AQA A-LEVEL DANCE COMPONENT 2 CRITICAL ENGAGEMENT QP MAY 2023
A
DANCE
Component 2 Critical engagement
Tuesday 23 May 2023 Morning Time allowed: 2 hours 30 minutes
Materials
For this paper you must have:
• an AQA 12-page Answer Book.
Instructions
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
• Write the information required on the front of your answer book. The Paper Reference is 7237/W.
• Do all rough work in the answer book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked.
• In Section A, answer all questions.
• In Section B, answer two questions.
Either Questions
0 7 and 0 8 or Questions 0 9 and 1 0
or Questions .
1 1 and 1 2 or Questions 1 3 and 1 4
Information
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
• The maximum mark for this paper is 100.
• You should use examples wherever appropriate to support your explanations or argument.
Advice
You are advised to read through the questions carefully.
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Section A
Answer all questions in this section.
Compulsory: The set work Rooster (Christopher Bruce, 1991) within the context of the Rambert
Dance Company (formerly Ballet Rambert) 1966–2002
0 1 Describe two examples of the use of the feather boa in the seventh dance Play With
Fire.
[4 marks]
0 2 Explain how the choreographic use of the dancers in the fourth dance As Tears Go By
communicates the themes of this dance.
[5 marks]
0 3 Explain how motif and motif development are used in the first dance Little Red Rooster.
[5 marks]
0 4 Compare the structure of the fifth dance Paint It Black with the structure of the sixth
dance Ruby Tuesday.
[5 marks]
0 5 Discuss the importance of the final dance Sympathy For The Devil within the context of
the set work Rooster.
[6 marks]
0 6 Discuss the movement styles of the practitioners you have studied from the Rambert
Dance Company (formerly Ballet Rambert) 1966–2002. You should provide examples
from the repertoire of the company to support your answer.
IB/G/Jun23/7237/
W
A
DANCE
Component 2 Critical engagement
Tuesday 23 May 2023 Morning Time allowed: 2 hours 30 minutes
Materials
For this paper you must have:
• an AQA 12-page Answer Book.
Instructions
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
• Write the information required on the front of your answer book. The Paper Reference is 7237/W.
• Do all rough work in the answer book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked.
• In Section A, answer all questions.
• In Section B, answer two questions.
Either Questions
0 7 and 0 8 or Questions 0 9 and 1 0
or Questions .
1 1 and 1 2 or Questions 1 3 and 1 4
Information
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
• The maximum mark for this paper is 100.
• You should use examples wherever appropriate to support your explanations or argument.
Advice
You are advised to read through the questions carefully.
, 2
IB/G/Jun23/E4 7237/W
Section A
Answer all questions in this section.
Compulsory: The set work Rooster (Christopher Bruce, 1991) within the context of the Rambert
Dance Company (formerly Ballet Rambert) 1966–2002
0 1 Describe two examples of the use of the feather boa in the seventh dance Play With
Fire.
[4 marks]
0 2 Explain how the choreographic use of the dancers in the fourth dance As Tears Go By
communicates the themes of this dance.
[5 marks]
0 3 Explain how motif and motif development are used in the first dance Little Red Rooster.
[5 marks]
0 4 Compare the structure of the fifth dance Paint It Black with the structure of the sixth
dance Ruby Tuesday.
[5 marks]
0 5 Discuss the importance of the final dance Sympathy For The Devil within the context of
the set work Rooster.
[6 marks]
0 6 Discuss the movement styles of the practitioners you have studied from the Rambert
Dance Company (formerly Ballet Rambert) 1966–2002. You should provide examples
from the repertoire of the company to support your answer.
IB/G/Jun23/7237/
W
