Dance Performance and Teaching
UCAS Code: WX59
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
96 to 112 UCAS points at A2
96 to 112 UCAS points
GCSE/National 4/National 5
5 GCSEs at Grade C/4 or above including Maths and English or equivalent. Equivalent qualifications are Functional Skills Level 2 in Maths and English or Level 3 Key Skills in Maths and Communication.
96 to 122 UCAS points at Higher Level subjects
OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
96 to 112 UCAS points
96 to 112 UCAS points
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About this course
**Course Overview**
- Nurture your skills as a performer, dance maker and facilitator on our BA (Hons) Dance Performance and Teaching course. Preparing you for life as an independent dance artist.
- We have designed our BA (Hons) Dance Performance and Teaching course around the needs of an independent dance artist – offering you vital skills and understanding, together with a portfolio of high quality choreographic, performance and teaching work.
- It’s a programme built around three intertwining strands: Studio Practice, Creative Practice and Facilitation. With contemporary technique training and regular movement classes, we’ll support your physical development. Throughout all years you’ll deliver dance workshops to peers, on work placements in local schools and within community settings as well as shadowing community dance practitioners and taking part in masterclasses from visiting artists.
- In your final year you become part of the University’s Dance Company, giving you practical experience of touring performances and delivering workshops to real audiences. Throughout the whole course, you’ll find an approach that values community over competition, supporting your growth as a resilient and well-rounded dance professional.
**Why study with us**
- Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Dance Performance and Teaching is ranked 1st in the UK (Guardian University Guide 2021)
- Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Dance Performance and Teaching is ranked 3rd in the UK with 96% of students satisfied with their course (Guardian University Guide 2021)
- Join this course and you’ll be part of a centre of excellence for learning, participation and advocacy for dance and somatic practices.
**Further Information**
- You’ll work with some of the country’s leading dance practitioners and companies, offering the opportunity to shadow practice and develop professional networks. And, with regular work placements throughout the course, you should graduate with the confidence to work with dance in performance, creative, educational and community settings.
- In your final year, you’ll have the chance to attend cJAM – an employability event with a difference. You’ll get to take part in a giant speed-meeting session with the chance to gain a placement with one of 30 employers, gain valuable insight at an industry Q&A session, and get started on your own connections at an informal networking event
Modules
Year 1: Studio Practice, Composition and Performance, Facilitation and Performance
Year 2: Studio Practice, Dance In Education, Body and Other (Composition and Performance)
Year 3: Studio Practice, Facilitation, Choreography and Performance
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