A Thriving Performing Arts Scene
King's has always enjoyed huge successes in the performing arts. Our music and drama departments regularly demonstrate the individual talents of our pupils in a variety of settings.
Our yearly shows are fully staged with lighting, costume, music and dance numbers adding that bit of extra sparkle.
A Creative Journey
Following the AQA GCSE curriculum, dance pupils learn to choreograph, perform and appreciate dance as an art form. This holistic engagement with dance informs their development as creative and artistic individuals, and broadens their aesthetic, social and cultural experience.
What Will I Learn?
The courses covers the knowledge and understanding of performance and choreography, as well as the critical appreciation of your own and the work of professionals.
It is internally marked and externally assessed.
Head of Academic Dance
Karen is qualified to teach GCSE dance and has a wealth of dance experience, having started ballet, tap and modern at a young age. She studied music at university, but never strayed far from the dance world. She has performed in a variety of shows and musicals, made TV appearances, and performed alongside TV and sports stars in panto at the Bristol Hippodrome and New Theatre Cardiff.
Visiting Dance Teachers
Our department is joined by a number of dance teachers who teach various dance sessions on a weekly basis. These dance professionals comes from diverse backgrounds such as classical ballet, urban dance, jazz, musical theatre and Latin American. Having these additional teachers with their wealth of experience and skills, makes for a vibrant and dynamic performing arts programme.