KS3 Dance

This page details what pupils will be learning in Years 7, 8 and 9. We want to enable pupils to be confident and efficient in choreographing Dance performances that emphasise the importance of intention and safe practice.

Click the links below to jump to that year's curriculum:

Click to go to Year 7 | Click to go to Year 8 | Click to go to Year 9

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Year 7

Exploring the variations of the 5 basic actions and choreographic devices.

Autumn 1: Sports Dances
Autumn 2: Pirates
Spring 1: Clones
Spring 2: Hip Hop
Summer 1: Game-ography
Summer 2: Dance Live!

Image with blue background with the words Hip Hop and a couple dancing in a hip hop style

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Year 8

Developing the variations of the 5 basic actions and choreographic devices in order to provide an impactful performance.

Autumn 1: “Swansong”
Autumn 2: Musical Theatre
Spring 1: Enter Achilles
Spring 2: “Shadows”
Summer 1: Spoken word
Summer 2: Dance style research

Image with light green background and the word shadows with a couple dancing in silhouetted with shadows behind them

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Year 9

The accumulation of using actions, choreographic devices and processes to appreciate and choreograph thought provoking work.

Autumn 1: Cultural Dance
Autumn 2: Contact work
Spring 1: Emancipation of Expressionism
Spring 2: Urban Playground
Summer 1: Choreographic approach
Summer 2: Technical skills

Image has a pale orange background and the words cultural dance in a Hindi influenced font, with a couple in Indian style dance positions

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