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Course summary
This professional dance training programme is designed to provide you with the skills, knowledge, and creative ability to gain and maintain a lasting career as a professional contemporary dancer. Your training will be holistic, enabling you to be adept across a range of dance genres. You will develop the essential practical thinking skills to be a creative professional dancer who will thrive in rehearsals and performances. You will also develop the resilience to become a freelance artist and practitioner. You will understand the reality of the profession because you will be immersed in it throughout your training. You will develop a portfolio of professional work supported by dance agencies, companies, agents, casting directors, directors and choreographers, and you will work in a range of venues, including the Howden Park Theatre. Everything you learn will have an industry focus. Your programme has a clear structure, so that each year you progress towards becoming a dancer. Taught at The Scottish Institute (formerly MGA Academy of Performing Arts) in Edinburgh.
Modules
Year one You will develop your essential core skills with a strong emphasis on technical training. You will develop dance techniques both as an individual and as a member of an ensemble. You will always think about how research, analysis, and critique inform and enrich your work Year two Your core training continues, but you will deepen your ability to interpret, analyse and perform as a soloist and within an ensemble. You will select modules that focus on contemporary dance genres and practitioners, such as Graham and Cunningham techniques alongside a variety of other supporting techniques and creative skills necessary for the development of a modern dance artist. You will collaborate with industry professionals, companies and peers in a range of different workshops and performance opportunities. Year three Year three is your professional practice year, where you will refine the skills and knowledge previously acquired, with the aim of developing as an employable practitioner. Carefully selected projects and public performances will encourage you to develop professional working relationships and the entrepreneurial capability vital for future employment. You will continue to collaborate with a range of industry specialists including producers, gaining an in-depth understanding of project management and funding. With performances throughout the year, your professional preparation includes invited practitioners and graduates sharing their knowledge and experience of the workplace, complemented by advice on developing yourself as a unique performer or dance practitioner. Your show reel and showcase will be your introduction to a professional career.
Assessment method
Assessment tasks vary according to the learning outcomes. They can include group performance presentations, solo presentations, written assignments, and contribution to public performance projects.
How to apply
29Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- MG13
- Institution code:
- B20
- Campus name:
- The Scottish Institute for Theatre, Dance, Film and TV
- Campus code:
- M
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
A level - CDD
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - MMP
Scottish Higher - CCCC
T Level - P
Auditions are in person at MGA campus in Edinburgh. A member of the team will be in touch within two weeks of submission to take successful applicants through the process.
Student Outcomes
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
The Scottish Institute for Theatre, Dance, Film and TV
207 Balgreen Road
Edinburgh
EH11 2RZ