Dance HND

Dance HND: click here to view at kidderminster college websiteHND 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 students own choreographic work. 

An emphasis is placed on vocational training and the skills required to enter the professional world of the Performing Arts. Students 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.
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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

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.
Year 1

Semester 1
  • Contemporary Technique 1
  • Ballet Technique 1
  • Choreography
  • Preparation for Performance

Semester 2

  • Repertoire
  • Commercial Techniques 1
  • Understanding Dance: History and Analysis
  • Performance

Year 2

Semester 1

  • Contemporary Technique 2
  • Ballet Technique 2
  • Commercial Techniques 2
  • Professional Studies

Semester 2

  • Choreography for Film
  • Professional Practice
  • Performance Project
  • Practical assessments including technique class, performance, practise based seminars, choreography.
  • Written assessments including reports, analytical essays, logs, presentations and seminars.
UCAS is the central organisation through which applications are processed for entry onto full-time undergraduate courses in Higher Education in the UK.

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

  • BA top up
  • Freelance choreographer
  • Dancer
  • Teacher
  • Dance Therapist
  • Dance Artist in the Community
  • Arts Administrator
  • Dance Reconstruction and Notation
  • Postgraduate study

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

Admissions Office
01905 855111
Email: admissions@worc.ac.uk