Susan Handy Dance offers the full GCSE Dance course for both girls and boys.
The course provides an opportunity to engage with dance beyond dance classes.
Students may join the course with experience in different styles such as street dance,
jazz, contemporary, ballet and hip-hop however, previous dance experience is not necessary.
GCSE Dance is for anyone interested in dance and performance.
In studying GCSE Dance you will develop practical dance skills increasing fitness, strength and flexibility at the same time as enhancing your analytical and creative thinking.
You will explore a wide variety of dance genres and choreography, advance your
skills in presenting work and in performing your own and others choreography.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Students should be aged between 13 -16 ( from Year 9 in school ) by September of the first year of the course
CLASSES
Held in either Windsor, Berkshire or at our Woking school 'Du Feu Dance' in Surrey:
FRIDAYS 16:45 - 18:45
OLD WINDSOR MEMORIAL HALL
STRAIGHT ROAD OLD WINDSOR SL4 2RN
WEDNESDAYS 19:00-21:00
BISHOP DAVID BROWN SCHOOL
ALBERT DRIVE
WOKING
GU21 5RF
YEAR ONE TERM DATES 2023 / 2024
PLEASE NOTE SPRING & SUMMER TERM DATES ARE TBC
AUTUMN 2023
TERM STARTS:
9 SEPTEMBER 2023
HALF TERM: 23 OCT - 29 OCTOBER
TERM ENDS:
8 DECEMBER 2023
SPRING 2024
TERM STARTS:
13 JANUARY 2024
HALF TERM: 12 FEB - 18 FEBRUARY
TERM ENDS:
28 MARCH 2024
SUMMER 2024
TERM STARTS:
20 APRIL 2024
HALF TERM: 27 MAY - 2 JUNE
TERM ENDS:
19 JULY 2024
COURSE TUTOR
H E L E N I M I S O N BA(Hons) Performing Arts
HEAD OF MODERN TAP & GCSE DANCE
LICENTIATE of the I.S.T.D
R.A.D D.D.T.S Classical Ballet
Diploma in Dance Teaching Sutdies
State Qualified Teacher Status Q.T.S
Helen Imison gained her Performing Arts degree from London Metropolitan University; at the Kingston Teacher Training College she gained her Foundation in Dance Instruction; at the Linda Sweetzer Teacher Training College, her Diploma in Dance Education and she has recently been awarded her Licentiate in Modern Theatre Dance. Helen joined the school in 2013 and now heads the Modern Theatre Dance, Tap and GCSE Dance department across the school. Choreography is Helen's forte and she creates works for many dance productions for Susan Handy Dance plus for drama companies and performing arts festivals. Helen trains and choreographs for the Susan Handy Dance Company.
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