to allow you to get through more content more quickly. Lesson PowerPoints are available as PowerPoint and PDF documents. Free accompanying resources are available at www.aleveldanceguides.wordpress.com

Updated 2021 Full 60-90 minute lesson analysing all constituent features of the section. Factual approach with some analysis examples.

Updated 2021 Full 60-90 minute lesson analysing all constituent features of the section. Factual approach with some analysis examples.

Updated 2021 Full 60-90 minute lesson analysing all constituent features of the section. Factual approach with some analysis examples.

Updated 2021 Full 60-90 minute lesson analysing all constituent features of the section. Factual approach with some analysis examples.

Updated 2021 Whole lesson PowerPoint covering section 4 of Rooster by Christopher Bruce. Includes analysis task and detailed information on the themes, accompaniment, set, costume, dancers and movement content. Suitable for a 60-90 min lesson.

Updated 2021 90 minute lesson plan including tasks to analyse section 3 and key information on the themes, physical set, costume, aural accompaniment, music relationships and use of dancers.

Carries on from the intro to Marie Rambert. Covers the changes of 1966, the company aims and ethos, brief discussion of Norman Morrice, an overview of the 5 artistic directors, and context of Britain in the 60s and dance in the 60s.

Detailed PowerPoint covering Marie Rambert’s background, influences, how her influences are reflected in the running of Ballet Rambert, Ballet Rambert’s history pre-1966 with context to provide an understanding of the importance of the changes of 1966. Also selling lesson 2 - The Changes of 1966

An overview of Bruce’s background and training, specific movement and choreographic style relevant to the exam, and details of 6 of his influences on his choreographic style, movement style, and directorship. Includes links to an interview with Bruce. Also has printable revision sheets embedded within.

One lesson PowerPoint to discuss Norman Morrice as a choreographer and artistic director, including his contributions to Rambert Dance Company (Ballet Rambert) whilst artistic director for the company 1966-1974.

Students need an understanding of the 5 Artistic Directors from 1966-2002, plus Marie Rambert and the Origins of the company for the first half of the lesson. The second half introduces Glen Tetley’s background, training, and influences, as well as the importance of Glen Tetley for Rambert Dance Company

Recaps origins of Rambert Dance Company and Marie Rambert, the 3 main aims of the company, the changes in 1966 and why they made such significant changes. We then look at each Artistic Director, with some basic knowledge of their backgrounds, training and influences, and then discuss their personal developments to the company. Included is a picture timeline with those key developments - I printed out a blank one and got the students to complete it by hand throughout the lesson.

This lesson follows on from Zero Degrees Section 1 and Intro to Akram Khan. It covers Sections 3 (Shadows and Sufi) and Section 7 (Barhant - Attack and Block). It could be used as a stand-alone lesson, but includes starter questions from previous lesson (about Zero Degrees starting points etc). It includes activities, a notes page for students to use, a blank A3 analysis grid with examples in the PowerPoint and a homework task.