Specialist Skills Presentation including both gymnastics and circus skills

Presentation

The modules will be taught as two discrete activities unified in the final assessment presentation. The exact nature of the delivery will depend on the prior experience, physical strength and expertise of the student cohort.
Gymnastics - as a continuation of their level 5 studies students continue to develop and maintain the broad principles of gymnastics 
-Flexibility
-Core Strength
-Balance
-Co-ordination
-Upper and lower body strength
-Mental focus
-Discipline
-Performance

Through weekly sessions the students will maintain and further develop acrobatic skills such as rolls, handstands, cartwheels, front and back walkovers, aerial cartwheels, tucks, turns, jumps, leaps and tumbling skills. The focus in level 6 will be refinement, precision and fitness. 

Circus Skills
Building on the students&#39; studies at level 5 students will initially be given the opportunity to further develop expertise in three specific circus skills – silks, aerial hoop, static trapeze. In the final phase of the module students will be invited to refine and focus their learning on one circus discipline leading towards their final assessment task.

Specialist Skills for Dance 2 - 6568IAB

Specialist Skills for Dance 2

Execute professional-level performance skills utilizing gymnastics and circus skills requiring syntheses and evaluations of artistic practice and artistic and technical skill

Illustrate at all times high levels of self discipline and self management

Employ high levels of professional practice in rehearsal and performance and demonstrate advanced understanding of safe practice