Dance – Dance Arts in Context
Love to create, perform, and shape your future on stages across the world? Join our unique programme. Create your own dance style and shine on global stages
During the program, you develop your own dance style and improve your choreography skills. You also learn about the newest trends in dance. You explore different ideas and learn to perform and create in a welcoming, international environment.
Develop your own signature in our challenging programme
Dance Arts in Context is a broad programme that challenges you artistically, physically, and theoretically. You create your own learning path in a supportive environment, encouraging you to explore and experiment. This results in diverse dancers with their own unique styles.
Year 1: The two specializations Contemporary and Contemporary Urban share the same basics but differ in elaboration. Basic programme: Weekly classes in Ballet, Contemporary, Modern, Improvisation, Performance Studies, Creation, Movement Research, Yoga, Pilates, Choreography, History, Dramaturgy, Communication and Anatomy. Projects are workshops with guest choreographers, creating own work, interdisciplinary and public space projects.
Year 2: Specific to Contemporary: extra classes in Contemporary, improvisation, and Butoh. Specific to Contemporary Urban: Weekly classes in Urban dance as created in the 1980s in the American urban subculture. This includes Hiphop (popping, locking, B-boying, and house) and Authentic Jazz. In addition, the course offers non-European urban styles such as Contemporary African dance and fusion techniques such as Physical Dynamics.
Year 3: In addition to training in your choice of ballet, urban, contemporary or embodied based practices, you work on projects with the field. You choose from the extensive range of courses. You choose which project you want to do when and where. After completing your second year, you have the option to choose the graduate profile Choreography.
Year 4: To graduate in Dance Arts in Context, you need a six-month internship. You can join dance companies or small productions, at home or abroad, or intern at an educational institution abroad. As a Choreography graduate, you create five choreographies. For your final choreography, you work with professional dancers outside Fontys Academy of the Arts. You also research a dance company or choreographer of your choice.
- Transcript of Records – If you have not yet completed Secondary School, you must upload a transcript showing your current grades. You can find the transcript template here.
- Secondary School Leaving Certificate – If you have already completed Secondary School, you do not need to upload a separate transcript. Simply upload your Secondary School Leaving Certificate to the application.
Important! View the full requirements on the university’s official website. Requirements may vary depending on your nationality and the country where you completed your previous education.
You may not need to take IELTS or TOEFL. University usually allow you to prove your English proficiency in one of the following ways:
- TOEFL iBT*
- IELTS Academic
- A Cambridge English qualification
- A national English examination listed on your secondary school leaving certificate
- An English subject and grade on your secondary school leaving certificate that meet the university’s requirements
- Secondary education completed in English in a country or school qualification accepted by the university
- An International Baccalaureate (IB) or European Baccalaureate (EB) diploma
- Other
Important: Accepted methods and minimum results depend on study programme, your secondary school qualification and the country where you completed your education. Check the official requirements for your chosen study programme.
*Use the Kastu promo code LTU1000102 when registering for TOEFL iBT and receive a 5% discount.
For this programme you must first audition. You apply for the audition for just one profile, contemporary or contemporary urban.
- Round 1: The preselection takes place online. You have to upload material on your personal admission page. After the preselection, only selected candidates will advance to the live audition. The deadline to upload your audition material is 4 March 2027.
Round 2: If you are selected, you attend the live audition. The live audition for the 2027-2028 study year will take place in 3 rounds from April 19 to April 22, 2027. It is not possible to audition on another date nor is it possible to do this audition online.
A medical test is also part of the audition process. You will be informed on how to make an appointment after you get selected. Candidates living in the Netherlands make an appointment within two weeks after the auditions. Candidates from abroad make an appointment in August.
Start your career
You create, think and produce collaboratively. Our graduates are dance makers and dance leaders who have their own voice, who take ownership of their own careers, and who go on to take up meaningful positions throughout both the performing arts field and wider society.
After graduation you can start your career as a:
- Professional dancer
- Choreographer
- Creative producer
