Exchange studies in Dance Performance

Courses offered

SKH offers to follow the curriculum of the spring semester of the second year of the Bachelor's Programme in Dance Performance. Find more information about the structure and content of the programme here.

Bachelor's Programme in Dance Performance (semester 4)

Courses for the spring semester 2024 include:

• Dance, Practice and Theory 2b (7.5 ECTS)
• Choreography, Practice and Theory 2b (7.5 ECTS)
• Subject Specific Specialization (7.5 ECTS)
• Performative Practice and Theory 2b (7,5 ECTS)

Total of ECTS: 30

Term dates: 15 January 2024 - 2 June 2024

Main language of instruction: English

Study pace: Fulltime

Responsible unit: Dance

Application

The application period is 15 September to 15 October 2023.

Applications are handled through the online application system Mobility Online. To apply, click on the "Become an applicant"-button of this page.

Please note that we only accept applications and certificates through the online application portal and that we will not consider any applications from students sent by e-mail or regular post. When applying online, make sure to double check that you have chosen the correct home institution. Our partner universities should be registered in Mobility Online. If you do not find your institution, please contact our Erasmus+ Coordinator or your International Coordinator. Your home institution will automatically receive a request to nominate you once you have submitted your application.

Documents will be required at two stages in Mobility Online.

In the first part of your application you will be requested to to upload following general documents:

• CV - Europass format
• Proof of previous studies (transcript of records)

In the second part of your application, after beeing nominated by your home institution to SKH, you will be requested to upload following specific documents:

• Letter of recommendation from a dance tutor or teacher at your institution
• Letter of motivation
• A video where you complete a task

Instructions for the Letter of motivation

Answer the following questions (maximum one page):

• Why are you applying as for exchange studies in Dance Performance at SKH?
• Describe an experience with dance that has inspired and/or affected you. What inspired you and why?
• How do you see artistic practice make a positive difference for you, others, society?

Instructions for the video

Upload a video where you complete the task/exercise described below.

Please follow the instructions for the task carefully and practice as much as you need.

• Use any camera you want
• It is important that the entire body is visible throughout the whole film
• The task/exercise is preferably filmed in a dance studio, without lighting or other arrangements
• Use music if you want to, otherwise you can film in silence
• Maximum length is 3 minutes

Instructions for the task

Instructions for the task is written by Zoë Poluch and describes what you are going to do in your video.

General principle: The front is everywhere (360 degrees around you), meaning that you do not need to treat the camera as your front.

Time Frame: 3 minutes.
Dance a dance*, any dance, and explain why you chose to dance that dance.

Duration: Dance for 2 minutes. Explain/contextualize for 1 minute

*Dance: this could be a style or a technique, a dance you are familiar with that comes from your personal archive, a dance that you have learned from somewhere else, for example, the internet or from a library, it could be a historical dance or a contemporary dance.

Please note that you might have to reduce/compress your video size before uploading it. Find instructions of how to compress your video HERE.

Contact

For more information, please contact exchanges@uniarts.se