About Us
SPORTS ACADEMIES OPEN EVENING
Football and Dance take place on Monday 20th October.
Basketball and Netball take place on Tuesday 21st October.
Doors open at 4.30pm with presentations starting at 5pm, no late entry will be allowed.
You must complete the expression of interest form to be able to attend.
Expression of Interest forms:
OUR DANCE ACADEMY WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2023, ENROLLING 40 PASSIONATE AND TALENTED STUDENTS INTO OUR ACADEMY PROVISION WHICH RUNS ALONGSIDE OUR HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL BTEC LEVEL 3 DANCE COURSES.
The ethos of the Barking Abbey Dance Academy is to develop young Dancers holistically as athletes, artists and entrepreneurs. These three components will underpin everything that is delivered as part of the Dance Academy programme to ensure that Dancers are fully prepared for a breadth of Dance careers and Post 18 Pathways. We aim to develop students holistically; as Dance artists (physically and mentally) and as young people (character and transferable skills) to nurture their talent and ensure they exceed their full potential. Students will study a breadth of dance styles including Hip Hop, Contemporary, Commercial, Afro, Musical Theatre and Jazz to evolve students into versatile Dance artists.
Our students will receive world class training and opportunities through our in-house Dance staff and partnerships with Boy Blue, Trinity Laban and HydroGen UK. The programme has been created to carve a seamless pathway from Post 16 into undergraduate study and beyond into Dance careers through our partner institutions. This provision will supplement their KS5 studies and enable them to stand out in Post 18 pathway applications, regardless of wanting to pursue Dance or not.
Barking Abbey Sixth Form Dance Academy is an extremely unique provision, enabling students to access academic offers (listed below) alongside their Dance Academy programme.
Students can choose either:
- Extended Certificate (1 A Level Equivalent)
- National Diploma (2 A Level Equivalent)
- Extended Diploma (3 A Level Equivalent)
We recommend the Extended Diploma; however, students must choose at least one Dance course to be part of the Dance Academy.
Students will be able to choose either 1 or 2 additional A Levels or BTECs to complete their 3 options
Dance Academy students will benefit from the following:
- Professional affiliations with Universities, Boy Blue, Trinity Laban, HydroGen UK and KT Productions
- 3 hours of weekly training with Boy Blue and Trinity Laban/HydroGen UK following a specialist curriculum that develops students as artists, athletes and entrepreneurs
- Weekly self-managed sessions tailored to personal needs with focus on technique, strength & conditioning, performance and creative skills
- One to one mentoring focused on: individual Dance training plans, target setting, academic progress and achievement, post 18 pathways, career planning, applications, auditions, etc
- Audition preparation and application writing with Boy Blue, Trinity Laban, HydroGen UK and other potential professional guest artists.
- Auditions for Boy Blue Youth, HydroGen UK and the Centre for Advanced Training Schemes at Trinity Laban, Homenation, Konverse Dance Crew.
- Professional and in-house performance opportunities
- Additional projects and workshops with professional guest artists
- Subsidised trips including watching professional performances, Dance conventions and competing in dance competitions
- Visits to theatres to develop knowledge of lighting, stage management, set and costume design
- Work experience in professional settings
- Access to physiotherapist for assessment and treatments
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