MA Dance (Professional Practice)

The Dance Professional Practice MA at Liverpool Hope University is a postgraduate programme that provides advanced training in dance performance and facilitates development of research skills. The course is designed to cater to professional and pre-professional dancers, choreographers, and teachers who want to further their skills and knowledge in practices within professional contexts. Course Content: The curriculum is designed to include modules with practical and theoretical components. It enhances the understanding of dance practices and the integration of somatic approaches with performance practice. The course allows students to choreograph, coach, perform, and critically engage with professional practices while getting to grips with how dance practices are developed, managed, and led.Key Modules: Specific modules include Choreographic Practice, Somatic Practices, Dance as Profession, and independent research leading to the completion of a dissertation, professionally focussed project or full-scale performance. Future Careers: The course prepares students for a variety of roles within the dance industry such as performing, teaching, choreographing, producing, writing, managing and advocating for the dance field.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.