Degree Subject Information

Dance

You will find the following information on this page. To go directly to a section, click on the list below:

• Using your Dance degree
• Other career options
• Graduate Destinations from Dance courses
• Organisations associated with Dance
• Useful web sites
• Resources in the Careers Service
• Information days, events and careers fairs
• Postgraduate study in Dance
• Further training

Using your Dance degree

The AGCAS booklet Cultural sector gives an overview of the sector relevant to dance students and includes key roles for graduates, case studies and further links and resources. Copies of these are available free from the careers service or you can view them online at www.prospects.ac.uk

Signpost sheets look at individual subjects of study and identifies skills gained during your course, career options related to your subject, and graduate case studies

www.ideasfactory.com has information on careers and training in the performance section

www.bbc.co.uk/blast useful links and information on dance

Other career options

Job sector information pages on this website have information on types of jobs available within sectors, where to look for jobs and placements, relevant resources in the careers service, specialist careers events and professional development and training information.

Prospects website has an explore types of jobs section which includes job profiles of over 800 occupations. Information for each job covers salary and conditions, entry requirements, training and career development, typical employers and vacancy sources, case studies and contacts and resources

Other relevant pages on this website are what can I do with my degree, and what should I be doing now,

Graduate destinations from Dance courses

Click here to see what Bath Spa Dance graduates are doing now

Click here to see national graduate statistics by subject (prospects)

Organisations associated with Dance

Professional Bodies and Associations often have a careers section with job profiles, information, placemnts, jobs and advice for graduates.

British Association of Teachers of Dance
23 Marywood Square, Glasgow G41 2BP
Tel: 0141 423 4029

British Dance Council
Terpsichore House, 240 Merton Road, South Wimbledon, London SW19 1EQ

Council for Dance Education & Training (CDET)
Studio Eight, The Glasshouse, 49a Goldhawk Road, London W12 8QP
Tel: 020 8746 0076

Dance UK
Battersea Arts Centre, Lavender Hill, London SW11 5TF
Tel: 020 7228 4990

GTTR (Graduate Teacher Training Registry)
Rose Hill, New Barn Lane, Cheltenham, Glos GL52 3LZ
Tel: 01242 544788

International Dance Teachers' Association
International House, 76 Bennett Road, Brighton, East Sussex BN2 5JL

Laban Centre for Movement and Dance
Laurie Grove, New Cross, London SE14 6NH
Tel: 020 8692 4070

National Resource Centre for Dance
University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 5XH
Tel: 01483 259316

The Place Dance Services
Mary Ward House, 5 Tavistock Place, London WC1H 9SN
Tel: 020 7383 3524

Royal Academy of Dance
36 Battersea Square, London SW11 3RA
Tel: 020 7326 8000

The Royal Ballet School
155 Talgarth Road, London W14 9DE
Tel: 0208 748 6335

Useful web sites

www.anda.org.uklists UK dance agencies

www.criticaldance.com good links

www.danceeurope.net list of dance schools, performance diary, companies

www.danceweb.co.uk jobs and info

www.article19.co.uk contemporary online dance magazine

www.ballet.co.uk wide range of information on ballet and dance in UK

www.biserk.co.uk touring contemporary dance company, offering education and residencies

www.communitydance.org.uk the national development agency for community dance in the UK

www.danceuk.org. news, networks, directories

www.workindance.com  first-stop-shop offering free information, resources and guidance for professional development and training opportunities in dance

www.artsnetworks.net lists creative and cultural organisations in sectors

www.artsmatrix.org.uk  south west network of arts organisations

Resources in the Careers Service

These are available at Newton Park and Somerset Place and are on reference only

• Getting into Performing Arts
• Getting into Music, Drama & Dance
• British Performing Arts Year Book 2000
• Working in a Performance Company
• Working on Cruise Ships
• BANES Arts Development Service produce weekly online bulletin, hard copy available in careers
• Arts Council South West News paper bulletin produced quarterly

Information days, events and careers fairs

Look at the ‘Whats On’ section of this website for events and fairs

Prospects website has a general careers fair section, searchable by type of event and location

Postgraduate study in Dance

For more general information, refer to the postgraduate and further study section of this website

For information on postgraduate courses at Bath Spa click here

Prospects website has a searchable database of all UK postgraduate courses

Course Discover is a database available in the careers service is a searchable database of postgraduate and FE courses

Further Training

Most professional bodies run courses and seminars for continuing professional development.