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2024 AQA GCSE DANCE 8236/W Component 2 Dance
appreciation
Verified Question Paper with Marking Scheme Combined.
June 2024
Materials
You will not need any other materials.
Instructions
- Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
- Answer all questions.
- Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
- You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside the box around each page or on blank pages.
- If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of this book. Write the question number against your answer(s).
- Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked.
Information
- The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
- The maximum mark for this paper is 80.
- You should use examples wherever appropriate to support your responses.
- You may use bullet points, continuous prose or diagrams in your answers.
Advice
You should spend about 30 minutes on Section A , 25 minutes on Section B and 35 minutes on Section C. For Examiner’s Use Section Mark A B C TOTAL
Do not write outside the Section A – Knowledge and understanding of choreographic processes and^ box performing skills Answer all questions in this section. 37.5% (30 marks) – you should spend about 30 minutes on this section. You are choreographing a duet (a dance for two dancers) using an everyday activity: making a phone call as a stimulus. All answers to Questions 01 – 05.2 must relate to this stimulus. (^0 1) Outline a choreographic intent for your duet, which refers to the stimulus and the use of two dancers. [3 marks] (^0 2). (^1) Describe a motif you could choreograph for your dance. Your answer should refer to actions, space and dynamics. [3 marks]
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Do not write outside the box [1 mark] (^0 5). (^2) Describe one way performing ‘in-the-round’ could support the choreographic intent outlined in Question 01. [2 marks] (^0 5). 1 Define the performance environment ‘in-the-round’.
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Do not write outside the box [2 marks] (^0 9). 1 Define the dance term ‘focus’. [1 mark] (^0 9). 2 Give two reasons why the use of focus is important during a performance. [2 marks] 1 2 (^1 0). 1 Define the dance term ‘safe execution’. [1 mark] (^1 0). 2 Give two examples of safe execution during performance. [2 marks] 1 2 30 (^0 8). 2 Describe one exercise or activity a dancer could do to improve balance.
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Do not write outside the Section B – Critical appreciation of own work^ box Answer all questions in this section. 22.5% (18 marks) – you should spend about 25 minutes on this section. With reference to your own GCSE Dance Component 1: Performance. (^1 1) Explain how your use of mental skills and attributes contributed to the overall effectiveness of one of your set phrases. [6 marks] Extra space
Do not write outside the box With reference to your own GCSE Dance Component 1: Choreography. (^1 3) Explain how your use of spatial content supported the choreographic intent of your solo/group choreography. [6 marks] Extra space 18
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Do not write outside the box [1 mark] 1 7 Discuss how costume and lighting contribute to the choreographic intent of Shadows. [12 marks] 1 6 Identify one feature of costume used in Shadows.
Do not write outside the box (^1 8) Using your knowledge of the similarities and differences in the use of staging/set and performance environment in Artificial Things and Within Her Eyes , discuss how the use of staging/set and performance environment enhances our appreciation of these two works. [12 marks]
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