Diploma in Dance

Vancouver Community College - Downtown Campus

Canada,British Columbia

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24 Months

Duration

CAD 16,600/year

Tuition Fee

CAD 145

Application Fee

Sep 2025

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Canada, British Columbia

Type: College

Location Type: Urban

Founded: 1965

Total Students: 15,000 +

Int. Students: 600 +

Campus Detail

Main Campus Address

250 W Pender St, Vancouver, BC V6B 1S9, Canada

Diploma in Dance

Program Overview

Start your career as a professional dancer by learning a full repertoire including ballet, modern, jazz, and flamenco in addition to arts entrepreneurship and administration.

What you will learn

  • Professional, entry-level dance technique in ballet, modern, jazz, and flamenco
  • Artistic dance movement language and repertoire
  • Elite-level rehearsal skills and performance readiness
  • Coordination and skeletal alignment
  • Anatomical efficiency and movement quality
  • Physical virtuosity, balance, and control
  • Classical line
  • Pointe work (women)
  • Muscular and cardiovascular strength
  • Spinal articulation
  • Coordination and isolations
  • Pas de deux and ensemble work
  • Floor work and jump sequences
  • Time-keeping and rhythmical sense
  • Theatricality and musicality
  • Structured and contact improvisation
  • Use of props, set pieces, voice, and text
  • Western European, African, Latin American, and Indian rhythm traditions
  • Anatomy, injury prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation
  • Emotional health and self-awareness
  • Nutrition and body conditioning
  • Thematic exploration
  • Journaling and composition
  • Information literacy and research skills
  • Critical thinking and creative input
  • Peer evaluation
  • Dance industry knowledge
  • Mentorship and professional dance goal-setting
  • Arts administration and entrepreneurship
  • Ballet and modern dance teaching
  • History of twentieth century Western visual and performing arts

What to expect

  • Studio classes
  • Lectures and presentations
  • Group work
  • Performances
  • Guest choreographers
  • Arts management sessions
  • Performance technology workshops
  • Instructional media
  • Skills demonstrations
  • Practical and theoretical assignments
  • Written examinations