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Study Guide Bachelor of Dance2017/18

RoyalConservatoireThe Hague Koninklijk Conservatorium

ContentsStudy Guide2017/18Colophon

The Bachelor of Dance study guide is a publication of the Royal Conservatoire.

Prepared and compiled by Catharina BoonJan LinkensMartin PrchalMarleen LeroyJulia Bontes

PhotographersRobert Benschot: pages 4, 14, 40/41, 42Joris-Jan Bos: cover and pages 48, 54Valerie Harmanus: pages 12/13, 46/47

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The information contained in this Study Guide is, beyond (printing) errors and omissions, correct at time of publication, but may be subject to change during the school year.

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Foreword 5The history of the Dance programme 7General Information 9Objectives of the programme 15The Bachelor of Dance curriculum 17Young KC Dance Company/Artist Diploma Dance 39The Curriculum 43Student supervision 49Admission, assessment and results 55Practical information 59

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ForewordThe Dance programme at the Royal Conservatoire trains the dancers of the future as independent artists who combine an open, creative mind with professional skills, passion and ambition.

The worldwide dance profession is constantly evolving and calls for self-assured dancers with a broad training, who practise their craft with dedication and discipline. Dancers who have mastered classical techniques and can also apply them to contemporary dance styles, techniques and influences.

Our students train full-time in classical ballet, physical training and modern dance. It is also important for them to have a thorough grounding in the styles and visions of leading choreographers (knowledge of the repertoire) and to learn to collaborate actively with choreographers. The contribution of ideas, reflection and co-creation are all part of the work process, which is based on a strong foundation of academic dance.

The Netherlands owes its prominent position in the dance world to the world famous dancers, choreographers and designers the country has produced. Thanks to the programme’s close association with celebrated figures such as Jiří Kylián, Nils Christe, Hans van Manen and others the curriculum is enriched with repertoire from the ‘Dutch School’, which is famous for its unique idiom in terms of movement and musicality. The anchoring of this repertoire in the curriculum strengthens our ties with the representatives of the Dutch School and enhances the popularity of our Higher Professional Education (HBO) course among prospective students from other countries.

Our collaboration with the Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT) in developing the students talents is now an established feature of the programme and is yearly embodied in the joint production, the Young Talent Project. This element of the curriculum introduces our students to the methods of the NDT, where, under the guidance of repetitors and dancers, students in the final year of the Higher General Secondary (HAVO) course and during the HBO course study a wide range of pieces from the NDT’s repertoire, as well as new works and solos created under the supervision of choreographers. This partnership

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offers dancers a wonderful opportunity to take major steps towards a professional career and will be further reinforced when the Dance department moves to the Education and Culture Complex, where the NDT, the Royal Conservatoire, the Residentie Orkest and the Dance and Music Centre The Hague will be housed under the same roof.

The Bachelor of Dance is a programme at higher professional education (HBO) level, which represents the final phase of the education for students who attended the Interfaculty School for Young Talent, but which is also open to other students.

The Bachelor of Dance programme focuses heavily on the practical aspects of a career as a dancer. The emphasis is on coaching and supporting the students, who are expected to work independently. The curriculum consists mainly of practical subjects geared to international professional standards, with courses in classical ballet, modern dance, self-creation, physical training and artistic development designed to prepare students for life as a professional dancer.

The Bachelor of Dance curriculum incorporates all the elements of teaching and supervision that make up a professional dance programme. Since 1956 the Dance department has accumulated a wealth of experience and expertise in training highly skilled dancers and devotes a great deal of attention to discovering, guiding and training talented young dancers. It offers every student an inspiring environment in which to learn and develop their potential. Dance is a specialist field in the performing arts. It demands a high level of mental and physical preparation, a good understanding of aesthetics and knowledge of dance history and the global context. This study guide explains how our teachers and other staff members guide the students and encourage them to acquire these skills.

This study guide should be read in combination with the Royal Conservatoire’s general study guide and the study guide for the Interfaculty School for Young Talent. This study guide contains frequent references to both of those documents, which contain information that is relevant for dance students.

Jan Linkens Director of Dance Programme, Royal Conservatoire

The history of the Dance programmeThe Dance programme was established to train talented young classical dance students. The programme is for students between the ages of 10 and 20. The Bachelor of Dance is the final phase of the programme.

