Dance

Dance at Neath College

25 Years of Educational Success Stories and Still Dancing

100% Success

Neath College offers a variety of dance courses, taught by experienced and qualified dance lecturers, in state-of-the-art facilities at a college that values the creative arts industries and invests in individual student needs.

Experience More Than Just an Education!

National Foundation/Extended Diploma in Dance (Level 3): 2-year full-time specialist dance course (equivalent to 3 A Levels) offering dance students the opportunity to learn and train in range of specialist dance studios, exploring ballet, jazz, contemporary, tap and commercial dance styles, alongside choreographic approaches and dance industry practices, all the time promoting themselves as dancers hoping to progress onto sector-leading universities and conservatoires.

Units include;

Year 1: National Foundation Diploma (equivalent to 1 A Level)

Exploring Performance Styles

Creating Performance Material

Performing as a Dancer as Part of an Ensemble

The Dance Industry

Year 2: National Extended Diploma (equivalent to 3 A Levels)

Using Development Plans to Refine Skills

Producing a Personal Project

Using Material for Self-Promotion and Networking

Undertaking a Defined Creative Role

Using Creative Collaboration to Develop a Project

Producing a Collaborative Project

Alongside and in addition to the National Foundation/Extended Diplomas, specialist dance students (minimum of 6 GCSEs grade A*-C) are given the opportunity to enrich their studies with A Level Dance in addition to their main course!

A Level Dance – Part of a 2-year full-time course programme, this course offers dance students the opportunity to study dance through the appreciation of professional dance works, live performance and choreography, enhancing core dance skills development.

Units include;

Year 1 & 2

Performance and Choreography

Critical Engagement

Neath College Youth Dance and LIFT Youth Dance Company – The college’s official dances companies, are designed to foster and nurture the development of young dancers. Offering industry reflective opportunities for dance students encourages them to excel in their dance performance studies as part of the ‘more able and talented’ scheme at college, giving them advanced opportunities for success in the future.

Dance Industry Networking – Dance students at Neath College are invited to build professional connections, networking with dance industry experts, making links with National Youth Dance Wales, Ransack Dance Company, Ballet Cymru and National Dance Company Wales.

Progression to Higher Education – Following specialist tuition, dance students progress onto higher education, including: Northern School of Contemporary Dance, London Studio Centre, Shockout, Trinity Laban, The Urdang Academy, Addict Dance Academy, London Contemporary Dance School, Performers College and Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts and many more!

Alumni Dance Students – Include Lauren Drew, Shakara Brown, Lewis Cole, Carly Harris, Chloe-Jade Arnold, Elise Addiscott, Molly Lewis, Cerys Lewis, Caryn Pritchard, Kyle Ball, Sophie Coates, Thomas Jones, Cerys James, Kayleigh Prescott, Maddyson Taylor, Daniella Powell, Ellie Whiles, Adam Baker, Shane Pearson, Joseph Robinson, Jalisa Andrews, Ellie Pirie, Nadia Brayley, Hannah Edwards, Tanisha Hanley and so many more!

“Neath College is the place to be for dance students who aspire to develop their dance skills to pursue a career in, or around, the creative arts and dance industries. Dance has so much to offer, and this department guides dancers in the direction they choose to go. As Subject Leader of Dance, it is my duty to ensure that each dance student feels valued, supported and encouraged to become the best dancer they can be before they are ready to pursue the next stage of their dance education. With so many options for young dancers today, I encourage them to trust Neath College lecturers, who have the passion and dedication needed to educate dancers to the highest standard.”

Craig Coombs

BA (Hons), Prof. Diploma, PGCE (PcET), MA

If you want to find out more about how to join us, then please contact the Subject Leader and Course Coordinator for Dance:

craig.coombs@nptcgroup.ac.uk