Council for Dance Education and Training http://www.cdet.org.uk

Photographs of various dance styles, schools and rehersals including: Bird College, Central School of Ballet, Urban Dance Company, Stella Mann College and The Urdang Academy. Credits from left to right:
1. Photograph by Peter Teigen, courtesy Bird College
2. Photograph by Bill Cooper, courtesy Central School of Ballet
3. Student at the Urdang Academy Photograph, courtesy The Urdang Academy
4. Photograph by Thomas Grey of dancer Michael Joseph, courtesy Urban Dance Company
5. Photograph of Sarah Preston by Peter Teigen, courtesy Stella Mann College
6. Photograph by Bill Cooper, courtesy Central School of Ballet

Information sheets & guides

Foundation Courses

The following centres offer Foundation or preparatory dance courses, they are sometimes combined with related subjects. These courses may offer relevant experience for further training and may help you to decide if you wish to pursue a professional vocational training in dance (see info Sheet 2).

The courses listed below are not accredited by CDET, but they do offer recognised qualifications, which some vocational dance schools may require you to have for entry. Contact the schools and colleges directly for more information.

If you are based in London, take a look at Floodlight magazine, which lists all courses in Further Education (FE) colleges. Most regions have a similar publication which can be obtained from newsagents or local libraries enabling you to contact your local college regarding the availability of Performing Arts programmes.

Barking College Barking College of Performing Arts The Broadway Theatre Broadway, Barking Essex, IG11 7LS Tel: 01708 770000 www.barkingcollege.ac.uk	BTEC National Diploma in Performing Arts (2 years) BTEC First Diploma Performing Arts BTEC HNC Performing Arts
Birbeck University of London Faculty of Continuing Education 26 Russell Square Bloomsbury London WC1B 5DQ Tel: 020 7631 6651 www.bbk.ac.uk info@bbk.ac.uk	Certificate in Continuing Education in Performance Studies: Dance (1 year, part-time)
Harlow College Faculty of Sixth Form Velizy Avenue, Town Centre Centre Harlow Essex CM20 3LH Tel: 01279 868000 www.harlow-college.ac.uk full-time@harlow-college.ac.uk	Introductory Diploma in Performing Arts (1 year) First Diploma in Performing Arts (1 year) National Diploma in Dance (2 years)
Huntingdonshire Regional College Stageworks Studios The Towers, High Street Buckden, St Neots Cambridgeshire PE19 5TA Tel: 01480 812626 www.stageworksstudio.co.uk info@stageworksstudio.co.uk	Performing Arts Course (1 or 2 years, full time) Dance AS Level Performing Arts Qualification (1 or 2 years, part time)
Lewisham College Lewisham Way London SE4 1UT Tel: 0800 834 545 www.lewisham.ac.uk info@lewisham.ac.uk	Dance BTEC First Dimploma Level 2 (1 year) Dance Foundation Level 3 (1 year)
Liverpool Community College The Arts Centre Myrtle Street Liverpool L7 7JA Tel: 0151 252 1515 www.liv-coll.ac.uk	GCSE Dance (1 year) BTEC First Diploma in Performing Arts (Dance) (1 year) BTEC National Diploma in Dance (2 years) BTEC HND in Performing Arts (Dance) (2 years)
New College Swindon New College Drive Swindon SN3 1AH Tel: 0808 1721721 www.newcollege.ac.uk admissions@newcollege.ac.uk	AS/A Level Dance (2 years) GCSE Dance (1 year) BTEC First Diploma in Performance (Level 2) (1 year) BTEC National Diploma in Performance (Level 3) (2 years)
New College Telford King Street Wellington, Telford Shropshire TF1 1NY Tel: 01952 641 892 www.nct.ac.uk admissions@nct.ac.uk	GCSE Dance (Level 2) (1 year) BTEC National Award Dance (Level 3) (2 years) BTEC First Diploma Performing Arts (Level 2) (1 year) BTEC National Diploma Performing Arts (Level 3) (2 years)
North Hertfordshire College Centre for the Arts Willian Road, Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0LS Tel: 01462 424239 www.nhc.ac.uk enquiries@nhc.ac.uk	BTEC First Diploma in Performing Arts (Dance) (Level 2) (1 year) BTEC National Diploma in Dance (Level 3) (2 years)
Northern School of Contemporary Dance 98 Chapeltown Road Leeds LS7 4BH Tel: 0113 219 3000 www.nscd.ac.uk info@nscd.ac.uk	Foundation Course in Contemporary Dance (1 year)
Scottish School of Contemporary Dance Dundee College Graham Street Campus Graham Street Dundee DD4 9AD Tel: 01382 834834 www.dundeecoll.ac.uk enquiry@dundeecollege.ac.uk	NQ Introduction to Contemporary Dance (Foundation Training) (1 year) NQ Introduction to Dance (1 year)
Shrewsbury College of Arts and Technology London Road Shrewsbury Shropshire SY2 6PR Tel: 01743 342342 www.shrewsbury.ac.uk	BTEC First Diploma in Musical Theatre (Acting & Dance) (Level 2) (1 year) BTEC National Diploma in Musical Theatre (Acting & Dance) (Level 3) (2 years) BTEC HND Performance / Musical Theatre (Level 4) (2 years)
South Downs College College Road Waterlooville Hampshire P07 8AA Tel: 023 9279 7979 www.southdowns.ac.uk college@southdowns.ac.uk	Advanced Dance - BTEC National Award (equiv to 1 A Level) A Level Dance (AS: 1st year; A2: 2nd year) (2 years) BTEC National Diploma Performing Arts - Dance BTEC National Diploma Performing Arts - Musical Theatre
West Cheshire College Chester Campus Eaton Road Handbridge Chester CH4 7ER Tel: 01244 677677 www.west-cheshire.ac.uk info@west-cheshire.ac.uk WALES	BTEC Introductory Diploma in Performing Arts (Level 1)
Coleg Gwent The Rhadyr, Usk Monmouthshire NP15 1XJ Tel: 01495 333333 www.coleggwent.ac.uk info@coleggwent.ac.uk	BTEC National Award in Dance (1 year) BTEC National Diploma in Dance (2 years)

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