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Online IB Dance tutoring at SL and HL for the current course, which applies to exams up to 2028. Get help with composition and analysis, the dance investigation comparing two dance styles, and the performance you present at an open showing.

IB Dance is assessed on your own dancing and writing, with no timed exam. You compose and submit original dances with an analytical statement, write a dance investigation comparing two dance styles from different cultures or traditions, one familiar to you and one unfamiliar, and perform at an open showing that is recorded for assessment. HL students compose three dances instead of two, write a longer investigation and perform for longer. Your tutor teaches compositional craft, performance technique and analytical writing using exercises and other dances, while your choreography, performance and investigation stay your own. Sessions are online and one-to-one, with verified tutors who scored 40+ IB points.

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Dance tutoring prices

From £52.50 to £70 per hour, depending on bundle size. Each bundle covers one subject.

  • Taster Bundle
    3 hours
    £210
    £70 per hour
  • Starter Bundle
    5 hours
    £330
    £66 per hour
  • Coursework Bundle
    10 hours
    £650
    £65 per hour
  • Assessment Bundle
    20 hours
    £1,250
    £62.50 per hour
  • Guardian Bundle
    50 hours
    £2,900
    £58 per hour
  • Ultimate Bundle
    100 hours
    £5,250
    £52.50 per hour
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What You Get with IB Dance SL & HL Tutoring

Comprehensive support designed to help you achieve your target grade

Composition and Analysis

  • Composing two dances (SL, 6-10 minutes in total) or three (HL, 8-15 minutes in total)
  • Compositional craft that supports the intention, form and content of each dance
  • Writing the analytical statement on your composition process and one of your dances
  • HL: showing compositional contrast across two of your three dances

Dance Investigation

  • Choosing two dance styles from different cultures or traditions, one familiar and one unfamiliar
  • Comparing historical and current contexts and the dance elements of each style
  • Structuring a formal written report: up to 1,500 words at SL, 2,500 at HL
  • HL: an in-depth comparison of two short dance excerpts

Performance

  • Preparing one or two dances (SL, 3-6 minutes) or two or three (HL, 6-9 minutes)
  • Planning at least half of the time as solo and/or duet work
  • Technical control, expressive ability and sensitive interpretation of each dance
  • Technique coaching on practice material before your open showing
Real student results

Students Improving Their Dance Grades

5 → 7
"My tutor helped me push beyond my comfort zone in composition - exploring new movement vocabulary and spatial concepts that made my choreography so much more dynamic."
G

Grace P.

Dance HL, May 2024

4 → 7
"The dance investigation felt daunting at first, but my tutor taught me how to structure my analysis and connect movement choices to cultural context. I ended up really enjoying the research."
A

Aisha M.

Dance HL, May 2024

4 → 6
"My tutor's feedback on my performance was invaluable - small adjustments to dynamics, expression, and transitions made a huge difference to the overall quality of my work."
L

Lily K.

Dance SL, May 2024

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Dance HL vs SL: What's the Difference?

Understanding the requirements at each level

SL
HL
Teaching Hours
150 hours
240 hours
Composition and Analysis
Two dances, 6-10 minutes in total, plus an analytical statement, 40%
Three dances, 8-15 minutes in total, plus an analytical statement, 35%
Dance Investigation
Up to 1,500 words, 20%
Up to 2,500 words, 25%
Performance (IA)
One or two dances, 3-6 minutes, 40%
Two or three dances, 6-9 minutes, 40%
Written Exam
None
None

IB Dance SL & HL Topics We Cover

The current course has three components: composition and analysis, world dance studies, which includes your individual investigation, and performance. You study dance styles from more than one culture or tradition, both familiar and unfamiliar. The IB recommends 150 teaching hours at SL and 240 at HL. A new dance course is first taught in August 2027 and first assessed in May 2029.

Composition

  • Composing original dances
  • Compositional processes and structures
  • Craft that supports intention, form and content
  • HL: compositional contrast between dances

Analytical Statement

  • Explaining your composition process
  • Analysing one of your dances with key terms
  • Reflecting on compositional problems and solutions
  • HL: how all three course components shaped one dance

World Dance Studies

  • Dance styles from more than one culture or tradition
  • Physical and theoretical exploration of dances
  • Historical and current contexts
  • Similarities and differences in dance elements

Dance Investigation

  • One familiar and one unfamiliar dance style
  • A formal written report with attributed sources
  • SL up to 1,500 words, HL up to 2,500
  • HL: comparing two short dance excerpts

Performance

  • Solo, duet or group dances in any style
  • At least half of the time as solo and/or duet work
  • Presented at an open showing and recorded
  • Technical control and sensitive interpretation

Movement Skills

  • Clarity in space, time and dynamics
  • Movement qualities appropriate to the work
  • Communicative expression with other performers
  • Communication with the audience
Assessment breakdown

IB Dance SL & HL Assessment Structure

The current IB Dance course is assessed through submitted work, with no timed exam. Externally assessed (60%): composition and analysis (SL 40%, HL 35%) and the dance investigation (SL 20%, HL 25%). Internally assessed (40%): your performance at an open showing, recorded and marked by your teacher, then moderated by the IB. This course applies to exams up to 2028; a new course is first assessed in May 2029.

