BA in Dance
Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom
DURATION
3 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
GBP 9,250 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* only for home students. We will continue to accept applications from international students after the 25th of January
** UK students: £9,250 per year | international: £15,800 for the first year
Introduction
Why choose this course?
If you want to study dance and performance practice, but also want to gain an understanding of their history and the current dance industry, this is the course for you. No matter what your dance experience and background are, this course enables you to experiment and explore your creative potential, preparing you for a career in the dance or creative arts industries.
You'll develop your own dance identity by studying a variety of topics, such as choreography, dance technique and performance, and the dance industry, with a particular focus on teaching dance or event management.
The course is forward-thinking and emphasises the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion that makes the dance industry a vibrant and exciting place to work. There are opportunities to undertake a work placement or professional project or collaborate across disciplines (such as with a composer or filmmaker).
You'll work in a range of workshops and technique classes, across a range of dance and performance styles, for example:
- hip-hop dance styles
- African
- classical Indian dance
- contemporary dance and contact improvisation
Throughout the three years, you will gain valuable insight into the dance industry through the Dance Industry modules, which prepare you for employment after graduating.
There is the option to specialise in choreography or Hip Hop and Urban Performance Practices in Years 2 and 3, and work as a dance company in Year 3.
The course also capitalises on London's vibrant multicultural dance scene, enabling you to access well-known dance centres such as Sadler's Wells, the South Bank Centre, the Barbican and the Place.
Reasons to choose Kingston
- The University's brand new Town House has a performance studio theatre and three large dance studios, equipped to professional standards with fully-sprung floors, mirrors and barres.
- 100% of students from this course were in employment or further study within six months of graduating (DLHE 2016/17).
- You'll learn from real-life dance companies. There are guest workshops and in-house residencies from the likes of the Olivier Award-winning Botis Seva and Far From the Norm, What is Written? Dance Company, Adriano Olivera (African) and Paradigmz (Dance Hall).
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Curriculum
What you will study
By the time you graduate you'll have gained real-life experience and skills that it is linked to working in the dance industry and completed projects that will help kick-start your career. You will do this through learning, making, performing, watching, and discussing dances in new ways, using eye-opening perspectives and developing your professional and employability skills.
As you progress, you will work on projects that draw together different strands of your learning. Across the three years of the course, you will have increasing independence in the design and delivery of these projects.
Year 1
Year 1 focuses on developing your skills, knowledge and understanding. You will be introduced to the dance industry and set a plan for what you need to do to support your career aspirations. You will develop your technical and performance skills in a range of dance styles and apply this to your choreographic work. dance technique and knowledge of. You will also learn about the history of dance, anatomy and dance training.
Core modules
- Dance Techniques and Cultures 1
- Creating Dance 1
- Dance Industry 1: professional skills and personal development
Year 2
Year 2, provides you with the opportunities to apply your skills, knowledge and understanding developed in year 1 to the development of projects. Alongside developing your dance technique you will have the opportunity to develop your teaching skills or gain insight into producing and managing events and completing group projects. You will also learn about theoretical frameworks that will help you develop your understanding of the dance industry today and have the opportunity to specialise in either choreography or Hip Hop and Urban performance practices.
Core modules
- Dance Industry 2: teaching and producing pathways
- Dance Techniques and Cultures 2
- Dance and the Global Now
Optional modules
- Creating Dance 2
- Hip Hop and Urban Performance Practices 1
Optional Year
You have the option to take an additional year to study abroad.
Year 3
The focus of Year 3 is on preparing you for graduation and opportunities to work independently and lead your own projects. You will have the opportunity to undertake a placement or develop your own industry-based project, work as a member of a Dance Company with a choreographer and tailor the rest of your study to your own interests.
Core modules
- Dance industry 3: placement and professional skills
- Dance Company
Optional modules
- Independent Dance Project
- Creating Dance 3
- Hip Hop and Urban Performance Practices 2
Please note
Optional modules only run if there is enough demand. If we have an insufficient number of students interested in an optional module, that module will not be offered for this course.
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Career Opportunities
After you graduate
Career options include performance, choreography, directing, community dance, teaching or producing and managing dance. Outside the performing arts, graduates work in production, event management, fitness instruction, media and teaching.