Bachelor of Arts Dance (W500)

Having the opportunity to study a broad-based dance education in the first year allows students to experience new areas of dance which they can then select to specialise in at Year Two and Three. These include Dance and Health, Film and Dance, devising repertory which is in addition to daily dance technique classes and weekly choreography class together with the introduction to dance theory and analysis.

Students can study abroad in Year Two with one of the University of Chichester's partner institutions across Europe and in America and Canada. Students will have the opportunity to undertake a work placement as well experience new areas of study such as Dance Movement Psychotherapy, Dance Journalism, Teaching Dance Technique or Dance Criticism. With links to high-profile dance company, arts organisation and educational school/college settings, students can start to map out their chosen career direction.

The first year is a broad-based introduction to choreography, dance theory and analysis, contextual dance studies entitled Dance Portfolio as well as daily dance technique in styles such as Cunningham, Limon, ballet, contact improvisation or release-based techniques. The second year enables students to specialise more in choose areas such as Improvisation and Performance, Repertory, Dance Journalism as well as honing their choreographic skills and technical dance practice. The third year enables students to select strands of specialisation including Dance Movement Psychotherapy, Dance Teaching (including a school or community based placement), Dance Production – Arts Administration or Technical Dance Theatre specialisation, Dance Placement, Dance Criticism and Body Politics as well as Choreographic Projects, Mobile Technologies and Interdisciplinary Arts Practice.