Syllabus concepts to know

• body strength
• control
• coordination
• spatial awareness
• dynamic content
• rhythmic accuracy
• temporal clarity. Performance skills include:
• focus
• projection
• phrasing
• stylistic integrity
• relationship to other performers
• relationship to the audience
• interpretative sensitivity appropriate to the work. Programme notes Students must prepare programme notes. Through the articulation required in developing programme notes, students are better placed to think about the intention of the piece and, in turn, give personal shaping to their interpretation. Teachers are encouraged from the beginning of the course to support their students in reflecting on the communicative intentions of the dances.