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2023 AQA GCSE DANCE 8236/W Component 2 Dance appreciation Question Paper & Mark scheme
(Merged) June 2023 [VERIFIED]
GCSE
DANCE
Component 2 Dance appreciation
Tuesday 20 June 2023 Morning Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
Materials
For Examiner’s Use
You will not need any other materials.
Section Mark
Instructions
A
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
• Answer all questions. B
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. C
• You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside
TOTAL
the box around each page or on blank pages.
• If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s).
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to
be marked.
Information
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
• The maximum mark for this paper is 80.
• You should use examples wherever appropriate to support your responses.
• You may use bullet points, continuous prose or diagrams in your answers.
Advice
You should spend about 30 minutes on Section A, 25 minutes on Section B and 35 minutes
on Section C.
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Do not write
outside the
Section A – Knowledge and understanding of choreographic processes and box
performing skills
Answer all questions in this section.
37.5% (30 marks) – you should spend about 30 minutes on this section.
You are choreographing a trio (a dance for three dancers) using the images below as a stimulus.
All answers to Questions 01–06.2 must relate to this stimulus.
Three photographs of a sculpture of Stephanie Tubbs Jones by Michael Murphy (2020)
0 1 Outline a choreographic intent for your trio, which refers to the stimulus and the use of
three dancers.
[3 marks]
*02*
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outside the
0 2.1 Identify two relationships you could use in your trio. box
[2 marks]
1
2
0 2 . 2 Describe one way you could use one relationship identified in Question 02.1 to
support the choreographic intent outlined in Question 01.
[2 marks]
0 3Describe one way you could use action content to support the choreographic intent
outlined in Question 01.
[2 marks]
0 4Describe one way you could use choreographic devices to support the choreographic intent
outlined in Question 01.
[2 marks]
Turn over ►
*03*
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outside the
0 5 . 1 Identify a location for a site-sensitive performance environment you could use for your box
trio.
[1 mark]
0 5 . 2 Describe one way your choice of site-sensitive performance environment supports the
choreographic intent outlined in Question 01.
[2 marks]
0 6.1 Name a type of aural setting you could use for your trio.
[1 mark]
0 6 . 2 Describe one way your choice of aural setting supports the choreographic intent
outlined in Question 01.
[2 marks]
*04*
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Centre number Candidate number
Surname
Forename(s)
Candidate signature
I declare this is my own work.
2023 AQA GCSE DANCE 8236/W Component 2 Dance appreciation Question Paper & Mark scheme
(Merged) June 2023 [VERIFIED]
GCSE
DANCE
Component 2 Dance appreciation
Tuesday 20 June 2023 Morning Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
Materials
For Examiner’s Use
You will not need any other materials.
Section Mark
Instructions
A
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
• Answer all questions. B
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. C
• You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside
TOTAL
the box around each page or on blank pages.
• If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s).
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to
be marked.
Information
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
• The maximum mark for this paper is 80.
• You should use examples wherever appropriate to support your responses.
• You may use bullet points, continuous prose or diagrams in your answers.
Advice
You should spend about 30 minutes on Section A, 25 minutes on Section B and 35 minutes
on Section C.
*JUN238236W01*
IB/G/Jun23/E6 8236/W
, 2
Do not write
outside the
Section A – Knowledge and understanding of choreographic processes and box
performing skills
Answer all questions in this section.
37.5% (30 marks) – you should spend about 30 minutes on this section.
You are choreographing a trio (a dance for three dancers) using the images below as a stimulus.
All answers to Questions 01–06.2 must relate to this stimulus.
Three photographs of a sculpture of Stephanie Tubbs Jones by Michael Murphy (2020)
0 1 Outline a choreographic intent for your trio, which refers to the stimulus and the use of
three dancers.
[3 marks]
*02*
IB/G/Jun23/8236/W
, 3
Do not write
outside the
0 2.1 Identify two relationships you could use in your trio. box
[2 marks]
1
2
0 2 . 2 Describe one way you could use one relationship identified in Question 02.1 to
support the choreographic intent outlined in Question 01.
[2 marks]
0 3Describe one way you could use action content to support the choreographic intent
outlined in Question 01.
[2 marks]
0 4Describe one way you could use choreographic devices to support the choreographic intent
outlined in Question 01.
[2 marks]
Turn over ►
*03*
IB/G/Jun23/8236/W
, 4
Do not write
outside the
0 5 . 1 Identify a location for a site-sensitive performance environment you could use for your box
trio.
[1 mark]
0 5 . 2 Describe one way your choice of site-sensitive performance environment supports the
choreographic intent outlined in Question 01.
[2 marks]
0 6.1 Name a type of aural setting you could use for your trio.
[1 mark]
0 6 . 2 Describe one way your choice of aural setting supports the choreographic intent
outlined in Question 01.
[2 marks]
*04*
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