The programme started in 1956 under the leadership of Sonia Gaskell (1905-1974), who was at that time the artistic director of the Nederlands Ballet, which was partly absorbed into the National Ballet in 1961. The teaching methods at the ballet academy in The Hague were initially based on the British ballet syllabus, and Valerie Adams, a prominent dance teacher at Britain’s Sadler’s Wells School, was appointed as principal teacher. In 1968, managing director Jan van Vlijmen drew up a plan to develop the programme in close consultation with the professional dance community. In 1971, at the suggestion of Jan van Vlijmen and Benjamin Harkarvy, the director of the Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT) at the time, Richard Gibson, an American who had danced with the Joffrey Ballet and was then ballet master at the NDT, was appointed as deputy director. He was succeeded in 1973 by René Vincent, a Dutch ballet teacher and former soloist with the Dutch National Ballet. From the 1976-1977 academic year, the regular school curriculum, which had up till then only been offered for pupils in the last two years of primary school, was extended to include secondary education at HAVO level. A department for students at pre-university (VWO) level was added later.

Ten years later, Marian Sarstädt joined the department. A prominent former dancer with the NDT and former ballet master with the Scapino Ballet, Sarstädt devoted her period as director to further improving the match between the programme and the profession, one of the results being the creation of the partnership with the NDT. These efforts bore fruit during Jiří Kylián’s period as artistic director of the NDT when Sarstädt was able to capitalise on the international reputation she had earned as a member of the jury of the Prix de Lausanne by establishing the Conservatoire as one of the schools where the winners of the competition could

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study. Sarstädt was appointed as artistic director of the NDT in 1999, but remained in charge of the programme for another two years.

After Sarstädt’s departure in 2002, Wim Broeckx, a former first soloist and assistant artistic director with the Dutch National Ballet and artistic president of the Prix de Lausanne, was appointed as director. Following his departure in the 2011-2012 academic year, he was succeeded by Nancy Euverink, an alumna and a former leading dancer with the NDT with an outstanding international track record as a teacher, ballet master and choreographic assistant. Euverink stepped down at the end of the 2013-2014 academic year after three years as director in order to continue her career in dance as the assistant artistic director of the NDT II. In September 2014, alumnus Jan Linkens, a choreographer, former dancer with the Dutch National Ballet and former director of the International Dance Theatre assumed the post of director of the Dance programme.

The Royal Conservatoire’s Dance department has a close association with leading Dutch dance companies, including the Dutch National Ballet, Introdans, Scapino Ballet Rotterdam, and, in particular, the Nederlands Dans Theater. The Fondation pour l’Art Choréographique has selected the Dance department as one of the institutes where winners of the internationally renowned ballet competition, the Prix de Lausanne, can study free of charge for one year.In 2009 and 2017 the school took part in the Assemblée Internationale on invitation of the National Ballet School of Canada, Toronto. An international dance festival that takes place every 4 years and is organized to bring professional ballet schools from all over the world for one week together to give performances and classes, given by the artistic directors from the most important ballet education institutes in the dance world.

General InformationAddress University of the Arts, The Hague Royal Conservatoire

Juliana van Stolberglaan 12595 CA The Hague +31(0)70 315 1515koncon.nl

All lessons are given in the Royal Conservatoire building. The Conservatoire is easy to reach by public transport and is within five minutes’ walk of The Hague’s main railway station, Centraal Station. The Dance department has five ballet studios in its own separate part of the building, and presentations and performances are given the Royal Conservatoire’s own theatre, the Kees van Baaren Hall.

The Royal Conservatoire’s Dance department is part of the faculty of Music and Dance of the University of the Arts, The Hague, which was formed by the merger of the Royal Conservatoire (music and dance) and the Royal Academy of Art. Further information about the Royal Conservatoire and the University of the Arts, The Hague can be found in the Royal Conservatoire’s general study guide.

