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Dance and Performance

UCEN Manchester

UCAS Code: D16P | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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96

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About this course


Course option

3years

Full-time | 2024

Subject

Dance performance

Dance and Performance at The Arden School of Theatre offers a comprehensive programme that explores multiple genres and forms of dance. It is an ideal pathway for those wanting to develop their skills to a professional standard to be able to engage in the constantly evolving entertainment industry. The dance technique training is centred around versatility and delivered by industry professionals. The aim of the programme is to train and support professional dance artists that are skilled, creative, knowledgeable, and employable. The course is fast-paced and heavily practical, encouraging students to explore their individual artistic interests. The Arden School of Theatre utilises its working links with the professional community of Manchester and the North-West in order allow students the opportunity to network and develop. The modules covered in the programme allow our students to become skilled individual performers with a unique identity and artistic vision that responds to the demands of the current dance industry.

Modules

Examples of current modules-

Showcase
Professional Practice
Professional Performance
Negotiated Research Project
Festival
Employability and Entrepreneurship

Tuition fees

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England
£8,000
per year
Northern Ireland
£8,000
per year
Scotland
£8,000
per year
Wales
£8,000
per year

The Uni


Course location:

City Campus Manchester

Department:

Performing Arts (CA)

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What students say


We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

77%
Dance performance

How do students rate their degree experience?

The stats below relate to the general subject area/s at this university, not this specific course. We show this where there isn’t enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Dance

Teaching and learning

86%
Staff make the subject interesting
91%
Staff are good at explaining things
59%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
77%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

36%
Library resources
41%
IT resources
50%
Course specific equipment and facilities
23%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

After graduation


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What about your long term prospects?

Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.

Dance

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

£13k

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£17k

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£19k

Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.

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