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Professional Training / Further and Higher Education Dance Courses

If you are considering undertaking professional dance training, or a Higher Education course with a dance element, there are a wide range of courses available and in a variety of institutions throughout the country. In order to make the right choice, it is important to get prospectuses for more than one course and check that the course aims, content and graduate destinations match your needs. Most courses are three years in length.

The following are useful organisations for further information and details:

The Council for Dance Education and Training (CDET) is the national standards body of the professional dance industry. It seeks to establish and maintain high standards of education and training at a national level and within an international context. The courses offered by CDET’s accredited schools vary widely in style, content and aims and they cover the disciplines of classical ballet, musical theatre and contemporary dance.

Go to the CDET website to view a list of schools with accredited vocational dance training courses: http://www.cdet.org.uk/info_02.php and to view a list of vocational schools with accredited Higher/Further Education Courses go to: http://www.cdet.org.uk/info_03.php

For more vocational schools offering HE courses, contact the Conservatoire for Dance and Drama.

Many Higher Education institutions offer dance courses or courses with dance elements. The Directory of UK Dance Qualifications and Careers has further information on the institutions and course content. Contact the National Resource Centre for Dance, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH, Tel: +44 (0)1483 689316, email: nrcd@surrey.ac.uk or contact the institution directly to request a prospectus/course outline.

There are many other courses within Higher Education at under-graduate and post-graduate level. Contact UCA (Universities and Colleges Admissions Service), for a listing of all dance courses in the UK.

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