MA Dance: Performance
FOR SEPT 2025 ENTRY
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Every application is seen by a panel of at least two members of LCDS faculty.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and the panel will then invite selected applicants for an admissions workshop based on your preferred date and location, which you will select as part of this application
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Admissions Workshops
Please note:
The admission workshop consists of practical workshops and an interview. It is a full day event.
If you select The Place, London or Global (Online) as your preferred location, our admissions team will be in touch with you to provide a date and time.
For all other locations, you must submit your application at least 2 weeks prior to your preferred admissions workshop date. For ex: If you are selecting Padova, Italy - 30 Nov 2024 as your choice of location, you must ensure that this application is submitted by or before 18 Nov 2024. Applications submitted after that will not be eligible for the Padova, Italy admissions workshop.
If you cannot attend any of the locations/dates listed below, please contact our admissions team at
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The Place, London
Shanghai, China - Feb 2025
Philadelphia, US - 08 Oct 2024
New York, US - Feb 2025
Bucaramanga, Colombia - 25 Oct 2024
Los Angeles, US - Mar 2025
Padova, Italy - 30 Nov 2024
Scouting Dance, Mexico - 08 Mar 2025
Mumbai, India - 25 Jan 2025
Montreal, Canada - 12 Apr 2025
Singapore - 08 Feb 2025
Global (Online)
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Studio Wayne McGregor, London - 05 Jan 2025
Mumbai, India - 25 Jan 2025
Shanghai, China - 05 Feb 2025
Singapore - 08 Feb 2025
Studio Wayne McGregor, London - 15 Feb 2025
New York, US - 01 Mar 2025
UNAM, Mexico City - 11 Mar 2025
Los Angeles, US - 15 Mar 2025
Montreal, Canada - 12 Apr 2025
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The Place, London
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Education and Employment history
Your education history
Please list your educational history below. If you have not yet obtained the qualification, please add what level you are studying at, for e.g. Undergraduate or Diploma. It is not necessary for you to have obtained formal education to be eligible for this course.
Please select this if you did not obtain formal education
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Please list your education history since the age of 11, starting with the most recent/current institution first
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Please tell us about your dance, performance, teaching and/or choreographic experience below (250 words max).
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Please submit a personal statement, which can be written or submitted as an audio recording. Please use this statement in a way that best represents your current context and practice. You may use the following points mentioned as a general guide/direction to plan your personal statement:
Your interest in MA Dance: Performance
Your relevant experience and abilities
What you would like to achieve on the course, what personal goals you think this course can help you reach
Why you think you are ready for a Masters course
Your reasons for choosing London Contemporary Dance School
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Your references
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