Dance

Course Information

Introduction

Step up your skills with our practical programme. You will explore a variety of dance styles including contemporary, urban, jazz, ballet and Musical Theatre. Enhance your choreography skills performing in-house and touring locally. Understand the Performing Arts Industry by working with industry professionals and creating material for your next steps. You’ll also work on a large-scale production alongside the Acting, Musical Theatre and Theatre Design and Production students.

Contact details: Jayne Exton Jayne.Exton@leedscitycollege.ac.uk

Who is this course for?

This course is designed to take determined dancers and give them the skills, experience and confidence to succeed in a highly competitive industry. We focus on the whole dancer, ensuring that practical ability is matched with personal wellbeing, choreographic flair and collaborative practice. Our dancers progress on to leading dance schools and universities such as Shockout, Bird, NSCD, Dance City, LMA and Irie.

Course units/modules

Year 1 :

• Exploring Performance Styles
• Creating Performance Material
• Performing as a Dancer as Part of an Ensemble
• Planning a Career in the Industry

Year 2 :

• Using Development Plans to Refine Skills
• Producing a Personal Project
• Using Material for Self-promotion and Networking
• Undertaking a Defined Creative or Administrative Role
• Using Creative Collaboration to Develop a Project
• Producing a Collaborative Project

Benefits and skills

• Develop the skills and techniques needed for performance in a variety of styles.
• Choreograph and perform in a range settings.
• Gain an understanding of performing arts in the local community.
• Learn about the Performing Arts Industry.
• Self-promotion and networking including producing a personal project.
• Create and perform in a Collaborative Performing Arts Production.
• Links with professional companies leading to performance opportunities.
• Explosive – Urban Crew performing at local and national events.
• Trips and visits to see live dance.

The department of Music and Performance Production has some of the best facilities in the region for our specialist courses. With support from industry partners we boast 2 recording studios, 5 dance studios, 6 ensemble rooms and 3 Music Production suites. At the heart of the department is the Chroma-Q theatre, a 180 seat venue that caters to shows, gigs and events from across the curriculum.

We chose Quarry Hill as the location for the new campus partly because of its proximity to so many creative partners. Situated next to Leeds Playhouse a short walk will also take you to Northern Ballet, Phoenix Dance, Leeds Grand Theatre, Yorkshire Dance, Leeds Conservatoire, The Wardrobe, City Varieties Music Hall, Dance Studio Leeds, The Key Club, East Street Arts and Leeds Arena. And to make travelling easier we are across the road from the Bus Station.

In addition to the practical classes we offer a range of enrichment sessions that are open to learners on any programme. They include Explosive urban dance crew, Essence contemporary dance group, Encore singing group and EnAct performance company. We also support the college Drag society and student union fitness sessions.

Entry requirements

Five GCSEs at grade 4 including English.

For all performance based courses your offer will be based on academic grades and a practical audition. The structure of the audition differs depending on your area of study. You will be given plenty of notice of the audition requirements when you book a date and will be supported throughout by our team.

Dance students will take part in a workshop considering their core dance skills and how they learn a short piece of choreography.

Available apprenticeships and progression options

Progression may include degree level study or relevant employment