DIPLOMA IN DANCE & PERFORMING ARTS

Course details

Course learning outcome(s)
Diploma in Dance is an 18-month program consisting of 30 compulsory modules, 18 elective modules and a graduation project. This course is geared towards preparing the students for a career as a professional performer in the global dance industry.

Focus areas are:

Strong dance techniques & fundamentals
Showmanship and stage presence
Versatility as a dancer
Developing the skill sets & knowledge of a professional performer
Graduation project (in the form of a dance production)


Course entry requirement(s)

Can converse in and understand one of the following languages: English, Mandarin, Malay or Tamil.
Has completed the SFDF in Dance or its equivalent.


Course schedule with modules and/or subjects
48 modules (each module is once a week, for 6 months. On average, a student takes classes 5 6 days a week, 3 5 hrs each.)

Compulsory Modules: 30 Compulsory Modules + 1 Final Year Project
All About Dance 2
Choreography 1
Choreography 2
Music Editing, Make Up & Costume 1
Professional Ethics & Sales 1
Isolation 3
Isolation 4
Isolation 5
Body Work 1
Body Work 2
Salsa 3
Salsa 4 (on 2)
Rueda 2
Hip Hop 3
Hip Hop 4
Ballet 2
Jazz 2
Jazz 3
Cha Cha 1
Waltz 1
Yoga 2
Turns 1
Live Performances 1
Act, Sing, Model 2
Rumba 2
Salsa Shines 1
Argentine Tango 2
Pilates 1
West Coast Swing
Practica 3
Final Year Project

Elective Modules: 18 Elective Modules
Salsa 5
Salsa Cabaret 1
Cuban Salsa 1
Afro Cuban 1
Salsa Shine 2
Salsa Shine 3
Merengue 2
Bachata 1
Bachata 2
Zouk 1
Kizomba 1
Reggaeton 1
Rueda/Casino 3
Rumba 3
Cha Cha 2
Ballet 3
Samba 1
Paso Doble 1
Jive 1
Waltz 2
Hip Hop 5
Pop & Lock 1
Modern 1
Jazz 4
Jazz 5
Broadway 1
West Coast Swing 2
Night Club 2 Step 1
Jazroc 2
Isolation 6
Body Work 3
Belly Dance 1
Act, Sing, Model 3
Pilates 2
Argentine Tango3
Practica 4
Operating a Studio 1
Dance Instructor 1