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Question

1. Current Provision (2024–2025) Has your school provided instruction in dance, either as a standalone subject or integrated within the curriculum, during the academic year 2024–2025? 2. Future Provision (2025–2026) Does your school intend to provide dance instruction, either as a standalone subject or integrated within the curriculum, in the academic year 2025–2026? If so, would your school be interested in receiving assistance or guidance from the British DanceSport Association to support this provision? 3. Dance Styles Offered or Planned If dance instruction is currently provided or planned, please specify which styles or forms of dance are taught or intended to be taught. For clarity, please indicate which of the following apply: • American Smooth • Ballet • Breakdancing, • Contemporary (Ballroom and Latin American) • Jazz, Salsa • Tap • any other dance styles not listed (please specify).

Answer

Information Relating to Gellifaelog school. RE: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 – INFORMATION REQUEST We have considered your request and provide the following information: 1. Current Provision (2024–2025) Has your school provided instruction in dance, either as a standalone subject or integrated within the curriculum, during the academic year 2024–2025? Yes 2. Future Provision (2025–2026) Does your school intend to provide dance instruction, either as a standalone subject or integrated within the curriculum, in the academic year 2025–2026? If so, would your school be interested in receiving assistance or guidance from the British DanceSport Association to support this provision? 3. Dance Styles Offered or Planned If dance instruction is currently provided or planned, please specify which styles or forms of dance are taught or intended to be taught. For clarity, please indicate which of the following apply: Yes Under the Curriculum for Wales 2022, schools are not required to plan for or deliver instruction in specific named dance styles (such as ballet, tap, or salsa). Instead, the curriculum encourages a holistic and flexible approach that prioritises the development of disciplinary and inter-disciplinary skills in and through dance. Dance is considered a creative and expressive form within the Expressive Arts Area of Learning and Experience, and may also be used to support learning in other areas such as Health and Well-being or Humanities. Rather than focusing on particular dance genres, the emphasis is on developing learners’ skills in movement, performance, composition, collaboration, and creative expression. Schools are encouraged to respond to learner interests, local contexts, and broader curriculum goals, enabling pupils to experience a wide range of dance opportunities that may draw from multiple traditions and styles. For example, a project exploring cultural identity might include elements of contemporary dance fused with traditional Welsh folk movements, allowing pupils to create original choreography that expresses personal or collective narratives. Similarly, learners might explore rhythm and timing through street-style or hip-hop influences while developing coordination and spatial awareness. As such, dance provision is flexible, responsive, and skill-focused, rather than being defined by a fixed set of dance styles.