GCSE Dance
Mae disgrifiad y cymhwyster yn Saesneg yn unig, gan ei fod wedi ei gymryd o fanyleb Saesneg CBAC.
Literacy matters most in the Unit 3 on-screen examination, where learners write short and extended answers that analyse and evaluate three set works and an unseen work using precise dance terminology, and in the Unit 1 reflective log on their own choreography. Numeracy is light and practical: counting phrases, rhythm and tempo, working to set performance times, and describing space through levels, turns, planes, pathways and formations. The biggest thing Key Stage 3 should build is the ability to watch a dance closely and write a clear, evaluative paragraph about it using the correct terms.
- Corff dyfarnu
- CBAC
- Lefel
- Level 1 and Level 2
- Addysgu gyntaf
- Medi 2026
- Faint o waith llythrennedd
- Canolig
- Faint o waith rhifedd
- Isel
- Manyleb
- Agor y fanyleb
Sut mae'r cymhwyster hwn yn cael ei asesu
- Unit 1: Choreography: Non-examination assessment, choreography to a WJEC stimulus plus a reflective log, marked by the centre and moderated by WJEC, 40%, 96 marks
- Unit 2: Performance: Non-examination assessment, live performance of two pieces of repertoire, marked by the centre and moderated by WJEC, 30%, 72 marks
- Unit 3: Dance Appreciation: Digital only examination 1 hour 45 minutes, 30%, 72 marks
Sgiliau sy'n defnyddio Geirfa, sillafu, gramadeg
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Using dance terminology accurately
Learners must identify and describe the constituent features of dance using dance terminology, including actions, dynamics, space, relationships and the devices and structures listed in Appendix A. Many terms, such as retrograde, canon and accumulation, are technical and must be used precisely.
Llythrennedd: Geirfa, sillafu, gramadeg, Datblygu geirfa
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils keep a dance word bank sorted under action, space, dynamics and relationships and use three of the terms to describe a partner's phrase.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils label stills from a professional work with terms such as canon, unison and motif, then write two sentences that use each term accurately.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils write a 100-word description of an unseen dance clip using at least six terms from the Appendix A devices and structures, spelling each one correctly.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit 3, Section 3.1.1, page 16
“Learners should be able to identify and describe, using dance terminology, the different constituent features of dance.”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio geirfa amrywiol, briodol a manwl gywir, gan gynnwys geiriau sy'n benodol i faes dysgu a phrofiad/disgyblaeth at ddibenion gwahanol.
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio strategaethau i sillafu geiriau amlsillafog, cymhleth ac afreolaidd yng nghyd-destun pob maes dysgu a phrofiad.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwyf wedi cael profiad o ystod o eirfa sy'n benodol i faes dysgu a phrofiad/disgyblaeth a geirfa academaidd gyffredinol, ac yn gallu ei defnyddio wrth i mi gyfathrebu.
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio amrywiaeth o strategaethau ac adnoddau i sillafu geirfa gyfarwydd ac anghyfarwydd a geiriau sy'n benodol i faes dysgu a phrofiad/disgyblaeth yn gywir.
Cam cynnydd 5
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio ystod o eirfa sy'n benodol i ddisgyblaeth a geirfa academaidd gyffredinol yn fanwl gywir.
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio strategaethau i sillafu geiriau sy'n benodol i ddisgyblaeth a geiriau academaidd cyffredinol mewn cyd-destunau priodol.
Rwyf wedi cael profiad o ystod o eirfa sy'n benodol i ddisgyblaeth a geirfa academaidd gyffredinol, ac yn gallu ei defnyddio'n fanwl gywir mewn gwahanol gyd-destunau.
Da gwybod
- No marks for spelling, punctuation and grammar or accuracy of language are mentioned anywhere in the specification.
- Unit 3 is a digital only examination of 1 hour 45 minutes, 72 marks and 30% of the qualification, so written answers are typed on screen, not handwritten (page 4). It includes an unseen work as well as three set works (page 15).
- The Unit 1 reflective log is in a non-prescribed format with no word limit printed; Unit 1 AO3 is worth 5% of the qualification (pages 4 and 20).
- Set performance times: a solo lasts 1 minute 30 seconds to 2 minutes and a group piece 2 to 4 minutes, with each Unit 2 dancer actively performing for a minimum of 1 minute 30 seconds (pages 10 and 12).
- The specification says nothing about calculators or dictionaries, and numeracy is not assessed in its own right.
Cysylltiadau â chymwysterau eraill
Appendix B ticks listening, reading and speaking for all three units and writing for Units 1 and 3, while the four numeracy strands are ticked for Unit 1 only, pages 28 and 29.
Ffynhonnell: WJEC GCSE Dance specification, teaching from 2026, for award from 2028, © WJEC CBAC Ltd 2025 (no version number printed).