Dance and Performance

Tomas Simon M Ed – Programme Leader, Senior Fellow of Higher Education Academy, Commercial Choreographer working internationally, PhD Candidate

Belinda Grantham MA – Lecturer, Senior Fellow of Higher Education Academy, freelance choreographer, yoga/aerial teacher, piano teacher, dance artist and national dance and performing arts standards verifier, PhD Candidate

Sandro Franchini MA – Lecturer in Contemporary, Jazz and Heels. Fellow of Higher Education, Dance Artist, Choreographer.

Nicola Rowell CertEd – Lecturer in Jazz, Ballet, Fitness and Lyrical with over 10 years of industry professional experience including cruise ships.

Natalie Maloney PGCE (M) – Lecturer in Ballet, Jazz, Lyrical and Freelance Dance and Fitness Instructor with 6 years' experience working onboard cruise ships.

Fern Wareham and Rachel Maffei – Lecturers in Contemporary, Artistic Directors of Coalesce Dance Theatre.

• 96 UCAS tariff points

• We strongly recommend that all applicants have GCSE English Language and Mathematics grades A*-C or level 9-4.

• If English is not your first language, you will need an IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in all skills, or equivalent.

• Full level 3 qualification

In order to assess your potential as a performer, all applicants at The Arden are required to audition. You will be required to present a solo (1min – 1min 30sec) in any style of your choice and then take part in jazz, contemporary and commercial audition classes along with an interview.

UCEN Manchester is unable to consider international applications due to UKVI regulations.

Commercial Dance (20 credits)

Contemporary Dance (20 credits)

Contextualising Dance Practices (20 credits)

Dance Techniques (20 credits)

Theatre Craft (20 credits)

Theatre Dance (20 credits)

Live and recorded performances, dance technique internal sharings, presentations and creative portfolios will be used to assess majority of your learning.

You will also take part in professional discussions, written applications, research proposals and essays.

Vast majority of our assessments are practical in nature.

There are two main costs you will have whilst studying and if you are a home student studying on a full-time course, you can apply for student finance to cover both of these:
• Your tuition fees for each year of your course.
• Help with your living costs e.g. rent, food, clothing, course materials, entertainment.
You can find more details, including the actual tuition fee charged on our Fees, Funding and Finance Page.

All of the books required for the course are available from the library and or the online library portal. However, many students choose to buy some of the core textbooks for the course and/or a laptop. Students may also need to print their assignments and other documents. Campus printing costs start from 5p per page. Laptop is not essential as it is possible to use computers on campus, however, it is recommended.

• You are required to buy tap shoes, ballet shoes, trainers for commercial, and jazz shoes at a cost of between £20 and £60 each depending on the brand.

• You are required to have black trousers, tights, leggings, Leotard, crop top and dance shorts. These cost between £10 and £40 per item, and they may need to be replaced each year.

• In the third year there is the option for you to undertake fire and body burning workshops and this costs £60 - £120 depending on the package.