A Level Dance
at Invicta Grammar School, Maidstone · school or sixth form
What the college says
This is a dynamic qualification which spans a broad spectrum of each area of dance education. It encourages students to develop their creative and intellectual capacity as well as their performance technique. Alongside your studies, you will develop transferable skills such as, creativity, team work, project management, communication, problem solving and academic writing. All of these are desirable skills by higher education and employers and will help them stand out in the workplace whatever their choice of career. This A Level reflects both historical and current dance practices, making it more relevant, and inspires a lifelong passion and appreciation for Dance and The Arts. A Level Dance provides you with the opportunity to acquire experience of performance and choreography and to engage in critical thinking about dance. You will have regular technique classes, choreographic workshops and theoretical lessons as part of the course. The focus for the practical aspect of the course is assessed through performance as a soloist and within a group dance alongside the production of you own choreographic work. Throughout the theoretical elements of the course you will engage with historical and current dance works and learn where dance fits within an entertainment, social and cultural context. The theory aspect of the course is assessed through essays and extended academic writing.
What you need to get on
6/above in Dance or attendance of a Dance Class and audition
How you are assessed
Academic subjects, mostly exams, three or four at once. The traditional route to university.
What this level means
The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.
Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?
Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.
Where it runs
Invicta
Huntsman Lane, Maidstone, ME14 5DS
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Start dates
- 1 September 2026 · Maidstone
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