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Dance (A Level)

at The Streetly Academy, Sutton Coldfield · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

The A Level Dance course provides an exciting and creative journey into the arts. It will encourage you to broaden your learning by enabling you to experience, perform and create choreography. The course will extend your appreciation of Dance whilst developing critical thinking skills in relation to Dance as an art form Teachers will guide you through a number of dance genres and styles, looking at a diverse range of dance works and choreographers. The course will take you out of the classroom and studio by facilitating theatre trips and dance company workshops. As a Dance student you will be given the tools to create imaginative dances by drawing on the conventions and traditions of the past. You will perform and interpret dance ideas, demonstrating technical and expressive skills, and safe practice, through solo and group work. You will learn to appreciate the significance of your own and professional works; understand the contextual influences on Dance; evaluate and distinguish between fact and opinion, and assess information from a variety of sources. If you dream of making a living from your passion for Dance, its really possible: as a dancer yourself, as a choreographer, or maybe as a teacher. This course will provide you with these opportunities. To be successful and secure high achievement at Advanced Level it is preferable for you to have taken Dance at GCSE level or have previous dance exam experience, i.e. graded assessments in Ballet etc. You should have some prac

What you need to get on

Total point score of 30 or higher from best 7 GCSEs including English Language and Mathematics graded 4 or higher, and GCSE Dance graded 5 or higher. Other dance qualifications may be considered.

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

  • The Streetly Academy

    Queslett Road East, Sutton Coldfield, B74 2EX

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 1 September 2026 · Sutton Coldfield

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