Course
MTA - Dance Curriculum Overview
During technical skills weeks (1 - 3, 3 - 7) you will participate in 2 dance classes/day. Approximately 12.5 hours contact time a week is devoted to the dance component of the course.
YEAR ONE
Classical Ballet
Jazz
Street Jazz
Contemporary
Tap
Pilates
Body conditioning
Musical Theatre
Key Performance:
Public performance of a Musical Theatre Revue in Drill Hall 1
YEAR TWO
Classical Ballet
Jazz
Street Jazz
Contemporary
Tap
Pilates
Body conditioning
Musical Theatre
Pas de Deux
Key Performance:
Public performance of a Musical Theatre Revue in Drill Hall 1
Agent Showcase in Drill Hall 1
Dance at MTA
Dance is an integral part of musical theatre.
At MTA we aim to develop the student's competence and confidence in Jazz, Classical Ballet, Musical Theatre, Pas de Deux, Street Jazz, Contemporary and Tap; a big emphasis will be based on how to perform with character, musicality and style; to work with a variety of professional choreographers and to be in command of a repertoire of varying dance styles. There will also be an emphasis on an understanding of the human body so that our students learn to express their emotions through dance and are aware of their nutritional needs and how to avoid injury.
The Jazz classes held three times a week, aims to develop flexibility and strength in order that the student can perform with energy, speed, stamina, co-ordination and control. Students will develop the ability to learn routines and retain corrections.
A Classical Ballet class is taken three times a week. This is the foundation for all the other dance disciplines and aims to develop the student's understanding of stance, line, placement, use of floor and turn-out.
The Pas De Deux classes will enable the student to perform with care, consideration and coordination when working with a partner. They will develop an ability to respond to the energy and timing of their partner in a variety of musical styles.
The Tap class will enable the student to build up a vocabulary of steps, learn a repertoire of combinations, develop competence in differing tap styles and perform with versatility and a sense of dynamics.
The Street Jazz class focuses on commercial dance for pop videos, fashion and trade shows. In this, the student will learn a variety of street jazz styles.
The Contemporary dance class is taught using body mechanics, technique and conditioning to enable the student to dance with control, energy and dynamics.
The Musical Theatre classes will focus mainly on style and learning repertoire from West End shows and will also work on combining song and dance from term 1.
We will also be taking Pilates and Body Conditioning classes and during our specialist weeks will focus on certain styles and areas of dance.