DCMS Dance Links Brochure - Cornwall Healthy Schools

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Providing children and youngpeople with high quality danceWhy is it important to provide highquality dance for children and youngpeople?Dance plays an important role in helping pupilsdevelop personal and physical health, fitness andwell-being. It extends the range of choicesavailable to children and young people to take upan active and healthy lifestyle.“My confidence has soaredsince Year 6. I used to be reallyquiet but now I am really loudand bubbly! Ask my friends!Dance club participant”The creative and artistic opportunities offered bydance enable children and young people toexpress themselves, and to communicate what theythink and believe. Dance can provide a context inwhich they can develop a better understanding ofthemselves and improve their self-esteem.A high quality dance education enables pupils tomake informed choices about how and whether toget involved in dance, and encourages them toparticipate in dance beyond school and into theiradult life.High quality dance in the curriculumWhile the programme of study of dance is part ofthe National Curriculum for physical education,dance also has a place in the arts curriculum. It isbest experienced when the teaching of danceinterlinks the processes of composition,performance and appreciation. It is most effectivewhen children and young people have the chanceto encounter, explore and develop movement andcompositional ideas, and when they can share theirwork and learn to appreciate what they havecreated and performed.High quality dance teaching helps children andyoung people to develop a range of personal,social, physical, artistic, creative and criticalthinking skills. A high quality dance education willprovide a range of opportunities for pupils such asperforming in public, seeing dance performancesand working with professional dance artists.High quality dance beyond thecurriculumChildren and young people learn best when theycan connect what they learn in the dancecurriculum with their own and others’ lives outsidelessons and school. Those who make the mostprogress in dance, and who are most likely toremain involved and interested in dance throughouttheir lives, are those who have high qualityexperiences beyond the curriculum. These childrenand young people gain additional time to exploreideas, practice skills and share with others. Manyare able to focus on the specific forms of dancethat interest them most and have moreopportunities to perform and create dance.There are many ways in which children and youngpeople experience dance outside the curriculum.Dance artists working with dance agencies, dancecompanies, local theatres and other organisationsoffer a wide range of dance activities. Theseinclude classes in ballet, contemporary dance,creative dance, street dance and other stylesdelivered through weekly dance sessions, holidayprojects and performance groups. There are alarge number of private dance schools throughoutthe country that provide opportunities forparticipants to learn and take graded examinationsin specific dance forms such as ballet, ballroom,Irish dance, South Asian dance or tap.2 Dance LinksDance Links3
What are the outcomes of highquality dance?As stated in High Quality PE and Sport for Young People,when schools and clubs provide high quality PE and sport,they see young people who:When schools and clubs achieve these outcomes in dance,children and young people:1. are committed to PE and sportand make them a central partof their lives – both in and outof school2. know and understand whatthey are trying to achieve andhow to go about doing it3. understand that PE and sportare an important part of ahealthy, active lifestyle4. have the confidence to getinvolved in PE and sport5. have the skills and control thatthey need to take part in PEand sport6. willingly take part in a rangeof competitive, creative andchallenge-type activities, bothas individuals and as part of ateam or group7. think about what they aredoing and make appropriatedecisions for themselves8. show a desire to improve andachieve in relation to their ownabilities9. have the stamina, supplenessand strength to keep going10. enjoy PE, school andcommunity sport1. are committed to dance andkeen to experience a widerange of dance throughparticipation, observation anddiscussion2. know and understand whatthey wish to achieve in a rangeof dance forms from differentcultural contexts3. appreciate the benefits ofdance as part of a healthy,active lifestyle and are able tomake choices about its role intheir lives4. have confidence in their owndance abilities and have highself-esteem5. demonstrate increased skillsand physical competence indance6. create and perform danceswhich communicate an artisticintention using a range ofdance styles7. think critically about danceand communicate effectivelyabout their own and others’work, including professionaldance works8. show a desire to improve indance and celebrate theirdance experiences through arange of activities includingperformances9. have the stamina, supplenessand strength to participate indance, understanding andapplying aspects of safe dancepractice10. enjoy dance and are engagedand motivated while dancing.4 Dance LinksDance Links5
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