Professional Dance and Musical Theatre

Professional dance and musical theatre is a degree for those committed to a career as a performer, combining rigorous professional training in both dance and musical theatre with the academic and creative development of a university degree. Dance and musical theatre are disciplines that reinforce each other powerfully: musical theatre performance requires a level of physicality, spatial intelligence, and movement quality that dance training develops, while the storytelling and characterisation at the heart of musical theatre deepens the expressiveness of dance.

At City St George's, University of London, this three-year full-time degree is designed for students pursuing a career in performing arts, dance, or musical theatre. You will receive professional training from choreographers, practising professionals, and directors, building the technical and artistic skills that the industry demands. An agent showcase and an end-of-year summer show give you direct industry exposure, putting your work in front of professional audiences and contacts at a critical stage of your training.

The programme is intensively practical, but it also develops the critical and contextual understanding of performance traditions that a degree-level education provides.

You will develop technique in dance styles relevant to musical theatre, vocal performance, acting, and the integration of these skills in full performance contexts. Physical fitness, artistic versatility, and professional discipline are all central to the training.

Graduates go on to work as performers in musical theatre, dance, television, and film, as well as in arts education, community performance, choreography, and arts administration. Many also pursue further professional development in specialist areas of performance or education. The performance showcase provides direct connections to agents and casting professionals that can be decisive in launching a performing career.