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Dance

Dance degrees cover a wide range of styles, from ballet to street dance. Courses at performing arts schools prepare you for a career as a professional dancer or choreographer and are highly competitive. For these you would need experience of multiple dance styles and possibly even singing or acting abilities. Other university-based courses have a broader scope - including community arts, dance teaching and dance for fitness. Entry to most courses includes an audition.

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Universities Offering Degrees within

Dance

Campus
Institution Name
Country
Campus Style
Institution Size
Selectivity
Education Model
Arts University Bournemouth
UK
City Island Campus : One campus. Multiple disciplines. Unlimited possibilities
Small Institution <5000
Selective (25-50% admitted)
As a specialist creative arts university we want our students to be experts in their discipline and so we offer single subjects.
The New School (including Parsons School of Design and Parsons Paris)
USA, France
Medium Institution New York, Small Atelier Styled Institution Paris
Medium Institution 5000-15,000
Selective (25-50% admitted)
Art and design, Inter/Transdisciplinary Education, Liberal Arts, Performing Arts
Royal Holloway, University of London
UK
A mixture of surbaban and rural. Our campus is one of the most beautiful in the world with numerous teaching and study spaces, bars and cafés, high-quality accommodation, and sports facilities. All this is set in 135 acres of stunning parkland, mixed with woodland and meadows.
Medium Institution 5000-15,000
Somewhat Selective (50-75% admitted)
We offer a variety of single honours, joints and major/minor combinations. Royal Holloway also offers Liberal Arts degrees which enables students to study in a variety of different departments.
Syracuse University
USA
City Campus
Medium Institution 5000-15,000
Selective (25-50% admitted) Rates of admission vary by intended program of study
We offer both liberal arts and pre-professional programs of study, with a flexible curriculum.
University of Southern California (USC)
USA
Urban, in a very large city
Large Institution 15,000-30,000
Highly Selective (10-25% admitted)
Liberal Arts Foundation with Subject Focus
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Common Degree/ Major Names

BA
Contemporary Dance
BA
Dance & Choreography
BA
Dance Performance
BA
Professional Dance
BA
Dance for commercial performance
BA
Musical Theatre
BA
Dance Science
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Useful Skills

Idea Visualisation
Practical (working with your hands)
Staying Motivated / Working Hard
Organisation
Design Mindset
Teamwork
Leadership
Staying Positive (Resilience)
Creativity
Speaking (Verbal Communication)
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