Overview

Get the skills needed for an exciting and fulfilling career.

You will gain skills around:

approaching performance as a critical practice
the complex contextual relationships that exist in making and performing dances

your role as a collaborator in performance-making as one of agency and empowerment in a supportive environment.

On this this Dance Practice and Performance programme from University of Roehampton you will be encouraged to develop and test new ideas and skills through your practice-research in order to imagine how they relate to training, practice, performance-making, dance philosophy and dramaturgy. You will be supported by the mentorship and teaching of experienced staff in our modern studios, and you will have the opportunity to work with in-house and visiting artists, scholars and a diverse community of peers.

We are within easy reach of London's lively dance culture and our campus has superb studios and a state-of-the-art theatre for dance students. We have excellent links with dance companies and creative organisations which enable us to provide stimulating workplace-learning opportunities.

Career Options

The knowledge and skills gained from the programme will support careers which involve performance, choreography, dramaturgy, community dance practice, and commissioning dance. The programme also opens the opportunity for further study for a practice as research PhD.

You could work in roles such as:

Professional Dancer
Dance Choreographer
Dance Educator
Dance Company Director
Dance Therapist
Dance Researcher
Arts Administrator (with a focus on dance)
Dance Critic or Reviewer

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Choreographic Practice
Dance Practice
Practice-as-Research
Performance Practice Portfolio
Philosophy and Performance Practice
Project
Music and Dance
The Performance of Heritage: Dance in Museums, Galleries and Historic Sites
Classicism and Power
Mediated Choreography
People Moving, People Dancing
Theories of Corporealities

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-28 00:00:00

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More details

Home-fee postgraduates can apply near course start; international students needing a Tier 4 visa must usually apply much earlier.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

89

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PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

London, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Drama Music Performance Dance View 62 other Masters in Music Performance in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

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89

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59

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

You should usually hold a second-class honours degree (certain programmes may require a 2:1) from a recognised British or overseas university. Advice on recognition can be obtained from the Admissions Office. Non-graduates with appropriate professional qualifications will be considered on an individual basis by Programme Conveners
Applicants are required to provide a link to a short film (10 minutes maximum) of them dancing. This can be a solo dance, or an excerpt from a class or performance setting where the applicant is clearly identified in the film. The work should be accompanied by a short written statement (<250 words) which reveals the applicant’s interest in developing their performance practice.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

18250 GBP / year

≈ 18250 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

11250 GBP / year

≈ 11250 GBP / year

Living costs

London

United Kingdom

1137 - 2157 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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