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BTEC Performance (Dance)
New College Pontefract
Park Lane, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 4QR
National Extended Certificate (BTEC)
Level 3
Available start dates
Available start dates
Tuesday, 01 September 2026
New College Pontefract
1 Year(s)
Full time
Daytime/working hours
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Course Summary
Dance is more than just a form of entertainment. Dance?builds connections between students and our ever-developing world; it?is embedded within every culture and allows us to explore and share traditions. Studying dance also promotes opportunities for students to develop many personal and employability skills such as collaboration, discipline and adaptability that will benefit our students as they move on to face the challenges found in Higher Education or employment.
Course Details
Group Performance Workshop
Jazz Dance
The Healthy Dancer
Choreographing Dance
Developing Skills and Techniques for Performance
How will it be delivered and assessed?
The BTEC provides a vocational based pathway for students to develop their knowledge and skills of dance practice in a range of different genres. Assessment for the five units on the course will be ongoing to support building a range of skills and techniques to allow them to flourish in higher education. The practical elements of the course is 60% and ongoing theory work equates to 40%. Students will collaborate continually in all of their units and experience a wealth of professional performances and workshops.
Additional information
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