THE COURSE

Application Details

Entry to NBS full-time courses is open to male and female students, who can show suitable artistic and technical talent or potential, as demonstrated at audition and interview, have the necessary physical and mental aptitudes for a demanding course of study and are over the UK statutory school leaving age. The number of places on the courses is limited and they are offered strictly on merit.

Duration of the Course

The length of the courses is dependent upon the standard of the student at entry, the level of accredited prior learning and progress subsequent to entry, but the normal duration of study is three years. The school has a three term year of thirty-five weeks in total, including a ‘reading week’ each mid-term for academic study only.

Audition Dates

Auditions classes for normal September entry are held at the school from the preceding October to June. Application should be made by completing form NBS 1, available for download on this site, or in the back of our prospectus. Return completed forms to the school, together with the stipulated supporting documents, whereupon an audition date will be offered by post. Individual auditions may be held in exceptional circumstances. Dates of auditions to be held at the Dancehouse are published in the dance journals, on this site or can be obtained direct from the school by post, fax, phone or e-mail. Additional copies of form NBS 1 can be obtained from the Registrar.

Audition Dates are:
11th, 18th, 25th January 2010
1st, 8th, 22nd February 2010
1st, 8th, 15th March 2010

Classes are at 9:30am and 1:30pm unless stated otherwise.

Overseas Student Applications

Applicants from outside the UK, for whom attendance for audition at the Dancehouse would be difficult, may make application for entry by completion of form NBS 1 and submission of this and the other material requested, together with a letter of support from a qualified dance teacher, giving full details of dance training and standard achieved to date. In such cases it is important that the application is accompanied by photographs as requested on the form or, preferably, by a SVHS, VHS or Mini DV, PAL system video of the applicant in dance class. European Union states applicants, who wish to be considered for a UK government funded tuition fee scholarship, must attend an audition and interview at the school.

Enrolment and Induction Procedures

Successful applicants will receive an offer of a place on the relevant course, together with form NBS 3. Enrolment of students wishing to accept and reserve a place offered is accomplished by the completion and return to the Registrar of form NBS 3, together with any stipulated registration fee, or deposit where applicable. Induction of new students takes place on the first day of the Autumn term, when they are greeted by the Principal and introduced to school routines, provided with their individual detailed course curriculum and copies of the NBS student handbook and issued with standard pre-ordered dancewear for classwork.

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