Contemporary Dance With Foundation Year

Contemporary dance is a practice-based art form that has developed from the mid-twentieth century as dancers and choreographers sought to move beyond the codified vocabularies of classical ballet and early modern dance. It is a form characterised by experimentation, physical intelligence, and a willingness to engage with ideas, politics, and collaboration across disciplines. Training in contemporary dance develops not just technical physical skill but a deep understanding of movement as a medium for expression and meaning-making.

At Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, this four-year full-time programme begins with an integrated foundation year designed to develop your overall dance skills through an intensive practice-based experience, preparing you thoroughly for undergraduate study at conservatoire level. The foundation year gives you the physical and artistic preparation needed to engage fully with the demands of the main degree, covering technique, improvisation, composition, and the critical contexts of dance. As you progress through the full degree, you will develop your technical range, creative practice, and professional identity as a dancer and maker within a specialist conservatoire environment.

Entry typically requires around 136 UCAS tariff points.

Graduates pursue careers as performers, choreographers, dance educators, community dance practitioners, and movement directors across theatre, television, film, and arts organisations. Trinity Laban's profile in the dance world means graduates enter the profession with strong networks and a high level of professional readiness. Many also continue to postgraduate study or professional development within the conservatoire system.