Kingston University

Dance BA (Hons)

Kingston UniversityKingston School of Art at Penrhyn Road, United Kingdom

Course overview

Find your footing through a range of performance and dance styles Ready to step into your future career in dance? The Dance BA (Hons) course from Kingston University will enable you to hone your technique, gain valuable insight into the dance industry and specialise in either performance or choreography. So that you will be employment-ready on graduating.

Study a range of styles, including hip hop, dances of the African diaspora and contemporary dance, in Kingston University's RIBA award-winning Town House building. The building has six dance studios, all equipped to professional standards with fully sprung floors, mirrors and barres, and a performance studio theatre. Learn from professional dance companies with guest workshops and in-house residencies.

You'll benefit from being part of the creative community at Kingston School of Art, where our workshops and studios are open to all disciplines, enabling students and staff to work together and explore multi-disciplinary making. Dance, drama and music at Kingston School of Art Develop your technique and learn the skills you need to launch your career. Hear from our staff and students about how they hone their craft.

I want to teach in the future and this course will help with my career, as it's given me the physical and mental ability to do so. My knowledge of the body and how it works is so much better than it was when I first started! Alycia

Key highlights

  • Specialise in either performance or choreography
  • Study hip hop, African diaspora dance and contemporary dance
  • Six professional-standard studios with sprung floors, mirrors and barres
  • Performance studio theatre in a RIBA award-winning building
  • Guest workshops and in-house residencies with professional dance companies
  • Multi-disciplinary making alongside students across the art school

Entry requirements

  • UCAS tariff points: 112-128 — Qualifications needed for 2027: Open UCAS tariff points: 112-128 Level 3 qualifications (e.g., A-levels, BTEC Diploma, Access Diploma, IB Diploma, etc.), including Dance or Performance Arts.
  • Additional condition: audition — Additional requirements for Dance BA (Hons): Open Please submit a digital audition.

Scholarships

  • Family Bursary

    The family bursary is a 10% tuition fee discount for international students with a direct family connection.

    Up to 10% of fees
  • International Success Support Scholarship

    The International Success Support Scholarship provides £2,500 towards tuition fees.

    Up to £2,500
  • Sanctuary Scholarships

Careers this course leads to

  • Professional dancer
  • Choreographer
  • Dance teacher
  • Dance artist
  • Community dance practitioner
  • Dance movement facilitator

Cost of study

UK/Home: £10,050 per year | International: £19,200 per year

Admission

Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Kingston University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.

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