Entry tariff:
240 credits
UCAS code:
W510
Start date(s):
September 2026
Dance at Roehampton is world-renowned, where you will join a diverse and inspiring community of staff and students. This is where you will foster academic and artistic excellence, creativity and innovation. This is a one year top-up programme.
Did you know?
We are ranked number one in the UK for the impact of our research in dance (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
You’ll learn from leading artists and researchers through an innovative, wide-ranging curriculum that sets you up to thrive in your dance and arts career.
You will engage in a comprehensive study of dance, integrating theory with dance practice in a vibrant, tight-knit community.
The skills you'll develop include those around:
- Dance forms
- Contact improvisation
- Release technique
- Ballet
You'll be encouraged to reflect on dance in imaginative ways and develop your analytical skills – for instance, by considering how dance both shapes and is shaped by society, or how choreographers respond to a multicultural and globalised environment.
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Career
During this one year top-up, you will follow your own interests, gaining a strong understanding and knowledge of dance in both theory and practice.
Your future role could be:
- Choreographer
- Dancer
- Artistic director
- Community dance artist
- Journalist
- Teacher
- Arts manager
- Arts Programmer
Whether you want to be front and centre stage, behind the lights, moulding the next generation of talent or working in policy and advocacy, our world-class BA Dance course will equip you with all the tools you need to succeed. Our degree also opens up an array of opportunities in other fields and professions by developing key transferable skills throughout your three years at Roehampton.
Our successful dance alumni include Robyn Cabaret who is a Programmer at Sadler's Wells; Tom Bowes, who works at Northern Contemporary Dance School; Ceyda Tanc who runs her own dance company; Holly Blakey, an award-winning music video choreographer and director, and Maya Pindar, dance critic and reviewer.
The Student Futures team is here to support you throughout your time at Roehampton and beyond.
They offer services tailored to your needs, helping you take confident steps towards your future.
You’ll have access to a wide range of career workshops, events and networking forum (Royal Television Society events, Cine Circle, Film and TV Job Fair, IMIS annual showcase), where you can engage with employers and develop the skills you need to succeed in the workplace.
These opportunities will help you build your CV, prepare for interviews, and connect with successful Roehampton graduates who are thriving in their careers. You’ll also be able to engage with our partners across London and beyond.
Wherever you want to go in the future, you'll be preparing for the world of work from your very first day.
Learning and assessment
How you'll learn
Your classes are led by artists and academics with qualifications from some of the world's top universities and conservatoires.
The School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences provides a virtually unparalleled breadth of curricular expertise.
The needs of each individual student are at the centre of the course, meaning that the course will be shaped around your own interests and ambitions, and will provide you with countless opportunities to flourish.
You will follow your own interests, gaining a strong understanding and knowledge of dance in both theory and practice. You will discover many different ways to experience dance, not only in performing, but also a variety of other roles including as an educator, artist, producer, policymaker, curator and screendance maker.
We have exciting partnerships with a host of illustrious choreographers, artists and dance companies. Our students have worked with renowned figures such as Akram Khan, Gaby Agiss, Igor and Moreno, and Rosemary Lee.
How you'll be assessed
Your assessments reflect the real-world of dance, preparing you for your future.
This includes:
- Audition-style assessments
- Live performance
- Project proposals
- Presentations of reflective ideas (live, digital, and written)
- Participation and collaborative practice
- Presentation of choreography and production skills
Dance spaces and studios
Large state-of-the-art, purpose-built dance and teaching spaces, designed for dance classes, workshops and movement exploration. Equipped with highly-sprung harlequin floors and underfloor heating.
A dedicated, well-equipped dance studio, perfect for practical dance classes and rehearsals. Equipped with highly-sprung harlequin floors, and a large TV for presentations.
Modern and accessible teaching space supporting dance theory, workshops and rehearsals.
Multipurpose hall, used for workshops, rehearsals and choreographic sharing.
Large and historic (18th-century) room used for teaching, special events and occasional performances.
Professionally rigged 350-seat theatre providing a first-rate performance venue for showcases and productions. Equipped with highly-sprung harlequin floors. Used for teaching, rehearsals and performance.
High-quality dance studio equipped with technology for rehearsals, choreography development, installations, and interdisciplinary creative practice. Equipped with highly-sprung harlequin floors and lighting rig.
Computer labs with extensive software for audio-visual editing of film and sound, and a 95-seat cinema.
Course staff
You will be taught by artists and researchers who are leading specialists in their fields and provide an excellent springboard for you to thrive in your career in dance and the arts.
Dr. Chi-Fang Chao
Dr. Chi-Fang Chao specialises in dance anthropology and dance ethnography. She has studied dance cultures in several Asian regions, such as Taiwan, Okinawa and the latter’s diaspora communities. Her major research interests include ritual, spirituality and embodiment, and indigenous dance theatre in the post-colonial era.
