Dance: Urban Practice BA (Hons)
University of East London
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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Stratford Campus

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Full Time

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Start date

23-SEP-24

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Duration

3 Years

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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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Stratford Campus

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23-SEP-24

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3 Years

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The BA (Hons) Dance: Urban Practice, is a forward-thinking course that continues to increase in popularity nationally and internationally since it started in 2007. This vibrant and distinctive course offers students the chance to study with a dynamic and specialist skilled dance team in a great location that is the cultural hub of East London. This course is also offered with a foundation year, as a four year course. We cover hip-hop, club, social and popular dance styles, with contemporary ...Read more

The BA (Hons) Dance: Urban Practice, is a forward-thinking course that continues to increase in popularity nationally and internationally since it started in 2007. This vibrant and distinctive course offers students the chance to study with a dynamic and specialist skilled dance team in a great location that is the cultural hub of East London. This course is also offered with a foundation year, as a four year course. We cover hip-hop, club, social and popular dance styles, with contemporary techniques from across Europe, Africa and Asia. Whether it is popping or locking, contemporary or capoeira, afro-house or bharata natyam, our course continues to be the first of its kind to offer a degree in dance without borders or limitations.You will have great opportunities to perform your work in our annual student led festival, studio sharings and external events. The dance team will support and guide you to develop your skills as a researcher, choreographer, performer and in events management whilst giving you networking opportunities from our varied and exciting industry links.We help create dance all-rounders preparing you for a portfolio career in the arts. So you will theorise, create and collaborate in dance managing yourself and others. You will discover and practise many various types of dance.

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CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
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50th
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2024
123rd
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Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 80 = 20% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
20%
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89%
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BBC Grades / Points required

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112 Grades / Points required

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

DMM Grades / Points required

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England

£9,250 per year

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Scotland

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Wales

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Northern Ireland

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Channel Islands

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£14,160 per year

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Students from EU

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£14,160 per year

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Isabelle
14 Oct 22
Dance: Urban Practice BA (Hons)
Need more social mixer events, but lovely...
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Oksana
14 Oct 22
Dance: Urban Practice BA (Hons)
Need more social mixer events lovely...
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