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Join our world-class dance department at the University of Roehampton.

At Roehampton we pride ourselves on our outstanding undergraduate and postgraduate degrees as well as exceptional PhD supervision. You will study with an international team of leading practitioners, choreographers and academics, whose research is rated the best in the UK (Research Excellence Framework 2014).

As one of the largest dance departments worldwide, with 27 full-time academic staff, we offer a huge breadth of expertise and cover a rich variety of technical and performance styles, approaches to choreography and dance analysis. Our courses integrate dance practice with theory to develop well-rounded artists.

Our supportive dance culture will enhance your creativity and knowledge, providing valuable professional experience to launch your career. You will benefit from daily technique classes to live accompaniment, our study overseas scheme, collaborations with renowned professionals at the cutting edge of their fields, vibrant seminars and performance opportunities in our student-led company.

Roehampton is one of the top 10 universities for dance in London (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide, 2019). By studying in the UK's capital, you'll have access to the heart of Britain's vibrant dance scene.

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Our London campus puts you in easy reach of world-class dance venues and research libraries. On campus, Roehampton Dance has the facilities to back up its strengths in academic, practical and vocational dance learning:

  • Well-equipped theatre: for student and professional performances, portfolio presentations, studio-based learning, technique classes and vocational training in theatre production and lighting.
  • Four dedicated studios: for studio-based learning, technique classes, portfolio development and professional training courses. These are available for students to book for their own practice and rehearsals.
  • Up-to-date technology: for sound and video recording, computing, dance–computer interaction and video projection.
  • Dance library: more than 52,000 books, journals and videos in one of the UK’s finest collections.
  • Research resources: including remote access to online databases of dance journals, videos and images.

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Master's Programmes

A frontrunner in international dance research, Roehampton Dance provides an innovative international conceptualisation of Dance Studies with our new portfolio of postgraduate degrees. Our programmes celebrate diversity and speak to the imperatives of a changing dance ecology in the 21st century.

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