Dance (Single) BTEC Extended Certificate

APPLICATIONS NOW BEING PROCESSED THROUGH CLEARING

Applications Open: - 11th December 2025

Applications Close: - 13th February 2026

Entry Requirements: - Admission to Towers Sixth Form to study A levels or BTEC equivalent will be awarded on the basis of GCSE performance. Each subject has its own entry requirements.

How to Apply: - Please apply via KentChoices

This dynamic course will challenge you creatively, physically, emotionally and intellectually. It will provide you with an understanding of dance with a focus on the essential skills, techniques and disciplines needed for a career in the dancing profession. Your lessons will take place in a large, mirrored dance studio. You will perform in front of a sell-out audience at our annual dance showcase. We are the Lead Associate School working with the International Dance Company ‘Jasmin Vardimon’. We regularly visit their purpose-built dance space, have watched company rehearsals, completed work experience at the company, taken part in creative projects and interviewed staff to support unit 1 work. This link is unique and opens exciting opportunities for our dancers. Since this new course has been offered 100% of students have achieved grades of Merit - Distinction*.

This course is assessed through a combination of external and internal assessments. Students will explore dance history and develop a critical understanding of how dance practitioners communicate themes within their work. Students will participate in workshops and technique classes, analysing their strengths and weaknesses in order to improve their performance. Students will develop their own work and perform in a variety of genres.

BTEC pass and GCSE grade 3 in Dance. Prior experience with a passion for dance. Interview with the Performing Arts team for external students.

Please note: The key skills learnt on this course are transferable to other professions.

This BTEC Dance qualification is a popular course that provides students with a range of transferable skills that can be used at both university and the workplace. Students can move onto studying Dance at university, for example BSC (Hons) Sport and Dance Therapy or BA (Hons) Dance, Performance and Teaching as well as moving into professions such as Dance Teacher, Dance Journalist, Dance Project Coordinator or Cultural Officer.

Previous Dance students have gone on to enter teaching and study for BA (Hons) Dance at Brighton Metropolitan University.