Director and staff Director: Jan LinkensAssistant Director: Catharina Boon

Teachers Classical Ballet balletTessa Cooke(classical ballet)

Pierre Darde(classical ballet, pas de deux, variations/coaching,

classical repertoire)

Boris de Leeuw(classical ballet, pas de deux, classical repertoire)

Ludmilla Molenaar(classical ballet)

Esther Protzman(classical ballet, pas de deux, pointes, variations/coaching,


Mariëtte Redel(classical ballet)

Katarina Wester(classical ballet, pas de deux, pointes, variations/coaching,


Creative Dance Mariëtte Redel

Teachers Modern DanceMario CamachoJoan van der MastJérôme Meyer

CaractèreAnne Ofman

Repertoire of the Dutch SchoolMariëtte Redel

Spanish danceMiguel Muñoz Oliva

Coordinator of auditionsSacha Steenks

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Accompanist for Spanish danceFarzad Aryanpour

Medical staffKaj Wage (medical specialist)

Femke van Erp-Taalman Kip (orthopaedic surgeon)

Edwin Purvis and Mara Tar (physiotherapists)

Madeleine Duin (dietician)

Sandra Buijing (sport dietician)

Coordinator of medical careEleonore van Lookeren

Coordinator of host familiesSophie van der Steen

Timetable plannerHugo Veldkamp

School for Young Talent /Ballet receptionEgbert van FaassenKees KoomenHugo Veldkamp

YogaJasmijn Dijkstra

PilatesJane Poerwoadmodjo

Physical trainingRob van Leeuwen

Teachers Jong KC DansEleonore of LookerenLudmilla Molenaar Tamara Roso Miguel Muñoz OlivaTarek Rammo

Dance history / analysisJacqueline Algra

Make-upGerda Roest

Teachers of NDT repertoireLydia BustinduyAurélie CaylaSpencer DickhausYvan DubreuilAnna HerrmannFernando Hernando MagadanJírí PokornyValentina ScagliaBastien ZorzettoChuck Jones

Guestchoreographers, o.a:Jiri Kylian Hans van Manen Nils Christe Johan Inger

Crystal Pite Maurice Causey Lukas Timulak Marc Ribaud Jiří Pokorný

Guest lecturers/teachersAurélie CaylaMaurice CauseyIsabelle ChauffaudYvan DubreuilKarine GuizzoRoslyn AndersonJerome MeyerMarc RibaudCarmen RozenstratenKarin SchnabelYannick SempeyHeidi VierthalerJohn WismanJenia Kasatkina

Coordinator of internships (HBO)Catharina BoonJan Linkens

Study/internship supervisor (HBO)Katarina Wester

PianistsCarlos de Ema LopezEdward FerdinandNicolette HeeremaFrank den HerderRobert HermannAart de KortJos LausJan Schouten (coordination of musical accompaniment)Éva SzalaiGerard VogelErwin Weerstra

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Objectives of the programme Objectives of the programme • To provide a healthy and energising learning environment for

students with exceptional talent. • To help students acquire the competences they require to

function properly as dancers in a professional company or as a freelancer.

• To contribute to the development of students as valuable members of society who are capable of taking responsibility for their own lives.

• To provide students with the technical, musical and artistic knowledge they need to join a company with a repertoire based both on classical dance techniques and a wide variety of contemporary dance styles.

• To introduce students to the repertoire, technical demands and working methods of the world-famous Nederlands Dans Theater.

• To introduce students to the repertoire of the ‘Dutch School’ by learning choreographies by these leading international choreographers and thereby understand the features of the works created by the members of this school. Combining creativity and technical virtuosity with simplicity, spatial structure and concentration, the musicality of the choreographers of the Dutch School keep the eyes of the entire dance world fixed on the Netherlands.

• To offer a learning environment that enables students to approach a career in the professional dance world with confidence.

• To create a sound basis for further personal development.

Pedagogic principles • The programme guarantees an excellent

standard of education. • Students have sufficient opportunity to discuss any problems

with planning their study and their progress. • There are clear rules of conduct and agreements on the

organisation and teaching processes in the school.

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• Students are unique individuals and are treated as such. • The teaching reflects an open attitude with respect for

cultural and social developments. • The programme plays a role in passing on the permanent

values and standards of society. Young dancers are expected to take a critical view of education and society. The programme encourages students to assume personal responsibility.

Features of the programme • A well-organised community. • An illustrious dance programme. • Personal attention and guidance for each student. • An inspiring learning environment with a professional artistic

infrastructure. • A well-organised teaching system dedicated to developing

the student’s sense of personal responsibility. • Plenty of scope for practical experience. • Fully integrated into the University of the Arts, The Hague. • A centrally-located school building, with its own studios and

theatre facilities, easily accessible by public transport.

