Professional Dance | University of Sunderland

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Course summary

Be part of a vibrant dance community. Immerse yourself in the activity of a national dance hub. Connect to dance in the studio and beyond.

This course is offered by North East dance organisation, Dance City, in partnership with the University of Sunderland. Please note, this course is only open to level 3 entry, you must have a foundation degree/HND to be suitable to apply.

Our unique course has been designed by leading dance professionals to prepare you for a varied and multi-faceted career, ensuring you are able to thrive in a range of roles and settings within the dance sector and beyond.

The course begins and ends in the studio, and you’ll be dancing from morning to evening most of the time. It is a challenging course that will require much of you physically, socially, and creatively across the three years of practice and study. We are committed to offering a foundation of support and care to enable you to make the most of this opportunity.

Dance City graduates are top-class performers, teachers, choreographers, producers, and cultural managers. We have mapped our graduates into more than 50 creative career paths so far. We are proud to be empowering the next generation of dance professionals and invite you to create your dance future.

How to apply

Application codes

Course code:: W505
Institution code:: S84

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This course and 11 other design, and creative and performing arts courses: Date range:
2022-2024

Offer rate for UK school & college leavers

96% Students aged 17/18 who applied to this course were offered a place.

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