Dance

Dance at Surrey

A commitment to the value of all dance forms in Western and non-Western cultures underpins our Dance and Culture programme.  A focus on dance of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, from ballet to kathak, hip-hop to tango, allows you to study and experience dance forms as they exist today and encourages you to understand their histories and influences.

Strong links between theory and practice support the development of your knowledge across a range of disciplines and enable you to gain an understanding of the rich diversity in current dance practice.

Both our three-year and four-year programmes encourage independent learning and a capacity for critical and creative work.  The four-year programme includes a professional training year and has been designed for those already motivated toward a specific dance career.  It is professionally oriented and provides unique opportunities through substantial work placements and award-bearing programmes.

Our teaching staff are all recognised experts in their respective fields and our programmes have been designed with the dancer, choreographer, teacher and administrator in mind - someone who enjoys dancing, choreographing, watching, reading about and discussing dance.

Our programmes provide you with a firm foundation to meet the demands of the creative industries in the future.