STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMME (DANCE)

Course Details

Your individual programme will be made up of the modules/components offered on the second year of Trinity Laban’s BA (Hons) Contemporary Dance programme. The BA (Hons) Contemporary Dance programme is designed to encourage students to develop as an independent, autonomous learner and grow into a confident, creative dance practitioner. The second year in particular is designed to encourage your versatility, individuality and risk taking as well as to develop professional skills.

The experience will contribute to preparing you for a career in contemporary dance by giving you the opportunity to develop the technical, creative and performance skills needed to become an individual and versatile dance artist. The programme will also help you gain the contextual understanding and the critical, analytical and reflective skills which will inform your artistic practice.

Alongside daily classes in contemporary dance techniques and classical ballet, creative workshops will help you shape your artistic practice and develop your choreographic voice. You will have opportunities to create your own choreography and perform in your own and others' dance works.

Reflecting on a range of creative processes and investigating movement and dance in its historical, social and cultural contexts will allow you to locate your own practice and to explore areas that interest you.

The year ends with a major performance project which enables you to work with leading dance practitioners (members of the Trinity Laban teaching faculty as well as visiting dance artists) to restage historically significant repertoire.

Credits are awarded in respect of each component or module successfully passed. The value of the credits awarded for each component/module are detailed below. You will also be issued with an academic transcript and a certificate of completion of the Study Abroad Programme.

Students can select from the following components:

• Contemporary Dance Techniques
• Classical Ballet
• Contact Improvisation
• Choreography
• Resourcing Performance
• Choreological Studies
• Historical Project
• Investigating Arts Practice
• Dance and the Moving Image
• Dance Artist in Community and Education
• Performance Design

For a detailed outline please check the Programme Specification (correct for academic year 2016-17).

Entry Requirements

The Study Abroad Programme (SAP) is a special programme for overseas students who would like to spend a period of study at Trinity Laban. Applicants must be currently undertaking a dance programme at, or equivalent, to degree level in their own country and aiming to achieve credits from their studies at Trinity Laban.

Entry to this programme is through UCAS Conservatoires. Please find more information on the Dance Applications page.

Once you have completed your application through UCAS Conservatoires, please provide us with the following information:

• Transcripts of your studies to date 

• An overview/programme specification of the programme you are currently enrolled on.

• References (academic and practical)

• An indication of how long you wish to study with us (one term or a complete year).

• Confirmation from your home institution that they approve your application to Trinity Laban and the number of credits they require; this can be an email from your International Office to admissions@trinitylaban.ac.uk

• English language competency requirements also apply, if you are not studying in a majority English speaking country. 

In addition to the information above, you will need to send a recorded audition including:

• 30 minutes of material from a Contemporary Technique Class
• A two minute solo devised and performed by yourself

You should submit your recorded audition via Embark. Please contact admissions@trinitylaban.ac.uk  for more details.

English language requirements (if applicable): IELTS Band 6 (General or Academic Training) or above; or Cambridge English: First Certificate – grades A or B; or Trinity College London – Integrated Skills in English level II or above.

If you require a Tier 4 (General) Student visa to study in the UK you may need a Secure English Language Test (SELT). More information can be found at gov.uk. 

Teaching

A wide range of methods are used to meet the diverse learning needs of the student body and to provide a breadth and depth of learning experiences essential for the rigorous training of multi-skilled dance artists in order to maximise their professional opportunities in the highly competitive dance field.

• Studio based practical classes
• Lectures and seminars
• Individual and group tutorials
• Tutor and guest artist led workshops
• Self-directed study
• Individual and group projects
• Self and peer feedback
• Hands-on practical activities

Assessment

A wide variety of assessment methods are used to reflect the diverse learning experiences you will encounter on the programme and to give you the opportunity to demonstrate the acquisition of the broad range of skills, knowledge and understanding necessary to become a rounded and versatile dance artist.

• Practical tasks
• Assessed classes
• Performance/Choreographic presentations
• Oral presentations
• Research based academic writing
• Reflective writing
• Report writing
• Notebook/sketchbook

Fees and Finance

Fees for September 2020 entrants

Fees are reviewed annually and may increase by up to 5% each year. The following fees are confirmed

You can also view our Current and Past Fees.

Accommodation and Living Costs

This information can be found on our Costs of Living page.

Financial Support

Read about financial awards and external funding opportunities in the Fees and Finance section.

Alumni Destinations

Graduates from this programme have gone on to perform with leading dance companies and/or establish themselves as acclaimed choreographers. Other graduates enjoy successful careers as teachers, community dance artists, arts managers and dance writers.

To view some of the impressive organisations that our alumni have worked with, visit Alumni Destinations.

For information on the successes of Trinity Laban's BA (Hons) dance graduates and what they have to say about the course, visit Alumni Profiles.