Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance)

Overview

• Designed for future dance professionals who aspire to careers in secondary school or studio teaching, choreography, community arts practice and arts management.
• Connect with lively professional networks in Australia and globally.
• You will be taught by internationally-recognised staff and visiting specialists.

QTAC course code	429162
QUT course code	KK34
Attendance	Full-time
Course duration	3 years full-time
Start month	2013 February
Deferment	You can't defer your offer in this course. You must start in the semester you apply for.
Delivery	On campus Kelvin Grove
Faculty	Creative Industries Faculty
Course contact	Student Business Services (SBS) Admissions: Email: askqut@qut.edu.au Telephone: +61 7 3138 2000
CRICOS code	060810B
Careers	Choreographer Dance Teacher Independent artist

Details

The dance program at QUT leads the way in developing the creative passions of future dance professionals who aspire to careers outside of dance performance in fields such as dance teaching, choreography, research and academia, community arts practice, and arts management. Students are taught by an internationally recognised faculty of permanent staff and visiting specialists.

Why choose this course?

This course offers training in the core technique of contemporary dance and the experience of a broad range of other styles—ballet, funk, jazz, yoga, alternative styles and dance from a diverse range of global cultures. Alternative styles often include character dance, acrobatics/tumbling and robotics. Duo is learnt in and through this broad range of styles.

There are three main performance events across site-specific, digital and theatrical domains, engaging students with the public interface of their practice. Responding to influences of technology, choreographic workshops include a broad spectrum of screen studies, such as video clips through to dance films, and all students make and perform in this digital domain.

When not in the studio, you will engage with the theoretical knowledge. This involves analysing and reflecting on the body in dance and the roles of diverse styles of dance.

Additional studies can be selected from creative industries disciplines, some of which include creative writing, drama, entertainment, fashion, interior design studies, journalism, music studies, and visual arts practice.

If you wish to become a high school dance teacher, the ability to supplement your dance studies by selecting additional units allows you to develop skills for a second teaching area. Then, following completion of your course, you can apply to continue into a graduate-entry teacher education course.

Career outcomes

Our graduates move into careers as dance teachers in high school, private studios and other contexts; choreographers; dance researchers and academics; dance journalists; festival and community project directors and producers; independent dance practitioners; and arts administrators. This course can be followed with a graduate-entry teacher education course, which enables you to become a qualified teacher.

Units

Entry requirements

2013 registrations have closed

Registrations for the 2013 intake were due on the 14 September 2012 and are now closed. If you had not registered and you are considering applying to study in 2014 we recommend you read the following information as a guide only as it details requirements for entry in 2013 and these may change prior to the 2014 intake.

Prerequisite

Successful audition 

Closing date

Register for the audition with QUT by Friday, 14 September 2012.

Additional entry requirements

In addition to applying through QTAC and you must also submit a Dance Registration Form and supporting documentation, including a personal statement, a transcript of your most recent study, and a Physiotherapist's Report, to the Creative Industries Faculty by the closing date.

Please Note: Registering plus submitting your supporting documentation with QUT is separate course as a preference with QTAC. To successfully apply for entry into this course you are required to do both. The audition process is managed by Creative Industries Faculty; however, all offers for the course will be made through QTAC in December.

Delivery details

In person

Creative Industries Faculty Additional Entry
Z6, Level 1 The Hub-foyer delivery slots
Creative Industries Precinct
Musk Avenue
Kelvin Grove, QLD 4059
(opening hours from 8am to 6pm)
 

Post

QUT Creative Industries Faculty
O Block, B Wing
Victoria Park Road
Kelvin Grove, QLD, 4059

Service fee

A $33 service fee applies to all applicants, excluding applicants who seeking admission assistance via QUT’s Q-Step and/or Oodgeroo schemes. This payment is to be made via QUTPay and please ensure you print the confirmation page as you will need to attach it to your registration form.

Audition procedure

Round one

All applicants will complete round one.

• a ballet class (no pointe work)
• a contemporary dance class
• a jazz class
• a course talk given by the Head of Dance
• a written interpretative exercise

The written exercise requires no preparation. It is a half hour session that looks at the applicant's interpretative skills and writing skills - e.g. spelling, punctuation, grammar - in response to an image presented on the day.

Round two

Those applicants successful in moving onto round two will be posted on the notice board during the lunch break.

• a one minute solo in a dance genre of the applicant's choice
• this solo is an opportunity for you to dance in a genre of your own choice that you may feel better demonstrates your performance abilities - e.g. hip hop, adagio, Irish, tap. The solo is one minute long and music (if used) should be on CD. The solo may be choreographed by the applicant or someone else - e.g. teacher, guest choreographer
• a short impromptu talk from the auditionee on a topic given on the day

What should I wear to my audition?

Ballet class

• women: pink tights, light coloured leotard and ballet shoes. If you do not own ballet shoes, please bring cotton socks. If you do not own tights and leotard, please wear bike pants and tight, light coloured, fitting t-shirt.
• men: tights and a light-coloured singlet or t-shirt and ballet shoes. If you do not own ballet shoes, please bring cotton socks. If you do not own tights, please wear bike pants and jock strap.

Contemporary class

• same as above, but able to work in bare feet when required in this genre.

Solo

• no costumes or props please. Tights and leotard only.

What do I need to bring on the day?

Please bring your dance gear and water bottle. If you bring lunch it can be stored in the fridge in the dance corridor. There are no cafes open on campus on weekends.

I have no formal training in classical/contemporary ballet. Can I still audition?

You are assessed on potential, but formal training would benefit applicants. The selection panel looks at you for your movement potential, alignment, sense of musicality, and your degree of confidence. Studying a different technique (e.g. jazz, tap, contemporary) will also help you develop these skills.

What do I have to do in the solo presentation?

The solo presentation is one minute (maximum), which can be improvised or choreographed by yourself or another person, in a style of your choice (e.g. Tap, Irish Dance). The selection panel looks for confidence, appropriate quality and performance integrity.

Audition locations and dates

You need to nominate the venue most suitable to you on your registration form. Confirmation of dates, time and place of audition, what to wear, what to bring on the day, will be sent out seven (7) working days after the extended closing date (14 September 2012). Please expect to be in attendance from 8am until 6pm on your day of audition.

Brisbane

Saturday 6 October 2012:
QUT O Block, B Wing East, Level 4, Kelvin Grove Campus

Round 1: 8am - 2pm

Round 2 (Call Back): 2.30pm - 6.00pm

Sydney

Saturday 29 September, 2012

University of NSW (Kensington Campus) Myers Studio, Gate 2 High Street

9am - 5pm

Melbourne

Monday 24 September, 2012

Australian Ballet School

9am - 5pm

Who do I contact for more information?

Please contact the Creative Industries Faculty by:

Phone: (07) 3138 8114 and press option 4

Email: ci.additionalentry@qut.edu.au

Course fees

Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. All fees are based on current fixed fee prices. We review fees annually.

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Scholarships and financial support

You can apply for scholarships to help you with study and living costs.

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You may also be eligible for Centrelink payments