Courses
 
The Department of Dance will be conducting auditions for the
Diploma in Dance throughout the year.For further details,
please call 6512 4175
or e-mail dance@nafa.edu.sg.

 

 

 

 

 







 

 

 Academy & Cross-disciplinary Elective Requirements
 Diploma Major/ Emphasis/ Stream Academy Requirement
(3 credits)		 Cross-Disciplinary Requirement
       
 Dance Comprehensive Emphasis "SAS-Dance" + Minimum 4 Credits
  Performance Emphasis (Ballet) 2 other SAS modules  
  Performance Emphasis (Non-Ballet)    
  Choreography Emphasis    
  Teaching Emphasis    

 

Curriculum

Course Description

1. Areas of emphasis:
  Students may select any of the following areas of emphasis :
 
> Comprehensive > Performance > Choreography > Teaching
  Those students who have completed the course with ‘Comprehensive Emphasis’ are eligible for admission. Application to the final year of the course ‘BFA in Dance’ at Purchase College, State University of New York, USA.
  For the Performance emphasis, students may opt for Ballet specialization or non-Ballet specialization.
 
2. Graduation requirements:
  For graduation, this course requires a total of 120 credits, comprising the following :
  Academy requirement:
  3 credits from 3 of the 8 components of the module ‘Singapore Arts Scene’, including the one offered by the Department of Dance, i.e. DN1000.
  Core requirement:
  69 credits from the core dance modules (modules with codes DNxx0x).
  Emphasis requirements:
  Comprehensive
  28 credits from the modules which are compulsory for ‘Comprehensive Emphasis’ (modules with codes DNxx1x, DNxx5x, DNxx6x, DNxx7x).
  Performance
  32 credits from the modules which are compulsory for ‘Performance Emphasis’ with Ballet specialisation (modules with codes DNxx2x, DNxx5x.)
  20 credits from the modules which are compulsory for ‘Performance Emphasis’ with non-Ballet specialisation (modules with codes DNxx22, DNxx23, DNxx5x.)
  Choreography
  22 credits from the modules which are compulsory for ‘Choreography Emphasis’ (modules with codes DNxx3x, DNxx6x).
  Teaching
  10 credits from the modules which are compulsory for ‘Teaching Emphasis’ (modules with codes DNxx4x, DNxx7x and DN2161)
 
  Elective requirements :
  Dance electives:
  A minimum of 8 credits from dance modules outside the academy, core and emphasis requirements.
  Cross-disciplinary electives:
  A minimum of 4 credits from cross-disciplinary modules offered by other departments.

 

 
Dance Repertory forms an important aspect of the curriculum leading to main stage productions as well as informal showcases and public performances both locally and abroad. Regular artist-in-residencies by our degree partner Purchase College, USA as well as frequent local and international guest artists provide students a unique opportunity to participate in global dance trends.
 
Asian Dance Workshop, a laboratory platform affords experimentation in evolving contemporary Asian dance forms. Choreographers are invited to share and actively involve students in their Asian contemporary dance explorations. Works resulting from this platform are often showcased in The Third Space Series presented in the dan:s festival organized by The Esplanade.