Do I need to take A level Dance to go to dance college after sixth form?

I am going into year 12 this september. After A levels my plans are to go to dance college, which is why I automatically wanted to pick it as one of my a level subjects.

However, i’ve looked into the entry requirements for dance colleges and you don’t need dance A level specifically, and most people go to dance college straight after year 11. The entry requirements are either just GCSEs or UCAS points depending on the course, and I’ve already been dancing outside of school for years (I did take dance at GCSE too), so I have thorough experience in dance. Therefore, I think a level dance isn’t necessary since I will continue to dance outside of school and it’s not a required a level specifically for most dance colleges. Please correct me if I am wrong though.

Most, if not all, dance colleges require auditions to gain a place (along with either gcses or ucas points), which is why I think you don’t necessarily need an a level qualification in dance.

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Reply 1

katee0523

Original post by aaliyahmoyes23

I am going into year 12 this september. After A levels my plans are to go to dance college, which is why I automatically wanted to pick it as one of my a level subjects.
However, i’ve looked into the entry requirements for dance colleges and you don’t need dance A level specifically, and most people go to dance college straight after year 11. The entry requirements are either just GCSEs or UCAS points depending on the course, and I’ve already been dancing outside of school for years (I did take dance at GCSE too), so I have thorough experience in dance. Therefore, I think a level dance isn’t necessary since I will continue to dance outside of school and it’s not a required a level specifically for most dance colleges. Please correct me if I am wrong though.
Most, if not all, dance colleges require auditions to gain a place (along with either gcses or ucas points), which is why I think you don’t necessarily need an a level qualification in dance.

hey so i’m about to start dance college and I didn’t pick A-Level dance. I did however attend a full-time BTEC dance course which was equivalent to level 3 (A-levels)

I wouldn’t say you have to pick A-Level dance to get into dance college, I know of lots of people that didn’t and they’re now at the top dance colleges.

but in terms of your enjoyment of passing your a-levels , picking dance may help that as you have a passion for dance so it would help you pass the a-level better/easier. if that makes sense?

Reply 2

welcometotherock

My daughter went to dance college.

You do not need A level dance. Entry will be entirely based on audition and you having enough UCAS points from any subject to prove you can cope with the academic part of the course.