National College of Dance
Advanced Diploma of Professional Dance (Elite Performance)
Nationally Recognised Vocational Education and Training (VET)NCD offers an Advanced Diploma of Professional Dance (Elite Performance) program. This program is designed for students who are looking to audition and head directly into and junior or professional company.
It is also a perfect program for students who have completed a Diploma of Dance and have been overseas and looking to re-focus their career and continue to audition for professional companies.
Graduates of the Advanced Diploma will perform more complex movement in a range of dance skills far wider than the Diploma of Professional Dance. They perform complex technical routines across a wide range of dance genres.
A typical weekly schedule consists of daily classical ballet class at an elite technical level, body conditioning, contemporary in contrasting styles, established pieces of work in classical and contemporary repertoire.
There is also choreography, jazz, pas de deux classes in both classical and contemporary, solo work for both classical and contemporary and participation in fully choreographed classical ballet and contemporary works.
The Artistic Staff at the National College of Dance consists of professional teachers and choreographers who have produced many works in Australia and overseas on leading professional companies and have experience training dancers and placing them in prestigious international and national companies.
Delivery mode
National College of Dance offers this course through the following delivery modes:
On campus
Work with instructors and classmates in a supportive and collaborative environment.
Locations
- 151 Young Road, Lambton NSW, Australia
Entry requirements
Domestic Students
- There are no mandated entry requirements.
Course fees
Career opportunities
The Advanced Diploma of Professional Dance (Elite Performance) will prepare you for the following roles.
About National College of Dance
National College of Dance’s vision is to be recognised as the leading classically trained classical, contemporary and commercial training facility in regional Australia touching the dance community with our uniqueness, creativity, choreography, collaborations and training methods.
We provide a space where young dancers can be educated and supported for their individuality within structured yet freely creative environment.
NCD support the student as the whole person, understanding their dreams and assisting them to create a reality through hard work, respect and resilience.
We do this by engaging with the most knowledgable, artistic and support team of staff and guest teachers as well as via our community of family all working together to make NCD the safe, successful and creative environment for all dancers.