Composition and Analysis (externally assessed)

External Assessment
SL: 40%
HL: 35%

Submitted recordings, not a timed exam: dances you have composed, plus an analytical statement on your composition process and one of the dances

SL: two dances, 6-10 minutes in total | HL: three dances, 8-15 minutes in total

Dance Investigation (written, externally assessed)

External Assessment
SL: 20%
HL: 25%

A formal written report analysing the similarities and differences between two dance styles from different cultures or traditions, one familiar and one unfamiliar to you

SL: up to 1,500 words | HL: up to 2,500 words

Performance (internal assessment)

Internal Assessment
SL: 40%
HL: 40%

Dances in any style, presented at an open showing and recorded, showing proficiency and expressive ability appropriate to each dance

SL: one or two dances, 3-6 minutes | HL: two or three dances, 6-9 minutes | At least half solo and/or duet work

Key Assessment Notes

  • There is no timed exam in IB Dance. External tasks are submitted recordings and writing marked by IB examiners; the performance is marked by your teacher and moderated by the IB.
  • A new dance course is published in February 2027, first taught in August 2027 and first assessed in May 2029. If your exams are in 2028 or earlier, you take the current course.
  • The new course has four components: investigating dance, experimenting with dance, presenting dance and an HL dance project.
IB Dance grade distribution and average gradeHow students actually scored in the latest IB results: the share of each grade, HL vs SL, and how many got a 7.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about IB Dance SL & HL tutoring

Yes. Every tutor scored 40 or more IB points and is verified, and all sessions are online and one-to-one. Tutors teach compositional craft and performance technique through exercises and other dances, and the analytical writing your investigation and statement need, while all submitted work stays your own. You are usually matched with a tutor within 24 hours.

It is the largest externally assessed task: 40% at SL and 35% at HL. SL students compose two dances totalling 6-10 minutes and HL students three totalling 8-15 minutes, with two of the three showing compositional contrast. You also write an analytical statement on your composition process and one of the dances. A tutor teaches compositional craft and the terms to explain choices, using exercises and other dances, while your dances and statement stay your own.

It is a formal written report, externally assessed, comparing two dance styles drawn from different cultures or traditions: one familiar to you and one unfamiliar. You analyse similarities and differences in their contexts and dance elements. SL reports are up to 1,500 words (20%) and HL reports up to 2,500 words (25%), and HL adds an in-depth comparison of two short excerpts.

The performance is the internal assessment, worth 40% at both levels. You perform dances in any style at an open showing, which is recorded. SL students perform one or two dances lasting 3-6 minutes in total and HL students two or three dances lasting 6-9 minutes, and at least half of the time must be solo and/or duet work. Your teacher marks it and the IB moderates.

Yes. The IB publishes a new dance course in February 2027; it is first taught in August 2027 and first assessed in May 2029. It replaces the current tasks with investigating dance, experimenting with dance, presenting dance and an HL dance project. If your exams are in 2028 or earlier, you take the current course described on this page.

Training helps, because the performance is marked on technical control and expressive ability, but you choose the dances and can perform in any style or styles. Composition and the written investigation reward thinking and craft as much as technique. A tutor can talk through which styles suit your strengths and build, on practice material, the analytical writing that dancers often find hardest.

In May 2026 (IB provisional statistical bulletin) 6.1% of Dance HL candidates and 5.2% of SL candidates got a 7. The mean grade was 4.5 at HL and 4.1 at SL. Dance is a small subject, with 394 HL and 463 SL candidates that session; the most common grade was a 4 at HL (34.5%) and a 3 at SL (30.5%).

HL has 240 teaching hours against 150 and asks for more in every task: three composed dances instead of two, a 2,500-word investigation instead of 1,500, and a longer performance. In May 2026 the mean grade was 4.5 at HL and 4.1 at SL (IB provisional statistical bulletin). HL suits you if you can commit the extra rehearsal and writing time.

Yes, for much of the course. Most dance assessment is submitted as recordings and writing, so a tutor can teach structure, dynamics and use of space through recorded exercises and other dances, and build the analytical writing the investigation and statement need. Your teacher still supervises your performance and open showing at school.

Yes. Close to a deadline, sessions usually focus on technique, transitions and structure practised on exercises and other dances, and on concise analytical writing within the word limit. You are usually matched with a tutor within 24 hours. Earlier support helps more, because choreography and rehearsal take time, and all work must be your own.

We offer a first session guarantee. If you're not satisfied after your first session, we'll rematch you with a different tutor or give you a full refund.

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