Master Dance Teacher Programme (work-study)

Profile

The work-study MA Dance Teacher Programme is directed towards professional dancers and dance teachers seeking to further their skills as dance teachers, ballet masters/rehearsal directors, working in professional training institutions, community dance or in dance companies and theatres. The specialisation "Dance Teacher for Community Dance" offers an opportunity for candidates without a professional dance career if an equivalent aptitude is proven.

Students opt for a focus in Ballet or Contemporary/Modern Dance and a specialisation as Ballet Master/Rehearsal Director, Dance Teacher in professional training or in Community Dance. The Master Dance Teacher is an interdisciplinary course and the subjects include dance pedagogy, methodology and didactics, dance history, dance medicine, psychology, teaching practice, rehearsal assistance, improvisation, laban and composition.

Unique

...is the opportunity, with a student population of around 150 dancers from age 10 to 20, to work and explore processes with the dancers in training at the Palucca University of Dance Dresden who are fluent in ballet, contemporary and improvisation. A crosspollination between the Teacher Training and the Choreography Programme is emphasised in the profile of the University. Due to a multitude of partnerships, the Palucca University of Dance has a global artistic network.

Get to know us! The Virtual Master Information Day for the Dance Teacher Master's programme will take place on 22 January 2024.

Focus
Students choose one of the following focuses:

  • Ballet

or     

  • Contemporary/Modern Dance


Specialisation
Students choose one of the following specialisations:
 

  • Ballet Master/Rehearsal Director
    Requirements:
    5 years of experience as a Dancer in a Company*
    or as Ballet Master/Training Director/Rehearsal Director*
  • Dance Teacher for professional training
    Requirements:
    3 years of experience as a Dancer in a Company*
    or 5 years of experience as a Dance Teacher*

* according to the chosen focus

  • The MA Dance Teacher Programme can be completed in 3 years. However, the flexible design of the programme allows the students to complete the programme in less time.
  • The MA Dance Teacher Programme is taught in English. 
  • The module Dance Medicine is offered in both German and English. All oral and written exams can also be taken in German upon request.
  • 120 ECTS are acquired in the programme.

Curriculum

Application

To the application.

 

DURATION OF SEMESTERS AND REGULATIONS

Duration of Semesters

Winter semester: 1 August to 28 February

Summer semester: 1 March to 31 July

 

Semester Dates
 

Summer Semester 2023

Lectures start on:

  • 1 March 2023

Lecture-free time:

  • 28 March to 6 April 2023
  • 19 May 2023

Lectures end on:

  • 7 July 2023
 
Winter Semester 2023/24

Semester start:

  • 1 August 2023

Orientation Day:

  • 9 August 2023 (1st year, MA Dance Teacher)

Lectures start on:

  • 9 August 2023 (1st year, MA Dance Teachers)
  • 14 August 2023 (2nd year, MA Dance Teacher)
  • 15 August 2023 (3rd year, MA Dance Teacher)

Lecture-free time:

  • 20 November to 8 December 2023
  • 12 Decemeber 2023 to 2 January 2024
  • 1 to 3 February 2024

Lectures end on / semester ends on:

  • 29 February 2024

 

Summer Semester 2024 

Semester / Lectures start on:

  • 1 March 2024

Lecture-free time:

  • 26 March - 1 April 2024
  • 11 - 13 April 2024
  • 10 May 2024
  • 21 May 2024

Lectures end on:

  • 24 May 2024

Semester ends on:

  • 31 July 2024