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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 |
| Delivery |
On campus
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| Faculty |
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| Course contact | Enquire |
| CRICOS code | 060810B |
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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
Minimum academic requirements
Still not sure if you meet the entry requirements? Contact us.
Don't meet the academic requirements? We can help!
We offer pathway courses to help you meet the academic requirements for this course.
- Accelerated Foundation
- Standard Foundation
- Extended Foundation
- University Certificate in Tertiary Preparation
When you apply for this course, we'll recommend which pathway course you should enrol in.
Minimum English language requirements
Students must meet the English proficiency requirements.
| IELTS (International English Language Testing System) | |
|---|---|
| speaking | 6.0 |
| writing | 6.0 |
| reading | 6.0 |
| listening | 6.0 |
| overall | 6.5 |
| TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) | |
|---|---|
| speaking | 20.0 |
| writing | 20.0 |
| reading | 20.0 |
| listening | 20.0 |
| overall | 90.0 |
Haven't completed an IELTS or TOEFL test?
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Don't have the English language score you need? We can help!
We offer courses to improve your English and help you gain entry to this course.
When you apply for this course, we'll recommend which English course you should enrol in.
Haven't completed an English language test? We can help!
You can complete an IELTS test at our Kelvin Grove campus.
Additional entry requirements
Prerequisite
Minimum completion of comparable Australian Year 12
Successful audition
Closing date
There are no closing dates for international applicants. We encourage you to apply as soon as you decide on the course you wish to study, to help you with visa requirements.
Additional Entry Requirements
Please send the following documents along with your F Form to QUT. You may post or e-mail your application.
- All documents requested on the F form
- Current passport sized photograph AND
- Full body shot, facing front in parallel, in leotard / swim suit (no board shorts)
- Personal statement
- DVD of your work if you are unable to attend the auditions
Please send copies only – documents will not be returned.
Post to:
QUT Admissions
Victoria Park Road
Kelvin Grove, QLD 4059
Email qut.intadmission@qut.edu.au
What should my DVD include?
Verbal Introduction
- Brief personal and dance training history
- Reasons for wanting to do a dance course (and reason for wanting to study in Australia)
- Course choice: Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance Performance) OR Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance)
- Your chosen career path (e.g. performance, choreography, teaching, others).
Dance Component
Classical barre including
- Plie
- fondu
- tendu
- adage
- rond de jambe
- grande battement
Classical centre work
- port de bras
- jumps (small warm-up sequences)
- adage
- variation with allegro
- pirouettes
Jazz and / or Contemporary travelling sequences including:
- a sequence of floorwork
- an exercise demonstrating movement isolations and or spinal flexibility
- jumps
- a travelling sequence
Solo Presentation
Presentation should be no longer than two (2) minutes in length in any style (ballet, jazz, tap, improvisation etc or a culturally specific style such as traditional Chinese dance). The solo performed should be in your strongest area of performance. For further information see QUT website.
Please note:
Exercises should be kept short and simple so that the fundamental elements of the work may be observed
It is preferred that the work has musical accompaniment
Please wear light coloured attire:
- Ballet - Pink tights and light coloured leotard
- Contemporary - Bare feet, socks or jazz shoes, light coloured tights and light coloured leotard or bare legs + bike pants
Audition Locations and Dates
If you are able, international applicants are encouraged to attend auditions as outlined below. You must be available for the entire audition process. You can nominate your preferred date on your application. Confirmation of dates, time and place of audition, what to wear, what to bring on the day, will be sent out mid September.
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
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.
2013: $11,800 (indicative) per Semester (subject to annual review)
Scholarships and financial support
You can apply for scholarships to help you with study and living costs.
These scholarships are available for this course:
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How to apply for Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance)
You're ready to apply if you have:
- Found all the courses you want to apply for. You can apply for up to 3
- Checked important dates
- Semester 1
201318 January Final date for accepting applications (degree programs only) from offshore Assessment Level 3, 4 and 5 applicants. Student visa assessment levels are available.8 February Final date for accepting applications (degree programs only) from offshore Assessment Level 1 and 2 applicants and onshore applicants. Student visa assessment levels are available. - Semester 2
20137 June Final date for accepting applications (degree programs only) from offshore Assessment Level 3, 4 and 5 applicants. Student visa assessment levels are available.5 July Final date for accepting applications (degree programs only) from offshore Assessment Level 1 and 2 applicants and onshore applicants. Student visa assessment levels are available. - Checked you meet the entry requirements
- Checked costs and scholarships
- Checked if you're eligible for credit for prior learning
- Gathered supporting documents
All done? Then you're ready to apply.
