Dance Level 3
Start Date
Mon Sep 05 2022
Day / Time
Weekdays
Duration
2 years
Campus
Baltic Campus
Gateshead’s innovative new Dance programme provides you with a strong foundation of all the essential techniques to build a strong core in dance with the opportunity to choose your own specialist pathway from Contemporary, Commercial or Music Theatre.
Informed by our production partners, our ground-breaking programme gives you control of your own development, whilst tapping in to your potential and giving you the confidence to ultimately seek employment in this exciting vibrant industry. Studying this course enables you to explore the full breadth of dance and to work creatively within a pathway that challenges and excites you.
Our vocational programme mirrors current working practices of the dance industry and focusses on building your skills and knowledge across dance genres specifically, through technique, choreography and performance. The course provides workshop opportunities with prominent industry dancers and choreographers, both in college and at external venues; with opportunities to visit key dance events throughout the academic year such as ‘Move It’ and ‘Can You Dance?’.
Our highly trained and experienced team, work on up-skilling all aspects of your training regardless of your specialism, through core weekly classes in ballet, jazz technique, contemporary/lyrical, performance and choreography. Additional optional classes in tap, urban, singing and audition prep are available to take in order for you to create a unique and personalised timetable. Supporting practical elements, you will also learn about dance business and study progression routes in to higher education and dance employment.
You'll choose one of three specialist strands to focus on:
Commercial Dance
This practical and physical programme will develop your commercial performance skills across urban / commercial, jazz, lyrical, ballet and choreography.
Contemporary Dance
Our contemporary course focuses on building technical skill and knowledge of the industry through technique, creativity and performance. Participation in contemporary, classical ballet, and technical jazz specialised classes is compulsory, along with the option to take additional classes in commercial and stamina classes.
Musical Theatre
This specialist pathway within dance will focus on the skills required in Musical Theatre performance. You will combine in-depth vocal and acting training with dance techniques in this unique pathway, tailored to explore material from the world of professional theatre.
Through the University Arts London (UAL) qualification, you will build skills, competencies and confidence in the creative process. Learn how to reflect on your practice and unlock your creative potential. Assessment is formative and is designed to help you be the best you can. Practical work, concept development, design to how you creatively problem solve will all be developed.
At the end of year one you will participate in a Major Dance Event, this will demonstrate a body of work that highlights your strengths and personal interests in areas in which you excel; reflecting and analysing research, contextualising, presentation and, of course, your practical skills.
Top-up onto the Extended Diploma in year two and you will advance your skill set and professional qualities building towards the Extended Site Specific Project, your chance to show how far you have come. Assessed on your professional portfolio of work, you will be ready to progress to higher education or other training routes.
Our highly experienced, friendly team work with you and help you realise your true potential. We recognise that college is a very different environment to school and our team work hard to create an experience that mirrors best industry practice, to prepare you for a career in dance and the wider creative arts sectors.
We believe that hard work gets results, challenge is necessary for development and that people develop at a greater rate when given opportunities to take creative risks in areas they are passionate about.
We work hard to make fantastic partnerships with employers to give you
experience of the world of work. Career development is central to our courses
and we continually work to gain you relevant, real world experience. Currently
we offer workshop experience in schools, where you will create a dance piece for
The Sage Dance Festival, Can You Dance? and Move
it-London.
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We will give you the best vocational training that covers a range of dance styles and we will give you a skill set designed to maximise employment opportunities for a career in the dance industry.
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We will help you to build up a portfolio of work that will help and prepare you for further education, which extends on in to employment.
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We will support you with travel and audition costs to your prospective vocational schools and universities.
We will support you throughout your studies to help you take your next steps, be that studying for a degree at university or auditioning for a specialist vocational schools or conservatoires.
You will get to build a portfolio and make valuable contacts that could lead to opportunities working within industry leaders. If you want to go down an entrepreneurial route, we have that covered too with our award-winning Careers Team and their expert advice.
Our Dance graduates progress to top universities and specialist dance schools
such as: Laban, The Place, Performers, Addict and Urdang.
Whatever support you need, we’re here for you and will make sure you get the most out of your time at college.
We have expert teams in place to look after every single one of our students.
Our specialist teams can help with:
- Learning difficulties
- Physical and sensory disabilities
- Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, ADHD, Asperger’s Syndrome or other specific learning difficulties
- Mental health and well being
Exam access arrangements
Money, finance and bursary advice
Careers advice, job and university applications
Find out more here, pop into one of our enrolment events or call us on 0191 426 4329
This course is free to those aged under 19 years old.
Most people aged 19 years and over can qualify for free or reduced price course fees and there are grants and bursaries you can apply for to help cover the costs of coming to college, depending on your circumstances.
If you already have a full level 3 qualification and are aged 19 years over, you can apply for an Advanced Learning Loan or pay the fee upfront in full and qualify for a 10% discount.
You can get more information at our
enrolment events, by calling 0191 490 2246 or email us at start@gateshead.ac.uk
