Actual 2026 AQA A-LEVEL DANCE 7237/W Component 2 Merged Question Paper + Mark Scheme

Actual 2026 AQA A-LEVEL DANCE 7237/W Component 2 Merged Question Paper + Mark Scheme

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 . 1 Describe the group position at the end of the second dance Lady Jane.
[2 marks]
0 1 . 2 Describe the transition from the group position at the end of the second dance Lady
Jane into the third dance Not Fade Away.
[2 marks]
0 2 Explain how the choreographic use of the dancers in the first dance Little Red
Rooster communicates the themes of this dance.
[5 marks]
0 3 Explain how the use of costume in the sixth dance Ruby Tuesday enhances the
choreographic presentation.
[5 marks]
0 4 Explain how motif and motif development are used in the final dance Sympathy for
the Devil.
[5 marks]
0 5 Discuss the similarities and/or differences between the aural setting of Rooster and
the aural setting of one other work by Christopher Bruce.
[6 marks]
0 6 Discuss how the use of collaboration has contributed to the development of the
repertoire of the Rambert Dance Company (formerly Ballet Rambert) during the
period 1966 to 2002.