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Hello, my name is Jason Piper
and I'm head of dance here at Kingston University.
If I had to use one phrase to describe this course,
it would be effective diversity.
That's not an easy thing to achieve.
the course falls into 4 main strands
Urban, Classical, Contemporary and Ethnic Dance forms.
We deliver this through academic and practical sessions
and also through what we call embodied learning.
Which is a marriage of practice and theory
in the same room, at the same time.
The styles you cover will vary depending on the tutor
that is running the model that year.
But they might include Hip Hop, Krump, Break, Contemporary
(including Cunningham and release styles)
improvisation, choregraphy, classical ballet
(including the 50/50 technique)
African, Wushu, Flamenco, Indian Classical, Bharatanatyam
Kathak, Bhangra, Salsa and Tango styles.
That's a big list
and you're not necessarily going to cover them all
in the same depth.
But, you'll have to conclude that you'll manage
to transfer your learning from one module to the next.
That's utterly essential.
You'll often cover several styles in one module.
For example, in Street to Stage
you'd cover Bhangra, Break and Flamenco.
The focus of that module is
the differences between the dance forms in their street stage form
and how they transfer to their stage street form.
So from one to the other.
It's incredibly important to understand the differences
between the two, because one day
you'll be creating work for the stage with street performances
You'll create a practical presentation lasting about 10 minutes
and a 1500 word, reflective essay
demonstrating your understanding
of the practical and theoretical demands of that module.
One of the things that I think perhaps is unique to Kingston
is what we call the Accelerated Learning Program, ALP for short.
Whereby you partake part in extra classes
in addition to your curricular classes.
This semester that has been 13 extra classes
providing a total of 16 extra hours per week
available to all students for free.
We're very proud of that
but we do ask students to commit to that.
You don't need formal training to apply for a place at Kingston.
We're looking for a mix of people
because we're going to be creating people
who are going to go on and shape the industry
in various guises.
We're about finding what's special and unique about you
and helping you bring that to the industry.
You might ask what industry that might be?
Well you might a dancer, of various forms
or equally you might go on to work in a choreographic format
or in media, or in advertising.
We're all about finding new solutions to old problems
and that can wear many hats.
Competition for places at Kingston is competitive
but please don't let that put you off applying.
We're looking for a diverse range of students
to fulfill and populate and bring to life a very diverse course.
You should fill out your UCAS application in the usual way
and if that's successful,
we'll bring you in for a practical and verbal interview.
In a very friendly, group setting.
We have 4 dance studios here at Kingston
3 of which have fully sprung Harlequin dancefloors
and Ballet bars.
We also have a room that we call "Room 44"
that has Pilates and gym equipment that you can use
and socialise with other students and have a locker there
to keep your personal possessions in.
Thank you for taking the time to watch this.
There are open days that you can come to
to meet real people rather than virtual ones.
They will be running throughout the year
and you can find details on the Kingston University website.