Most relevant learning outcomes1 • The student can present suitable learning materials,

repertoire and work forms. • The student can suggest solutions for any problems and

issues, if necessary. • The student can explore a wide range of dance styles and

can discover attainable longer-term objectives. • The student can recognise and analyse problems and issues

specifically relating to dance. • The student can further develop his or her personal insights,

knowledge and skills. • The student can determine what dance styles are required

and how they should be applied. • The student understands various dance styles and genres

and can use this variety to create the necessary repertoire.

1 For a complete list of the learning outcomes, please see the educational profile of the

dancer (see hbo-raad.nl, subject domain competences) as drawn up by the Netwerk Dans.

Academic Theatre Dance / Classical BalletOsiris course code: KC-DA-ATC

Course content: Students have daily group lessons with their own teacher. The lessons focus on the development of the dancer’s technique and personality, interpretation and a feel for dance and musical phrasing. This course teaches classical ballet technique based on the Vaganova method, the development of professionals skills, the devel-opments of coordination, expression, artistry and musicality, and the discovery and nourishment of a creative personality.

Objectives: At the end of this course, the student: • Possesses all relevant classical ballet technical skills and is therefore able to

perform repertoire in companies that are based on classical ballet technique • Is able to use the classical ballet technique as a basis for contempo-

rary choreographies • Possesses the relevant musical, artistic and expressive skills that are required in

the daily work of professional dance companies.

Type of course: Compulsory

Level: Bachelor III-IV

Duration: 12 hours/week for 40 weeks

Prior qualifications/prerequisites:

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Teachers: t.b.c.

Credits: 16 per academic year

Literature: Further information can be found in the ‘Syllabus Dansvakopleiding Koninklijk Conservatorium’

Work form: Group lessons

Assessment: The exams consist of two annual assessments, one with Christmas, one with Eastern. Shortly before Christmas, the first assessment takes place by the teacher of the group. The second assessment is an examination in March/April of each academic year, during which a committee of examiners, including a team of exter-nal examiners, assesses the technique, coordination, feel for dance, musicality and interpretation of the students.

Grading system: Numeric results

Language: English or Dutch

Schedule: t.b.c.

Time: t.b.c.

Venue: Royal Conservatoire

Information: Jan Linkens: [email protected]

The Bachelor of Dance curriculumCourse descriptions

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Points Technique/CoachingOsiris course code: KC-DA-PTC

Course content: Students receive specific coaching in classical dance/ pointes technique from a teacher in the Dance department. The lessons cover very specific repertoire and the teaching method is mainly one-on-one. During these lessons students are coached in every relevant aspect, including technique, musicality, phrasing, dyna-mism, expression, virtuosity, presentation and quality. Where the Points Technique training is for female students, the coaching classes are for male students taking place at the same time.

Objectives: At the end of the course the student: • Has learned to use the point-technique in a musical, dynamic, expressive and

virtuosic way (female) • Is therefore able to use the point-technique in its vocabulary asked by classical

and neo-classical dance companies (female) Is able to use the typical male in its vocabulary asked by classical and neo-classi-cal dance companies




Prior qualifica-tions/ prerequisites:

Teachers: t.b.c.


Literature:


Assessment: The exams consist of two annual assessments, one with Christmas, one with Eastern. One of the assessments is an examination in March/April of each academic year, during which a committee of examiners, including a team of external examin-ers, assesses the technique, coordination, feel for dance, musicality and interpreta-tion of the students. Shortly before Christmas, another assessment takes place by the teacher of the group.



Schedule: t.b.c.

Time: t.b.c.



Classical VariationOsiris course code: KC-DA-CV

Course content: Students receive specific coaching in classical variations from a teacher in the Dance department. The lessons cover variations from the classical repertoire and the teaching method is mainly one-on-one. During these lessons students are coached in every relevant aspect, including technique, musicality, phrasing, dyna-mism, expression, virtuosity, presentation and quality.

