The curriculum of the Dance in Education study programme A modern dance teacher is able to bridge the gap between the personal history, tradition and opinions about art and dance, and those of dance enthusiasts, educational institutions and dance companies in our metropolitan environment. 

The curriculum consists of practical and theoretical lessons in dance, teaching and choreography. The theory is largely offered in conjunction with a practical element. You will develop a cohesive and inclusive vision on the basis of knowledge from critical education theory and the Inclusivity Pathway Training (Aminata Cairo). Modern dance theory insights will support you in the development of your artistic vision.

The Education in Dance study programme is strongly practice-oriented. There are training lessons every morning. Together with your fellow students and dance enthusiasts, you will create and organise projects and performances. One example of this is our annual dance performance in the dance theatre of the Academy of Theatre and Dance. From the first year, you will also do internships  at schools in order to develop your teaching skills.  

Moreover, the transcultural approach is a focal point of the study programme. How do you initiate encounters as a dance artist? How do you create crossovers between cultures as a bridge-builder? That is also why we collaborate on a structural basis with École des Sables in Senegal.

The study programme collaborates on a structural basis with secondary and primary schools in the Amsterdam districts Zuidoost (South-East), Noord (North) and West. This guarantees challenging internships for students at schools with a culturally diverse student population. The schools view dance as an essential part of their students’ development. 

From the first year, you will teach in this dynamic field of work. This will only be at primary schools in the first and second years, but it will also include secondary schools thereafter. 

The Dance in Education study programme at the Academy of Theatre and Dance is composed of three phases:

• propaedeutic year (year 1)
• main phase (years 2 and 3)
• graduation phase (year 4) 

In the first, second and third academic years, you will follow a fixed curriculum, but is possible to determine the composition of the curriculum individually in the graduation phase. Compulsory components in the graduation phase include the joint curriculum of the study programme, an artistic project with dance enthusiasts, an internship in secondary education and a social internship.