Dr. Nicola Conibere
Nicola Conibere is a choreographer and academic. Her research uses choreographic practices to explore the potentials of how bodyminds relate. She is interested in the politics of performance and the potentials of spectatorial exchange: her work often investigates theatricality, public appearing and social choreography.
Hanna Gillgren
Hanna Gillgren (SE) is choreographer and curator for H2DANCE and Fest en Fest an artist-run festival for expanded choreography for UK and Nordic-based choreographers. She is part of the inaugural artistic cohort at Rose Choreographic School Sadler’s Wells East London (2024-26).
Professor Sara Houston
Sara is an award winning researcher and teacher. She won the BUPA Foundation Prize in 2011 for her pioneering work in dance and Parkinson’s. In 2014 she was a Finalist in the National Public Engagement Awards for her work engaging the general public in her Parkinson’s and dance research.
Professor Alexandra Kolb
Alexandra has lectured at universities and conservatoires in the UK and internationally, following her Ph.D. from Cambridge University. She draws on a background in Literature, Art History and Philosophy alongside Dance and Theatre to convey to her students a sense of the dance field’s breadth and its many overlaps with other artistic and scholarly developments.
Lalitaraja
Lalitaraja (Joachim Chandler MA) is a dance artist, educator and Feldenkrais practitioner based in the dance department at Roehampton University where he teaches choreography, contact improvisation and improvisation. As a performer he has worked with Scottish Ballet, Michael Clark, Adventures in Motion Pictures, Laurie Booth, Yolande Snaith and Charles Linehan among others.
Dr. Heike Salzer
Heike Salzer is a German dancer and artist-scholar. She fluidly moves between performance, choreography, and site specific screendance. In 2014 she founded WECreate Productions together with Ana Baer Carrilllo (US/MX) jointly directing award winning screendances, installations and multi-media performances that have been encountered by thousands of audiences in Asia, Europe, Middle East and the Americas.
Dr. Tamara Tomić–Vajagić
Dr. Tamara Tomić–Vajagić works across visual culture, digital media, and performance and is a Senior Lecturer in Dance Practices. She teaches across undergraduate and postgraduate degrees as well as researches and supervises doctoral projects on the themes of dance and visual art, mediated choreography, and dance history, aesthetics, and performance studies.
Mike Toon
Michael Toon trained at the Legat School and Urdang Academy before performing with London City Ballet, Vienna Festival Ballet and as an international freelance soloist. Alongside his stage career he co-founded Capitol Chamber Ballet Project and Heart of the Jester Productions, creating opportunities for collaboration between dancers, musicians and technicians.
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Applying
Full-time UK undergraduate students apply through UCAS.
Entry tariff
Looking to work out your UCAS points or find out about our entry requirements? Find out more.
When we consider applications to study with us, we form a complete view of your achievements to date, and future potential, and can offer flexibility in entry requirements. Find out more about our Contextual Offer scheme.
Specific entry requirements
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240 credits from a level 5 qualification, a foundation degree (FdA/ FdSc) or equivalent international qualification in a relevant subject.
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240 credits from years 1 and 2 of an undergraduate degree (BA) in a relevant subject at a different institution.
All applications will be reviewed by programme convenor to ensure appropriate background to succeed in the Dance degree offered at Roehampton.
General entry requirements
International undergraduate students apply through our direct application system.
Entry tariff
Looking to work out your UCAS points or find out about our entry requirements? Find out more.
When we consider applications to study with us, we form a complete view of your achievements to date, and future potential, and can offer flexibility in entry requirements. Find out more about our Contextual Offer scheme.
Specific entry requirements
-
240 credits from a level 5 qualification, a foundation degree (FdA/ FdSc) or equivalent international qualification in a relevant subject.
-
240 credits from years 1 and 2 of an undergraduate degree (BA) in a relevant subject at a different institution.
All applications will be reviewed by programme convenor to ensure appropriate background to succeed in the Dance degree offered at Roehampton.
General entry requirements
Fees and funding
UK students
Tuition fees
| Entry date | Undergraduate Year 1 |
|---|---|
| September 2026 | £9,790 |
Prices shown are for the first year of your degree.
Funding your studies
We also provide other ways to support the cost of living, including on-campus car parking, hardship support and some of the most affordable student accommodation and catering in London.
International students
Tuition fees
| Entry date | Undergraduate Year 1 |
|---|---|
| September 2026 | £17,628 |
Prices shown are for the first year of your degree.
Funding your studies
We also provide other ways to support the cost of living, including on-campus car parking, hardship support and some of the most affordable student accommodation and catering in London.
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