Postgraduate Diploma Community Dance

Postgraduate

In South London

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    South london

  • Duration

    10 Months

Building on your interests, experiences and abilities, the programme aims to foster your personal and professional development. An essential aspect of your studies will be the placement in a relevant community setting, giving you valuable practical experience. In some cases, these placements have led to job offers at the end of the students' training. Suitable for: Community dance artists support, develop and initiate dance activities within communities, working with people of all ages and abilities in a variety of settings. This programme is at the forefront of training dance artists for work in the community, and will prepare you for a multi-faceted career in dance. The programme is highly respected in the field, and former students work as performers, choreographers and teachers in the community, & administrators with dance agencies, dance companies etc

Facilities

Location

Start date

South London (London)
Creekside, SE8 3DZ

Start date

On request

About this course

You will normally have professional experience, preferably in dance, community or social work, and / or have successfully completed three or four years as an undergraduate at a university in an appropriate and related subject, or an overseas award of equivalent standard, e.g. Bachelor Degree (USA - GPA 3.00 or above), licence or Diploma. You must show aptitude for dance study at interview and audition. English Language competency requirements also apply.

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Subjects

  • Dance

Course programme

The Postgraduate Diploma Community Dance (PDCD) is a vocational programme, validated by City University London, for people who want to work as professional dance artists in community contexts.

As a student on this Programme you will train as a dance artist - working on your technical dance skills and artistic development - alongside developing knowledge and skills for teaching dance in a variety of settings and with different kinds of people. Your development as a practitioner is supported by context-specific study that explores the core principles of community dance, how it happens, and its impact on individuals and communities.

You will learn about the practicalities of planning and delivering projects in community settings, and the networks and agencies that support community dance provision. Your study will be further contextualised by access to practising artists and their work, facilitating your understanding of how the profession operates and the demands of professional practice in this field.

PROGRAMME CONTENT

The Programme consists of three Core Modules, plus an Elective Study Module, totalling 150 credits.

• Dance Practice (core; 50 credits): Contemporary Dance Technique; Choreography; Choreological Practice; Devising and Performance.

• Teaching and Leading Dance (core; 45 credits): The Dancing Body; Safe Dance Practice; Dance Teaching - Principles and Practice; Leading Dance in Community Settings.

• Community Dance in Context (core; 45 credits): Perspectives on Community Dance; Community Dance in Practice; Work Based Learning.

• Elective Study (10 credits) offers a range of separate Elective Components from which you can select from which you can select an area, or two, of supporting dance study that will extend your practice or knowledge base.

Postgraduate Diploma Community Dance

Price on request