Objectives: At the end of the course the student: • Has learned to use the coordination of a classical variation in a musical, dynamic,

expressive and virtuosic way • Has the understanding of the context of the variation in the classical repertoire

and the knowlegde to work into the direction of the proper style in which the variation is conceived

• Is therefore able to present a variation in its vocabulary asked by classical and neo-classical dance companies



Duration: 2,5 hours/week for 40 weeks


Teachers: t.b.c.


Literature:

Work form: Group lessons and individual coaching

Assessment: The assessment is an examination in March/April of each academic year, during which a committee of examiners, including a team of external examiners, assesses the technique, coordination, feel for dance, musicality and interpretation of a classi-cal variation performed by the student.



Schedule: t.b.c.

Time: t.b.c.



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Pas de DeuxOsiris course code: KC-DA-PDD

Course content: Students have group lessons in pas de deux. During these lessons students work within the variety of pas de deux of the classical and neo-classical ballet repertoire, on technique and coordination between dance partners.

Objectives: At the end of the course the student is able to use the pas de deux technique in its vocabulary asked by classical and neo-classical dance companies.





Teachers: t.b.c.


Literature:


Assessment: In addition to their physical, technical and artistic qualities, the students are also permanently evaluated on their attendance and dedication. Attendance is re-quired for 100%.

Grading system: Attendance results


Schedule: t.b.c.

Time: t.b.c.



Classical Ballet RepertoireOsiris course code: KC-DA-CR

Course content: Students learn a wide range of parts, group dances, solos and pas de deux from a wide range of classical ballet repertoire.

Objectives: At the end of the course the student: • has an understanding from the most important repertoire of the classical bal-

let repertoire. • is able to perform repertoire from different ballets from the classical and neo-clas-

sical repertoire.





Teachers: t.b.c.


Literature:





Schedule: t.b.c.

Time: t.b.c.



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MasterclassesOsiris course code: KC-DA-MC

Course content: During the year, international guest teachers and choreographers are invited to give master classes in academic theatre dance and classical and contemporary reper-toire. During these lessons the students are introduced to various ways of styles of teaching and the different approaches by teachers and choreographers. The students learn about diversity in techniques and influences. Important in a career of a dancer is the flexibility to adjust quickly to different ways of how the academic theatre dance is taught.

Objectives: At the end of the course the student: • has an understanding of the different approaches of ways of teaching

classical dance • Is able to adjust quickly to these new approaches.



Duration: 6 hours/week for 40 weeks on average


Teachers: t.b.c.


Literature:





Schedule: t.b.c.

Time: t.b.c.



Modern DanceOsiris course code: KC-DA-MO

Course content: Students have group lessons in modern dance twice a week. During the lessons students are taught in different modern techniques and repertoire.

Objectives: At the end of the course the student: • has an understanding of modern dance techniques, approaches and

interpretations • is able to use the modern-technique in its vocabulary and use it when it is asked

by contemporary repertoire.



Duration: 2.5 hours/week for 40 weeks


Teachers: t.b.c.


Literature:



Grading system: Attendance Numeric results


Schedule: t.b.c.

Time: t.b.c.



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Repertoire Nederlands Dans TheaterOsiris course code: KC-DA-NDT

Course content: Students have two group lessons a week in the repertoire of the Nederlands Dans Theater from one of the company’s dancers/assistant choreographers. Important in a career of a dancer is the flexibility to adjust quickly to different styles of cho-reographic languages. During the lessons the students practice works from the repertoire of the choreographers connected and working with the NDT to gain experience with different styles. The lessons are also intended to expand the range of movements and give students the opportunity to work on this with the choreographer/assistants.

Objectives: At the end of the course the student: • has an understanding of the different styles of choreographic approaches by

choreographers from the Nederlands Dans Theater. • Is able to adjust quickly to these different styles • is able to use the NDT approaches in its vocabulary and use it when it is asked by

contemporary repertoire.





Teachers: t.b.c.


Literature:


Assessment: In addition to their physical, technical and artistic qualities, the students are also permanently evaluated on their attendance and dedication. Attendance is required for 100%. A personal and written feedback will be given by the teachers/repetitors from NDT.



Schedule: t.b.c.

Time: t.b.c.



