Resource Pack (GSCE): Romeo and Juliet

Part one - Movement

Includes background to the ballet, synopsis, analysis of structure, characteristics of MacMillan's choreography, features of Romeo and Juliet and communicating through dance.

Part two - Accompaniment, sets, designs and lighting

Includes features of the ballet relating to each topic and information about communicating through each medium.

Part three - Communicating through ballet

Includes detailed choreographic breakdowns of some scenes, communicating through ballet specifically and interviews with three dancers who have danced the roles of Romeo, Juliet and Tybalt

Part four - Performance in a group dance

Includes breakdowns to teach simplified versions of the steps danced in the Ballroom scene.

Part five - Solo choreography

Includes six short examples from the ballet of simplified sections of solo choreography.

Part six - The written examination

Includes advice abut preparing for the exam as well as revision worksheets and teachers' sheets.

Purchase your pack here for just £40; the related DVD, the BBC recording of The Royal Ballet's production of Romeo and Juliet, starring Carlos Acosta and Tamara Rojo, released by DECCA (074 3337), can be purchased from all good music retailers.