Dance

BA (Hons) Single Honours

We believe in helping you to acquire strong performance and choreographic skills linked with a critically informed approach to current dance practice.

Campus Chester
Course BA (Hons) Single Honours
Length 3 Years Full-time
Start date September 2012

By offering a balance between practical experimentation and theoretical enquiry, we aim to equip you with the necessary skills to progress into a career after university as a confident and enterprising independent dance practitioner where your skills can be applied to a wide range of contexts.

Some of the areas of work you will examine and experience include: a range of dance techniques, choreography, studio based and site specific performance, somatic practice, opportunities for work placements, opportunities to work with local communities, interdisciplinary work, integration of performance and new media, dance for the screen, independent research, practice-as-research and dance projects.

Why study Dance at Chester?

There are many reasons to consider studying dance - the diversity of opportunities for dance graduates is growing continually. Studying dance will not only help increase your knowledge and skills of dancing, but also help you develop your range of creative, interactive, negotiating, presentation, team-building, decision making and entrepreneurial skills.

Research has demonstrated that the arts provide a unique form of learning which enhances life skills and builds confidence. Dance is an exciting and challenging art form - as a dance graduate your skills can be applied to a wide range of contexts


Features:

The focus of the course is on current dance practice, where you will benefit from the opportunity to collaborate with, and be inspired by, nationally and internationally renowned artists, whilst working amongst a supportive community of students from other arts disciplines, affording many opportunities for integration and collaboration.

Dance share an arts-based site with Drama and Theatre Studies , Popular Music, Fine Art, Photography, Graphic Design and Journalism.

Next: Modules

Programme Structure:

Level 4 (Year 1)

  • Studio Practice 1: Allows for the development of discipline specific skills through the study of a range of dance techniques.
  • Introduction to the Study of Dance: Explores the development of contemporary dance highlighting artistic and contextual issues of pre-war and post war dance.
  • Improvisation and Performance: Develops skills in movement based improvisation and performance.
  • Somatic Practice: Helps to extend your movement awareness and understanding through a mind-body approach to movement education.
  • Production: This module offers the opportunity to present an original dance production.
  • Performance Technology: This module will introduce concepts and processes underpinning the use of performance technologies.

Level 5 (Year 2)

  • Studio Practice 2: Continues the development of discipline specific skills through the study of a range of dance techniques.
  • The Body in Performance: Through both theory and practice this module challenges preconceived notions of the body in performance.
  • New Dance in Context: Explores developments in post-modern dance.
  • Dancing Communities: Explores some of the ways in which dance might function in a range of community contexts.
  • Choreographic Approaches: Develops an understanding of current choreographic practice aiming to equip you with strategies for rigorous experimentation in dance making.


Level 6 (Year 3)

  • Studio Practice 3: Further strengthens your movement skills and reflective practices as an emergent dance practitioner.
  • Dance in Discourse: Addresses current and topical issues in contemporary arts practice.
  • Re-Presenting Dance:Explores the relationship between dance and the screen.
  • Dance Production: Offers the opportunity for the presentation of original dance work for public presentation.
  • Developing Professional Practice: Aims to support you in planning your next step as a practitioner or scholar.
  • Negotiated Study and Dissertation modules allow you flexibility in making choices about practical project work and written research.
Next: Assessment

Assessment combines both practical (i.e. dance performance) choreography, and lecture demonstrations, and written work (i.e. academic essay). 

Next: Careers

The modules on offer are designed to provide you with the opportunity to acquire a range of skills and knowledge which may be transferred to a variety of fields including performance, choreography, community dance, dance management, teaching, dance therapy, dance filmmaking, dance administration and postgraduate study.

A number of recent graduates are working as dance education officers, dance teachers, community arts workers, dance filmmakers, dance administrators and performers. The course will also prepare you for further study in dance.

Next: Entry requirements

Single Honours

 

UCAS points: A minimum of 260 - 300 UCAS points from GCE A Levels or equivalent
BTEC: BTEC National Diploma/Certificate: merit/distinction profile
Irish/Scottish Highers: B in 4 subjects
International Baccalaureate: 28 points
QAA: QAA recognised Access to HE Diploma, Open College Units or Open University Credits
OCR: OCR National Extended/Diploma: merit/distinction profile
Extra Information:

The Advanced Diploma: acceptable on its own

Welsh Baccalaureate (core) will be recognised in our tariff offer. 

Applicants will be required to attend a dance workshop, before an offer of a place can be made.
Beginning: Overview

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