Repertoire “Dutch School”Osiris course code: KC-DA-RDS

Course content: Students gets repertoire lessons where examples from the “Dutch School” are taught. Works from choreographers like Hans van Manen, Jiří Kylián, Nils Christe, and others are the focus in these repertoire lessons. The work of these masters are an important scale in the artistic development of the student as these works are performed by companies worldwide. The focus in the lessons lies in learning the different dance vocabularies that are typical for the Dutch School: creativity, dance technical virtuosity in combination with simplicity, space structure and concen-tration, in which musicality plays an essential role in the works of these choreogra-phers. Important in a career of a dancer is the flexibility to adjust quickly to different styles of choreographic languages.

Objectives: At the end of the course the student: • has an understanding of the different styles of choreographic approaches by

choreographers from the “Dutch School • Is able to adjust quickly to different styles of choreographic languages • is able to use repertoire of the “Dutch School” in its vocabulary and use it when it

is asked by a dance company.





Teachers: t.b.c.


Literature:





Schedule: t.b.c.

Time: t.b.c.



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Choreography/ImprovisationOsiris course code: KC-DA-CI

Course content: Every year, workshops in choreography and improvisation are rganize, during which students carry out assignments under the supervision of a choreographer or a guest teacher, sometimes culminating in the performance of a short piece. This short piece is based on the techniques adopted by contemporary choreographers.

Objectives: At the end of this course the student is able to put the assignment into movement and to be able to participate into the creative process of the making of/co-creating a choreography.



Duration: 10 session of 2 hours a year


Teachers: t.b.c.


Literature:





Schedule: t.b.c.

Time: t.b.c.



Creating a SoloOsiris course code: KC-DA-SO

Course content: The making of the solo is a good example to judge the creativity of a student. The self-made solo becomes more and more important in the audition process and forms an important part in what a professional dancer needs to be able to do. The development of the solo takes several stages:First the concept is introduced in a conversation with the external teachers/coaches.A format is given to the student with which he has to describe in words what the solo is about.Time is then allocated to self-study in which the student works on his/her solo.External teachers/coaches are invited to work with the students on their solo.During the presentation of the solo during the April examinations, the student also has to pitch the solo as part of a presentation

Objectives: At the end of this course the student is able: • to put his/her own the assignment into movement • to create his/her own way of expressing emotions through movement • to create a solo to use for auditioning



Duration: 2 hours/week for 40 weeks. Part of this time takes place in the free time of the student


Teachers: t.b.c.


Literature:

Work form: Group lessons and individual coaching

Assessment: The assessment is an examination in March/April of each academic year, during which a committee of examiners, including a team of external examiners, assesses the technique, coordination, feel for dance, musicality, creativity and interpretation of the own made solo performed by the student. A pitch of the solo is as part of the a presentation.



Schedule: t.b.c.

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Make-UpOsiris course code: KC-DA-MC

Course content: In sessions during the whole academic year under the supervision of a teacher from the profession, students are taught how to apply theatrical make-up. During these lessons, the teacher explains to each student how make-up can contribute to optimal expression on the stage and the students have a chance to practice applying make-up.

Objectives: At the end of the course the student: • is able to apply theatrical make-up by him/herself as required in the profes-

sion of a dancer • has an understanding of using the make-up for different character roles, used in

the classical ballet repertoire


Level: Bachelor III

Duration: 14 sessions of 2 hours in a year


Teachers: t.b.c.


Literature:


Assessment: Students are permanently evaluated on their attendance and dedication. Attendance is required for 100%.



Schedule: t.b.c.

Time: t.b.c.



Pilates/YogaOsiris course code: KC-DA-PY

Course content: The understanding of the physical health is important in the self-discipline of the life of a professional dancer. As a base for warming up, the strengthening of particular muscles, preventing and recovering from injuries, students have group lessons once a week given by a qualified and experienced Pilates and Yoga teachers. These lessons are dedicated to the dancer’s physical health. The yoga lessons have the purpose of relaxation and awareness of the body. Important for the students to learn in a heavy exercise of different muscles to put relaxation into the program.

Objectives: At the end of the course the student: • is familiar with main principles of Pilates and Yoga • has a good understanding of using the relaxation in periods of hard training • has knowledge of warming up techniques to strengthen particular muscles

and avoid injuries





Teachers: t.b.c.


Literature:





Schedule: t.b.c.

