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Program snapshot

Admissions
Prescreen RequiredAudition RequiredInterview RequiredUniversity App Required
Audition format
In-Person or Virtual

Program Recognition
Ofsted "Outstanding" rating (2024)
Validated by University of Greenwich, accredited by CDET
New program from a conservatoire with nearly 80 years of dance training excellence (founded 1946)
Training
Technically demanding training across ballet, jazz, commercial, contemporary, and musical theatre dance styles
High contact hours per week with progressive three-year structure
Performance opportunities: Dance Performance Workshops, Dance Performance Project, CRE8 Dance Performance
Focus on technical excellence, stylistic adaptability, and physical resilience
Emphasis on employability, wellbeing, and readiness for freelance and company-based pathways
Facilities
Single-site campus with 13 dance studios and 120-seat Doreen Bird Foundation Theatre
Wellbeing facilities: gym, counselling, physiotherapy, and reflection room
Production block with scenery store, props room, wardrobe, and workshop
30 minutes from London's West End via Sidcup Railway Station
Leadership
President: Stephen Mear, award-winning choreographer and director
BIRD Patron: Gary Avis MBE, Royal Ballet Principal Character Artist

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