Specifications
GCSE Dance (8236) Teaching from September 2016
Exams from June 2018
Why GCSE Dance
This creative qualification will develop your students' ability to choreograph, perform and appreciate dances through observing, discussing and actively exploring dance styles.
It requires literacy and numeracy skills, awareness of space and musical feeling. Self-reflection, interpersonal skills and teamwork enable your students to develop their creative, artistic, social and physical skills.
Professional development 
GCSE Dance: Engaging holistically with the GCSE Anthology
Monday 15 October 2018
LondonGCSE Dance: Teaching the new set phrases (new specification)
Tuesday 23 October 2018
ManchesterGCSE Dance: Engaging holistically with the GCSE Anthology
Friday 26 October 2018
Salford Quays
GCSE Dance is a fresh and vibrant specification which includes popular performance and choreography, alongside a new collection of shorter, more diverse and accessible professional works. To engage and inspire your students, we’ve taken a creative new approach to the written paper.
Liz Dale,
GCSE Principal Examiner and Moderator
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Aimee Harris and the customer support team.
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Tel: 01483 437750
Email: aqadance@aqa.org.uk