Course Summary
Course Category: PLC (Further Education - FET) - Apply directly to College
Advanced Certificate in Dance is a two-year dance programme at QQI Level 6. This course will further develop your choreographic and technical dance skills in preparation for a career in the profession in Ireland and internationally.
A particular attraction of this course is the opportunity to obtain the ISTD DDE inter-national teaching qualifications in Classical Ballet and Modern Theatre Dance.
At the end of the first year, you will achieve a full Level 6 Advanced Certificate in Dance Award.
At the end of the 2nd year you will complete the Level 6 teaching qualification and the ISTD DDE International teaching qualification.
Course Details
This course prepares you for working in the following Career Sectors:
What will you study?
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Year 1:
QQI Exercise and Fitness
QQI Personal and Professional Development
QQI Music in a Dance context
QQI Work Experience
QQI Dance Performance & Production
QQI Classical Ballet
QQI Contemporary Dance
QQI Jazz Dance
Additional Classes offered:
Tap
RAD Classical Ballet vocational
ISTD Modern vocational
ISTD Modern, Classical Ballet Graded Syllabi DDE Year 1
Year 2: QQI Level 6 Supplemental Award in Dance Instruction*
QQI Dance Appreciation
QQI Training Needs identification and design
QQI Training delivery and evaluation
Additional Subjects offered:
QQI Classical Ballet
QQI Jazz Dance
QQI Contemporary Dance
DDE final completion year
ITEC
Course content may be revised for educational or organisational reasons.
Important
- Colleges may add/remove modules to keep the course updated and to meet demands.
- Almost all PLC courses have a Work Experience module, which requires students to find their own placement in an area directly related to their course.
Progression to CAO Courses
The Student - Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests:
Creative
Creative people are drawn to careers and activities that enable them to take responsibility for the design, layout or sensory impact of something (visual, auditory etc). They may be atrracted to the traditional artistic pursuits such as painting, sculpture, singing, or music. Or they may show more interest in design activities, such as architecture, animation, or craft areas, such as pottery and ceramics.
Creative people use their personal understanding of people and the world they live in to guide their work. Creative people like to work in unstructured workplaces, enjoy taking risks and prefer a minimum of routine.
Further Research
Career Progression
After completing the ISTD DDE International teaching qualifications and the QQI Level 6 Advanced Certificate in Dance, students have the opportunity to set up their own dance schools and work and teach internationally.
Inchicore College also has specific agreements with the Irish Board of Dance Performance. On successful completion of the second year of the QQI Advanced Certificate in Dance, candidates will be eligible to enter their students for the Irish Board of Dance Performance examinations.