Dance offers the opportunity to develop students’ physical activity, artistic expressions, and social interaction.
At Knutsford Academy we aim to broaden students’ experience of performance choreography and appreciation. Our curriculum encompasses a range of styles and techniques helping students develop their dance technique, co-ordination, creativity, and self-expression.
Dance at Key Stage 3 is taught fortnightly for Year 7-9.
In Year 7 students study the foundations of Dance focusing on the development of key skills for performance, choreography and appreciation. This includes investigating topics of Magnetic Forces, Space and Dance in Musical Theatre.
In Year 8 students investigate different dance forms and styles including Rock n Roll, Street Dance and African Dance
Year 9 develops students’ experience of cultural dance through the study of Bollywood. Performance and creative skills are extended though a range of stimuli including worldly PSHCE issues.
Enrichment
In KS3 pupils are offered the following:
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Weekly Dance club for all students Years 7-9
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Auditioned KS3 Dance company ‘Fusion’
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Boys Dance Company ‘Short Back ‘n’ Sides (input from visiting professionals).
Careers
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Professional Dance/Musical Theatre Performer
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Choreographer
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Freelance Community Practitioner
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Dance Teacher/Educator
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Dance Journalist
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Dance Physiotherapy
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Dance Historian
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Stage Management
Useful Links
Contact
Mrs L Scott: lst@knutsfordacademy.co.uk
Head of Dance
Drama is the study of a range of performer skills blended with written analysis to provide a rich study of watching, performing, and writing about theatre. Students from KS3 develop the fundamental performance skills needed to access scripts, develop characters, and understand specific drama techniques.
At Knutsford Academy we aim to develop our students’ opportunities by exposing them to a range of scripted opportunities, developing their knowledge of becoming confident actors and being able to justify their artistic decisions.
Course Description
At KS3 Students will study/investigate the following topics across the year:
YEAR 7 – Drama:
UNIT 1 – Darkwood Manor.
UNIT 2 – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
UNIT 3 – Creative adaptation of Fairytales.
YEAR 8 Drama:
UNIT 1 – The Identification.
UNIT 2 – Theatre in History.
UNIT 3 – Stimulus.
YEAR 9 Drama:
UNIT 1 – Blood Brothers.
UNIT 2 – Hillsborough.
UNIT 3 – Black Lives Matter.
Assessment
Enrichment
- Drama Club
- Musical Theatre Club
- Dance club
Careers
There are a variety of careers in the performing arts open to students including:
Actor, producer, lighting designer, costume designer, director, stage manager.
Contact
Mrs H Mayne: hme@knutsfordacademy.org.uk
Musical Theatre is the study of the wonderful world of musicals and the ways in which they are created, produced, and performed.
At Knutsford Academy we aim to develop a love of musical theatre in our pupils, allowing them to blend the skills they learn in drama, dance and music.
Course Description
Musical Theatre is taught once a fortnight throughout years 7, 8 and 9. We cover repertoire material from three musicals each year.
Year 7
Matilda
Shrek
Annie/Oliver
Year 8
Hairspray
Bugsy Malone
Mary Poppins
Year 9
Hamilton
Everybody’s talking about Jamie
Newsies
Assessment
Enrichment
A Musical Theatre club runs each week throughout the academic year, and pupils also have the opportunity to audition for the summer musical featuring pupils from years 7 – 10.
Careers
Musical Theatre Performer, Actor, Musician, Director, Choreographer, Teacher, Theatre Critic.
Contact
Mrs H Mayne: hme@knutsfordacademy.org.uk