Dance L3 Diploma

The Dance Level 3 Extended Diploma will develop your current levels of skill and introduce you to new areas of dance. The course aims to develop the artistic, creative, technical and professional skills that a dancer needs in order to fully prepare for a varied and high-level career in the Dance Industry. Your course will include a range of dance disciplines including Contemporary, Ballet, and Jazz as well as choreographic, creative, professional and historical studies. Five Reasons to Study this Course at Chichester 1. Develop performance and technical skills across a range of disciplines 2. Work with professional choreographers to create performance work 3. Take part in workshops with professional companies 4. Perform at a variety of events including Rock Challenge 5. Embark on a National Tour What will I Study? Across both years: Contemporary technique, Ballet, Jazz, Choreography and Rock Challenge. Year 1:The units in the first year will include Performance workshop, Dance Performance, Dance Appreciation, Performing Dance, Choreographing Dances, Healthy Performer and Developing Movement skills. Year 2: In the second year you will continue to train in the different techniques and become part of a dance company in which you will create numerous works to take on tour to local schools and colleges. You will also have the opportunity to study ISTD ballet and modern at grade 6 and to take the exams. UCAS points are awarded for successful completion of these exams. How will I be Taught? The delivery of the course will be heavily practical including technique classes and creative workshops. It will also include the keeping of log books/journals, note-taking, research, discussion, essays, group projects, theatre trips, video analysis plus other approaches taken by individual tutors. The unit content will often dictate the delivery. How will I be Assessed? As a general rule, each unit will consist of between 1 to 3 assignments. The range of assignments will be diverse from tutor observation in technique classes, choreographic projects and live theatre performance to essays, presentations and research projects. What our students say? Since starting the course I have really developed my technical dance skills through daily classes and workshops. Performances play a vital role throughout the year and the opportunity to collaborate with other students across the college has been a great experience.