BA (Hons) Dance Performance Bachelor's degree at LMA

Explore the dance industry's history, evolution, and current landscape while developing the academic and research skills you'll need as a professional dancer. You'll study key choreographers, genres, and landmark performances, while gaining insight into the cultural, social, and political forces that shape the global dance scene.

Develop the core skills every professional dancer needs to build a long and healthy career. This practical, studio-based module covers safe dance practice, injury prevention, anatomy for dancers, fitness training, and effective rehearsal habits. You'll also explore creative choreography methods, experiment with your own movement ideas, and start developing your personal style.

Master the technical foundations that underpin your professional dance training. You'll receive practical tuition in ballet, jazz, and tap while also exploring popular hybrid dance forms such as lyrical, commercial, and contemporary dance. Through workshops, rehearsals, and reflective sessions, you'll develop versatility, control, and expression across a range of styles, building a strong technical base to support your future performance career.

Gain hands-on performance experience as you prepare and present live dance works in both studio and theatre environments. You'll explore diverse dance styles, collaborate with choreographers, and learn the full process of building a live performance, from rehearsal and technical run-throughs to stage performance.

Take your understanding of dance to a deeper level by examining performances through the lens of culture, identity, politics, and social change. You'll analyse a wide range of professional dance works, explore how audiences interpret meaning, and investigate the powerful role dance plays within the creative industries. You'll also address key issues such as diversity, inclusion, and sustainability, while sharpening your critical thinking, academic writing, and creative analysis skills.

Unleash your creativity as you learn to develop, structure, and present original choreography. You'll explore a variety of choreographic approaches used by leading dance practitioners and apply them to your own work. Working individually and collaboratively, you'll respond to creative briefs, experiment with movement vocabulary, and develop dance pieces for different audiences.

Further refine your technical skills and broaden your dance repertoire as you continue advanced training in ballet, jazz, tap, contemporary, lyrical, commercial, and hybrid dance styles. You'll build strength, flexibility, precision, and stage presence while exploring the cultural influences behind different dance genres.

Gain the essential skills needed to perform confidently for both live audiences and on-camera productions. You'll explore how performance technique, movement quality, and artistic choices differ between stage and screen work. Through practical workshops and collaborative projects, you'll create performances for both mediums, gaining valuable experience across live theatre, commercial shoots, television, and digital media platforms.

Step into the spotlight with a professionally prepared showcase that highlights your strengths, style, and versatility as a graduating dancer. You'll carefully select and perform solo and ensemble work, demonstrating your readiness for auditions, agencies, and employment opportunities in the dance industry.

Collaborate as part of a professional dance ensemble to plan, rehearse, and deliver a large-scale live production. You'll explore innovative staging, creative direction, and performance techniques while participating in all aspects of the production process.

Prepare to launch your dance career with a comprehensive promotional portfolio. You'll learn how to market yourself professionally through showreels, websites, digital branding, CV writing, and promotional materials. Industry insight sessions and career planning workshops will help you identify your target audience and employment sector.

Take control of your learning by researching a topic that reflects your personal interests and future career goals within the creative industries. You'll explore an area of contemporary debate, emerging trend, or professional issue in depth, applying research skills, critical analysis, and academic writing techniques to create a fully developed research project.