• MA Dance: Participation, Communities, Activism

    For Sept 2027 Entry
    • Useful information before you begin your application 
    • Useful information before you begin your application 

    • Your Personal Details

    • Your date of birth*
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    • Do you consent to receiving timely reminders and important information regarding your application via SMS or WhatsApp on the mobile number provided above?*
    • Your sex*
    • Your gender identity*
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    • 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:*
    • Please add the countries you have been a resident of for the past 3 years, including your current country of residence*
    • 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.*
    • 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.
  • Please list your education history since the age of 17, starting with the most recent/current institution first*
  • Qualifications yet to be obtained - please state one qualification per row and mention the full degree name in qualification. For example: BA (Hons) Contemporary Dance Performance, not just 'BA'
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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.
  • Most recent employment up to past 3 years. (If you are currently working and do not have an ending year, please mention 'currently working' in the 'To' field below) *
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  • Your 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.

  • Global South Scholarship

    We also offer two Global South Access Scholarships on this course for students living andworking in the Global South. Each scholarship covers the overseas course fee in full. To beeligible 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 andworking in that country. Please note that any application to the Global South Access Scholarshiphas no bearing on your application to study at LCDS. You will only receive an outcome to theScholarship if you receive and accept a place to study at LCDS.
  • Do you wish to apply for the Global South Scholarship (GSS?)*
  • 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 two residencies. Please select the option that applies to you*
  • Would you like to be considered for a fee-paying offer on the course if you are not successful in receiving the Global South Scholarship? (Answering yes to this question will not impact your chances of getting the scholarship, it is simply to support our admin processes)*

  • Your references

    We would like two references from you; one academic and one dance related. For example, this could be a teacher or tutor at college/ school and also a dance teacher that you go to outside of school or college. 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). Please contact our admissions office should you need any adjustments during the application process/admissions workshop. 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)

  • 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*
  • Which Online Info Session did you attend? (Question TBC)
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