Dance study guides
SQA-NATIONAL-5 · National 5 (SQA) · aligned to SQA.
- Choreography: stimulus, motifs, devices, structure and space in SQA National 5 Dance
An overview of choreography in SQA National 5 Dance: creating movement from a stimulus, the initial motif and its development, the choreographic devices, choreographic structures, spatial elements, and the choreography task and review and how they are assessed.
📖 9 min readNational 5 - Dance appreciation: knowledge of a style, theatre arts and evaluating choreography in SQA National 5 Dance
An overview of dance appreciation in SQA National 5 Dance: the knowledge of a chosen dance style required by the question paper, the theatre arts and their impact, and how to evaluate professional choreography, with how this area is examined.
📖 8 min readNational 5 - Technique and the body: skills, the dancing body and the performance in SQA National 5 Dance
An overview of technique and the body in SQA National 5 Dance: the technical skills (turnout, alignment, balance, centring, coordination), the physical demands on the body (strength, stamina, flexibility) and safe practice, the performance skills that communicate a dance, the performance solo, and how to evaluate and develop your own dancing.
📖 9 min readNational 5