EDUCATIONAL YEAR DANCE
10 months dance education
The EDUCATIONAL YEAR DANCE is for people who want to spend 10 months intensively exploring the subject of dance, both practically and theoretically.
More than 160 days of movement, space for creativity, a motivated group. DANCE in an intensive, practical form with theoretical background knowledge.
In a fixed group, you can explore dance technique and dance art, space, music and other artistic genres in combination with movement. It can be used as a creative space per se for further development, as preparation for studies, as time out, as further training, with intensive networking opportunities...
The focus of the year is on experiencing dance as an art form: the big final performance at the end of the year offers you the opportunity to try out yourself as a dancer in various works by professional choreographers and as the choreographer of your own stage piece.
Who is the EDUCATIONAL YEAR DANCE suitable for?
- For people who are motivated, reliable and open to new ideas.
- For people who want to prepare intensively for a course of study or training.
- For people who want to try out whether dance is “more than just a nice hobby”.
- For people who have already danced a lot in their lives and want to use the year as a creative space for themselves, develop further, expand their network or take the step into choreographic work, in a protected space with advice and organization from others.
- For people for whom dance has long been a part of life and who need a break from the current situation...
- For people from the age of 17.
And what is your intention?
The facts at a glance:
- 10 months of DANCE, intensive practical and theoretical
- The EDUCATIONAL YEAR DANCE focuses on the two dance styles of classical dance and contemporary dance. Techniques from modern dance, improvisation and composition, partnering, jazz, urban, QiGong, dance acrobatics... as well as theoretical seminars from the fields of body, history, music and other genres support the continuous growth of skills and knowledge.
- Working hours: Monday to Thursday, from 8.30 a.m. to 3 p.m. (except on public holidays and Berlin school vacations)
- Stage routine: a workshop performance in December and a joint final project in Berlin.
- We work in fixed groups in order to support our students individually and strengthen cooperation and interaction.
- The training languages are German and English. We are very supportive of our foreign applicants, but also expect them to make an intensive effort to learn German.
- Costs: 3800€ - installment payments are of course possible, without additional costs.
- Support with further planning of the artistic path, preparation of application documents, advice on professional orientation and funding applications.
Next year: 08.09.2025 to 06.07.2026
Application start: 06.01.2025
Audition: 10.05.2025 & 14.06.2025 & 19.07.2025
Information on the application process can be found here.
Do you have any questions? Then send an e-mail to Tina Weiler: bewerbung@senecaintensiv.de.
We look forward to getting to know you!
Basic information on the structure of the EDUCATIONAL YEAR DANCE
The EDUCATIONAL YEAR DANCE is divided into 5 phases.
Phase 1 - A lot of training but also theory - When the head is well filled, the body also works better and creativity can unfold in the best possible way. As we consider theoretical backgrounds to be very important for dance artists, there are basic theoretical seminars
Phase 2 - build-up phase - finding a group, lots of training, exploring the body, your own limits and possibilities... sweat, dance, grow! The open days, the big improv jam session, a workshop performance, start planning your own pieces
Phase 3 - Working with choreographers - lots of training, and the development of several stage pieces for the final performance with various professional choreographers
Phase 4 - Training, training, training! - Intensive group-related training, space and time to realize own artistic projects, group trip
Phase 5 - Creation phase - In the final phase, your own pieces are developed, rehearsed and brought together with the group pieces of the professional choreographers to create a joint full-length final performance - the KONDENSAT. Experiencing the stage together is a central component of the Bildungsjahr Tanz.
You can get even more information and guaranteed answers to all your questions at our Open Days/OPEN HOUSE and, of course, in great detail at our AUDITIONS.
