Northern School of Contemporary Dance - Conservatoire for Dance ...

03.Foundation Course inContemporary DanceNSCD’s Foundation Course is recognised nationally forproducing well-trained dancers who are ready to undertakefurther vocational training. Its success is reflected in the highnumber of students securing places on conservatoire trainingprogrammes or higher education courses across the UK.Katherine McCabeperforming NiamhCondron’s ‘One by One’which was presented inthe Student Showcaseperformances, March 2009.Niamh graduated fromNSCD in 1999 and is nowworking as a professionalchoreographer, performerand teacher.This full-time one-year course includescontemporary, ballet and supplementarytechnique training and a range of creativeand performance workshops. Performanceopportunities take place during the secondand third terms offering students theexperience of performing in a CommunityDance project in local schools and in afinal showcase at NSCD’s Riley Theatre.Students also study dance history anddevelop research and study skills.Former students have continued theirdance training on NSCD’s degree courseand at other vocational schools includingLondon Contemporary Dance School,Laban, Rambert School of Ballet andContemporary Dance, Scottish Schoolof Contemporary Dance, London StudioCentre, Millennium Dance and at a numberof universities offering dance degrees.Entry RequirementsApplicants should have successfullygained a minimum of five GCSEs (includingEnglish Language) at grade C or above, orequivalent qualifications.Places are offered to candidatesdemonstrating the greatest potential tobenefit from the course regardless of theirprevious dance experience.QualificationStudents successfully completing all courseunits will be awarded the Access to HigherEducation Diploma: Contemporary Dance.