MA Dance: Participation, Communities, Activism Sept 2026 Entry

  • MA Dance: Participation, Communities, Activism

    FOR SEPT 2026 ENTRY
    • Useful information before you begin your application 
    • Useful information before you begin your application 

    • Your Personal Details

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    • Your sex*
    • Your gender*
    • Do you want to study part time over 2 years or full time over 1 year?*
    • Additional Information 
    • Please select the option that applies to you to confirm your visa status:*
    • If you need a visa, please be aware that the visa application process will ask for proof that you have a regular income in your home country or financial support from a family member who does and who agrees to sponsor you. You will also be asked to prove that you have enough money to pay for your stay during the residency. Please tick here to confirm that you understand this and will be able to fulfil this criteria.*
    • Are you a UK applicant? (Anyone who does not have one of the following: British passport/)*
    • Please complete this section if you are not a UK applicant 
    • Will you be qualified to start university in your country of residence?*
    • Have you ever had a visa to study at an educational institution in the United Kingdom?*

    • English language skills for people who speak English as a second language

  • 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.
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  • Your employment history

    Please list your employment and/or voluntary history below. If you were self-employed, please add your name under 'employer name'. Use one box per employment.
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  • Personal Statement and Video Submission

  • Personal Statement

  • Please submit a personal statement, which can be written or submitted as an audio recording. Please use this statement to tell the selection committee about yourself. You may use the following points mentioned as a general guide/direction to plan your personal statement:
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  • Video submission

  • Please submit a 10-minute video portfolio of your work.

    Your portfolio must include: 
    1) A video of you talking to us about your work.  
    2) Video footage or images of your work.

    See our video submissions guidelines HERE. The guidelines explain what elements are required in the submission and offer support in creating your video portfolio.

  • Your references

    We would like two references from you; one academic and one art related. They will be contacted for a character reference once you submit your application.

  • Equal opportunities

    This information is used to help monitor who is applying to LCDS. It will not be used to assess your application. 
  • Which ethnicity do you identify with? Please select one. If it is not listed, select 'Other'.*
  • What is your sexual orientation? Please select one. If it is not listed, select 'Other'.*
  • You are encouraged to inform us of any access requirements you may have (for example relating to a learning difficulty, a physical or sensory impairment, mental health condition and/or injury). This is so we can endeavour to make any reasonable adjustments for the admissions process and on the course. Which of the following statements about disability is most appropriate to you? Please tick the appropriate box(es). If it is not listed, select 'Other'.*
  • What are your spiritual or religious beliefs? Please select one. If it is not listed, please use the box below.
  • Have you been in care? Select yes if you've ever lived in public care or as a looked-after child including: with foster carers, under local authority care, in a residential children's home, being 'looked after at home’ under a supervision order living with friends or relatives in kinship care.
  • Would you consider yourself estranged from your family (i.e. not supported by your family)? An estranged person is someone who no longer has the support of their family due to a breakdown in their relationship which has led to ceased contact. This might mean your biological, step or adoptive parents or wider family members have been responsible for supporting you in the past. Select 'yes' if you feel this description applies to you.
  • Are you a carer? The 'Carers Trust' define a carer as: anyone who cares, unpaid, for a friend or family member, who due to illness, disability, a mental health problem or an addiction, cannot cope without their support. Select 'yes' if you feel this description applies to you.
  • Did you have access to free school meals? (UK applicants only)

  • Global South Scholarship

    We also offer two Global South Access Scholarships on this course for students living and working in the Global South. Each scholarship covers the overseas course fee in full. To be eligible for this scholarship, you must live and work in one of the countries of the Global South, either permanently or regularly, and intend to complete at least part of your MA course living and working in that country. Please note that any application to the Global South Access Scholarship has no bearing on your application to study at LCDS. You will only receive an outcome to the Scholarship if you receive and accept a place to study at LCDS.
  • Do you wish to apply to the Global South Scholarship (GSS)?

  • Personal Statement

  • Please submit a personal statement, which can be written or submitted as an audio recording. Please use this statement to tell the selection committee about yourself. You may use the following points mentioned as a general guide/direction to plan your personal statement:
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  • The Global South Scholarship pays for the fees of your course but does not pay for visa applications, travel or accommodation in London for the residency. Please select the option that applies to you

  • Declaration and feedback

    This information is used to help monitor who is applying to LCDS. It will not be used to assess your application. 
  • How did you hear about London Contemporary Dance School, The Place*
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