Dance (Top-up)

Why this course? • Top 6 in London for Dance (Complete University Guide 2025) • Silver in the 2023 Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) For delivering high quality teaching, learning and outcomes for our students. • #1 modern university in the UK for Research (Research Excellence Framework)

• Roehampton has a global reputation. We are ranked number one in the UK for the impact of our research in dance (Research Excellence Framework 2021). • Our BA Dance course is number one for learning resources in London (National Student Survey 2020). • Excellent career and earnings prospects: Roehampton is in the top five universities in London for graduate pay in dance (Longitudinal Education Outcomes, 2020 results, earnings three years after graduation). • The best of both worlds: study in a safe, green and peaceful environment ideal for artists and creatives, with easy access to London's cultural attractions.

About this course

The BA Dance is an exciting degree where you can pursue your interests in a lively environment which integrates theory with contemporary dance practice. You will be taught by leading researchers and experts in a range of academic disciplines and interrogate the ways in which dance informs and is shaped by society, context and culture.

Skills

Our programme offers an innovative and broad curriculum taught by artists and researchers who are leading specialists in their fields and provides an excellent springboard for you to thrive in your career in dance and the arts.

You will engage in a comprehensive study of dance, integrating theory with dance practice in a vibrant, tight-knit community.

The skills you'll develop include those around:

Dance forms

Contact improvisation

Release technique

Ballet

You'll be encouraged to reflect on dance in imaginative ways and develop your analytical skills – for instance, by considering how dance both shapes and is shaped by society, or how choreographers respond to a multicultural and globalised environment.

Career opportunities

During this course, you will follow your own interests, gaining a strong understanding and knowledge of dance in both theory and practice. Your future role could be:

Choreographer

Dancer

Artistic director

Community dance artist

Journalist

Teacher

Arts manager

Arts Programmer