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Spain

Humanities

Performing Arts

BA Dance

3 years

€10400 pa

Programme profile


This programme is designed for individuals who wish to undergo a highly vocational and industry focused training and education as a commercial and contemporary dancer. The programme is “designed for individuals with passion, creativity, imagination and a real commitment to gaining and sustaining a lasting career as a performer”. It provides its students with the opportunity to develop as individual creative artists able to work and thrive in multiple contexts and environments.

You are advised to apply and audition early, as programmes will close once full.

Programme content


Year 1 
The first-year work is focused on learning the basic techniques that sit at the heart of all high-level dance performance. Practical teaching will be in groups following a timetable of classes in a variety of dance styles – contemporary, ballet, commercial, jazz and tap. You will also have classes of choreography, acting, singing, and body conditioning. Alongside the more practical disciplines you will learn about business, dance history, and you will have a series of lectures looking at dance health which aims to provide you with the knowledge necessary to have a longer and safer career in dance.

Year 2 
The second year of study is centred on personal development, learning through performance and improving technique. More time is spent on rehearsal and stage productions, on campus and beyond. During this year you will start experimenting with interdisciplinary projects creating productions in collaborations with students and lecturers from other departments. Staff will ask for greater self-reflection on the quality of the work you produce and challenge you to bring more of your own ideas to the table. You will continue learning the history of dance and keep developing the business skills necessary for your career.

Year 3
During year three the focus on your individuality as a performer grows stronger. This is when your own style begins to assert itself, with opportunities to develop your own ideas and devise or interpret work in ways that play to your strengths. Collaborations with other artists and institutions will give you the opportunity to network and learn from the rich culture and local arts scene. This is in addition to the guest choreographers invited from Europe and the wider world to create new work with you specifically for your public performances. Audition technique classes and seminars will help you develop the technical and interpersonal skills necessary to enter the professional world. There will be more rehearsals, full-scale productions and performance events. Industry partners, agents, choreographers and international talent spotters will be on the guest list to watch you work in the annual showcase event.

Entry Requirements


3 A-Levels and 3 GCSEs

Six passes at Leaving Cert, inc 2 x H5

Mature student entry route, based on relevant experience.

Yes: Audition

Yes

No

30 May