Dance - Single Award (AS/A Level 3)

Applications Open – 3PM Thursday 6 November 2025

Applications Close – August 2026

Entry Requirements – For Level 3 courses, students must have 5 or more Grade 4s at GCSE. No minimum entry for Level1/2 courses

How to Apply – Please apply via KentChoices

This is a two year course.

A-Level Dance is a dynamic qualification which encourages students to develop their creative and intellectual capacity, alongside transferable skills such as team working, communication and problem solving. All of these are sought-after skills by higher education and employers and will help them stand out in the workplace whatever their choice of career.

This specification reflects both historical and current dance practitioners, including Bruce, Cherkaoui, Alston, Bourne and Khan; making it more relevant and inspiring a lifelong passion and appreciation for dance.

We recognise the role of dance in young people’s lives and students will be able to study a range of dance styles. We’ve set relevant and exciting sources for all choreography and broadened our areas of study. Students can perform and choreograph in a style of their choice for the group work, providing it meets the assessment criteria.

During A-Level Dance, you will develop advanced professional skills, rehearsing and showcasing a group choreography piece, whilst performing a quartet and a solo dance later in the year. This course allows you to expand on your skills and knowledge from existing qualifications, whilst challenging you to reach the next level. You will work from commissions set by AQA and explore creative dance whilst performing in the annual dance showcase at the end of the academic year.

Component 1 - Performance and Choreography 50%

Component 2 - Critical Engagement 50%

5 GCSEs at 4 or above - one in Dance and/or grade-related qualifications in registered Dance exams and one in English

You will benefit most from a GCE in Performing Arts if you have one or more of the following: - four GCSEs at grade A*-C which might include GCSE in Dance at grades A*- C - other level 2 qualifications such as Intermediate GNVQ in Performing Arts; Edexcel BTEC First Diploma in Performing Arts - grade related qualifications in Dance

You should also have an interest in developing broad skills, knowledge and understanding based on the practical needs and concerns of the performing arts industry.

You could take this course to complement other advanced level subjects such as Business or to prepare for the A2 part of an Advanced GCE in Performing Arts, which could lead onto higher education, BTEC Higher Nationals or NVQ Levels 3 and 4 in related subjects.

With further training you could go into a job related to the Performing Arts such as a Chorographer, Theatre Director, or you may wish to perform on the stage. The course will also help you develop the basic skills, understanding and knowledge that many employers across lots of industries are looking for.

Performer, choreographer, teacher, costume designer, dance therapist or a company manager, support roles in the dance industry.