Dance

COMPULSORY TASK:

Ensure work is completed on the following from you ‘Career in the Arts’ unit:

Use professional (tutor, mentor, industry specialist etc.) feedback and guidance to create a learning and skills development plan that contains the following:
- An assessment of current knowledge and skills.
- An overview of current aspirations and goals.
- An assessment of knowledge and skills required to attain the goals.
- A schedule for on-going review of progress towards goals.
Write a letter to the artistic director: Clearly discuss in your letter what your goals are and how this course will help you in your career.
Create a schedule that will review your on-going progress. This could be a SWOT analysis and SMART targets or relate to dance skills or strength. Think about:
- What skills you already have that you can improve on.
- What weaknesses you have and devise a way to improve these.
- List the things you don’t know, or styles you want to train in.
Assess the potential for progress into two roles in the creative and performing arts industries, (relevant to their identified goals), evaluating their suitability for each role through an analysis of:
- Current skills and required skills for the role
- Accepted routes into the role
- Availability of the role
- Competition for the role

If you have any questions, please email d.paulo@springwoodhighschool.co.uk

OPTIONAL EXTENSION:

Place all videos of choreography or performance into your google drive in preparation for creating a show reel.

ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDED READING:

Look at professional dance show reels:

Research dance job adverts:

Becoming a dancer:

The following are key dance events/festivals to keep an eye out for and attend: