Dance HND

Developed in partnership with Kidderminster College, HND Dance offers highly practical and intensive technical training to extend and develop performance skills.

Specific contemporary techniques are studied alongside a traditional classical ballet approach and commercial techniques of Jazz and Street Dance. Choreography is used to expand creative thinking and a variety of new digital media is available to support your own choreographic work.

An emphasis is placed on vocational training and the skills required to enter the professional worlds of performing arts. You will have the opportunity to undertake a work placement as well as examining the theories and practice of specific dance roles.

This course is run in association with Kidderminster College and you will study at Kidderminster.

To view the course, visit Kidderminster College website.

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UCAS code

UCAS is the central organisation through which applications are processed for entry onto full-time undergraduate courses in Higher Education in the UK.

Dance HND 005W K HND/Da

For the latest information, check the UCAS website at www.ucas.com

Study options

Available full and part-time

Location of Study:

Kidderminster College

Get in touch

Admissions Office
01905 855111
admissions@worc.ac.uk

Kidderminster College
Contact: Ann Rennie
01562 512024
arennie@kidderminster.ac.uk

A minimum of 60 UCAS Tariff points from one A level (or equivalent Level 3 qualifications) plus at least 5 GCSEs at Grades A-C. Shortlisted applicants are invited for audition.

The University will consider each application on its individual merits and will recognise a range of qualifications not currently included in the Tariff, including Access courses, European Baccalaureate and pre-2002 qualifications such as GNVQ. Please contact the Admissions Office for advice.

Further information about the UCAS Tariff can be obtained from www.ucas.com

Applicants with no formal qualifications may be considered for Mature Student Entry Routes.

Mature Students

The University of Worcester and Kidderminster College value diversity in their student body, and students over the age of 21 are very welcome.

If you fulfil the standard entry requirements as detailed above, please apply through UCAS.

If you have few or no formal qualifications, please contact Admissions with details of your age, the work you have undertaken, including caring or organised voluntary work and any other relevant experience you have gained since leaving school.

We can then organise an advisory interview to discuss the best way forward for you. Options available include an Access course or Foundation Year at a local Further Education college or an Exploratory Essay and interview, where appropriate.

Modules

Contemporary Technique 1
Ballet Technique 1
Choreography
Preparation for Performance
Repertoire
Jazz Dance
Understanding Dance: History & Analysis
Performance
Contemporary Technique 2
Ballet Technique 2
Urban Dance
Professional Studies
Choreography for Film
Professional Practice
Performance Project

Assessment

Practical assessments including technique class, performance, practice-based seminars, choreography.
Written assessments including reports, analytical essays, logs, presentations and seminars.

Elizabeth Winter

Course Leader, Dance HND

“The course offers a highly practical route to theoretical understanding, acting as a great springboard for entry into the dance industry or further learning.”

Academic department

Institute of Humanities & Creative Arts

“We are a lively community of scholars, researchers and creative practitioners, intent on supporting and encouraging students to expand their intellectual horizons, grow their creative and professional ambitions, and achieve their potential.”
Professor Antonia Payne, Head of Institute

Employability

The course opens up a range of careers and career opportunities, including: freelance choreographer, dancer, dance teacher, dance therapist, dance artist in the community, arts administrator, dance reconstruction and notation. Alternatively, you may wish to continue to a BA Top-up degree or postgraduate study.