| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2023-09-25 | - |
Program Overview
Course Details
This original and innovative programme will allow you to explore and expand your creative identity within a range of dance forms and styles. This programme allows you to work with leading practitioners to ensure you become a diverse and artistic practitioner.
Delivered by Shockout Arts, our 2-year FdA Street and Hip-Hop Vernacular Dance course supports you to acquire and develop essential technical, artistic and theoretical competence through professional training at Level 5. If you're an aspiring dance artist, this foundation degree provides an ideal platform to begin your professional career in dance and the performing arts. In addition, as a foundation degree graduate, you'll be able to continue your studies at an advanced level by completing a level 6 final year top-up course to gain a BA (Hons) qualification. Our BA (Hons) Street Dance Artistry and Hip-Hop Theatre (Top-Up), also delivered by Shockout Arts, offers a seamless continuation of your studies with us. We'll consider your application through assessment and interview.
You'll be based at Shockout Arts, studying and training in their purpose-built, high-specification dance studios equal to professional industry standards. Alongside your intensive practical dance training, you'll have regular performance opportunities to help you develop a diverse range of performance and production skills.
In addition to exploring the core techniques, you'll be encouraged to build your skills in an exciting mix of urban styles and techniques, ready to take advantage of employment opportunities in Street Dance and Hip-Hop Theatre performance. You'll explore Breaking, Popping, Locking, House, Waacking, Voguing and Hip-Hop Foundations and be guided to develop a knowledge and understanding of the historical, cultural, societal and political factors that influence UK and international dance practice.
The teaching staff at Shockout Arts are professional and world-renowned practitioners and choreographers. They are keen to make the time you spend with them as stimulating and rewarding as possible and enjoy a well-deserved reputation for being approachable and interested in your progress. As teaching often takes place in small groups, you'll have access to individual support and guidance at every stage.
For full details about Shockout Arts, their open days and accommodation, please visit www.weareshockout.com.
Highlights
Key Features
Program Outline
Our FdA Street and Hip-Hop Vernacular Dance offers an industry-relevant specialised education that will develop your skills, knowledge and expertise in a range of dance genres to a professional level. As a graduate of this foundation degree, you can expect to possess valuable key transferable skills such as confidence, self-presentation, teamwork, self-awareness, communication skills, and coping with criticism.
Providing our students with the best possible progression route is highly important to us. As a result of their hard work, our past and present students have performed with some of the biggest names in the dance and performing arts industry.
Credits include: Janet Jackson, Dua Lipa, Zara Larsson, Alexandra Burke, Tinie Tempah, Rita Ora, Kendrick Lamar, Ludacris, Mabel, Hrvy, Steff London, Jax Jones, Mariah Carey, Cheryl Cole, Pixie Lott, French Montanna, Demi Lovato, Kylie Minogue, Paloma Faith, Zayn Malik, Will.I.Am, Jess Glyne, Black Eyed Peas, Lady Leshur, Flo Rida, Bebe Rexha, Fifth Harmony, Little Mix, Spice Girls Tour, Rai Elle, Stormzy, MTV VMA’s and EMA’s, BRIT Awards, The MOBO’s, X Factor, The Voice, Jingle Bell Ball, V Festival, Wireless, Parklife, Lovebox.
What can I do with this qualification?
Foundation degree graduates can take advantage of opportunities in a wide range of careers relating to performance, creative producing, education, community, and curatorial and arts administration. Opportunities exist in dance for TV, cruise ships, promotion, commercial events and popular music performances.
A career in performance is often complemented with employment in teaching or choreography. Self-employment may be another option, where you could establish your own dance-related business. Alternatively, you may choose to further your studies through our BA (Hons) top-up course and later progress to postgraduate level study or train to become a dance teacher in the education sector. If you wish to continue your education at the master's level, Shockout also has a fast-growing postgraduate provision to accommodate your needs.
Alternative career options
Foundation degree graduates can also use the qualification to step into a range of other careers. For some of these roles, relevant experience and/or postgraduate study may be required. Some of these careers include:
