Dance and Embodied Practice

Entry requirements

Applicants should normally hold a second-class honours degree (2:2 or above) from a recognised British or overseas university in dance, performance, theatre, movement-based practice, or a related discipline.

We welcome applications from practitioners with diverse artistic and professional backgrounds. Non-graduates with substantial professional experience in dance, choreography, performance, teaching, or embodied practice will be considered on an individual basis by the Programme Leader. If you hold a third-class honours degree, you are encouraged to apply, as wider circumstances and professional experience will be taken into account.

As part of your application, you must provide:

• A link to a short video (maximum 10 minutes) of you dancing. This may be filmed in a studio, theatre, or rehearsal setting, provided you are clearly identifiable in the recording.
• A 250-word written statement outlining your interest in developing your dance practice, teaching, or leadership through the programme.

Applicants must meet the University’s English language requirements. Pre-sessional English courses are available to support students in reaching the required level for postgraduate study.

Applicants are expected to apply and register for the full Master’s award. If you have any questions about your eligibility, please contact admissions@roehampton.ac.uk.

Months of entry

September

Course content

Develop your dance practice, teaching and leadership skills over two years with vibrant and supportive teachers.

As a dancer with an interest in expanding your skills, this practice-based programme will help you to investigate the potential of your studio practice and training in order to apply your dance practice as a creative and improvisational tool and as a practice-research which has the potential to influence culture and society.

The programme includes technique classes, choreography workshops, collaborative working, writing and reflection. You will be encouraged to develop and test new ideas and skills in dance ‘laboratory’ situations in order to research and practise notions of dance facilitation, dance teaching, dance leadership, dance intervention and dance-making in a variety of contexts. This unique practice-based programme promotes understanding of the notions of wellbeing and safe, healthy dance practice, and relates directly to social, political and cultural issues around embodiment, community and the environment.

This programme investigates the application of dance practice and knowledge in a wide and ambitious range of artistic, educational and community contexts, and, less conventionally, in galleries, museums and outdoor sites. You will be supported by the mentorship and teaching of experienced staff in our modern studios and have the opportunity to gain experience with in-house and visiting artists and tutors alongside a diverse community of peers.

The Department is home to the internationally-recognised Centre for Dance Research where, together with inquiry into dance as cultural and artistic expression, students are encouraged to investigate a broad range of dance and somatic practices as they are deployed in performative and choreographic situations and experienced though the lived body. These artistic activities are positioned as both critical, scholarly enquiry and creative, imaginative assembly, both of which are essential tools for the development of original and independent approaches to teaching and facilitating dance.

We are within easy reach of London's lively dance culture and our campus has superb studios and a state-of-the-art theatre for dance students. We have excellent links with dance companies and creative organisations which enable us to provide stimulating workplace-learning opportunities.

Information for international students

International Students | University of Roehampton, London

Fees and funding

Fees and funding | University of Roehampton, London