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Physical TrainingOsiris course code: KC-DA-PT

Course content: Male students have one session of physical training every week. Partnering be-comes more and more important in the dancers career and asks for a special technique. Strength has to be build up to prepare the young men for partnering and lifting in the classical and modern repertoire.

Objectives: At the end of the course the male student has the understanding of the control over the muscles used for the partnering technique.


Level: Bachelor III



Teachers: t.b.c.


Literature:





Schedule: t.b.c.

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Body ConditioningOsiris course code: KC-DA-BD

Course content: Students have one session of Body Conditioning every week. Body conditioning becomes more and more important. Strength has to be build up to prepare for the dance program and to work preventive is essential to a student who wants to become a professional dancer.

Objectives: At the end of the course the student has an understanding of the control over the muscles and is able to work on condition needed for a professional career.





Teachers: t.b.c.


Literature:





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Injury Prevention/Nutrition/StretchingOsiris course code: KC-DA-IP

Course content: The course in prevention lessons consists of five two-hour lectures, during which the students receive basic instruction on the anatomy and physiology of the dancer’s body and learn about how to take care of their body, the right nutrition, strengthening particular muscles and the importance of a good warming-up.

Objectives: At the end of the course the student has a better understanding of: • nutrition and injury prevention • the necessity of warming-up and stretching



Duration: 10 sessions of 2 hours a year


Teachers: t.b.c.


Literature:


Assessment: In addition to their physical and technical qualities, the students are also permanently evaluated on their attendance and dedication. Attendance is re-quired for 100%.



Schedule: t.b.c.

Time: t.b.c.



StudyplanOsiris course code: KC-DA-SP

Course content: Every first-year student in the Bachelor programme is expected to learn to study independently. The Dance department’s director and the teachers assist the stu-dent in the process of developing this capacity for self-study during the first year of the course. The task of the teachers is to guide the students in their search for solutions and to help them in the learning process. To help the teachers in their supervisory duties, in the first year every student is required to write a study plan describing their personal learning processes as best they can. The study plan is primarily intended for the student, as an aid to systematic reflection on their per-sonal development towards independent learning, reflection and action, but also provides important information about the student’s progress for the teachers and the director of the Dance department. The study plan consists of four parts: • Personal profile • Self-development plan • Progress report • Final report

Objectives: At the end of the course the student: • has a good understanding of making choices independently in the process of their

artistic development • is able to reflect on its own development and goals • is able to write about his reflective process and goals clearly verbally

and written form



Duration: 1.15 hours/week for 40 weeks on average


Teachers: t.b.c.


Literature: See document ‘Study Dance Department 2016-2017 for further guidelines


Assessment: The study plan is discussed twice during the academic year: before Christmas and at the end of the year. In between supervision is provided by a teacher and the director in the development of the various stages of the study plan.



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Internship Extern/InternOsiris course code: KC-DA-IS

Course content: In the final year of the Bachelor programme, students apply for an internship with a professional company(extern) or the Young KC Dance Company (intern). The pur-pose of the internship is to give the student an opportunity to evaluate and put into practice what they have learned in a professional environment. During the intern-ship the student will also be introduced to many other aspects of the profession, such as learning how to conduct contract negotiations and job appraisal interviews, gaining an understanding of financial affairs and concluding commercial agree-ments. Throughout the internship, these are the students’ regular contact persons for discussion of the objectives, progress and results. The internship places are offered through an audition.

Objectives: At the end of the course the student has learned: about the daily working process of a dance company (the daily routine from com-pany class, rehearsals, working with choreographers, directors, ballet masters, colleagues, dealing with costumes, make-up and all the other aspects for the pro-fessional dancers life)to negotiate about a contract, including the financial part of the contracthow to function at the highest professional level


Level: Bachelor IV

Duration: 2 hours/week for 40 weeks on average


Teachers: t.b.c.


Literature: See for more information the document ‘Manual for Internships in the Dance Department’.

Work form: Internship

Assessment: Assessment of the internship: • a report written by the student on completion of the internship. • The report is incorporated in the student’s personal file. Students must receive at

least a pass grade for the internship in order to earn their degree.

Grading system: Pass/fail


Schedule: t.b.c.

Time: t.b.c.



Dance History/AnalysisOsiris course code: KC-DA-DH

Course content: In order to get a good perspective of the working field of dance, Dance History/Analysis is important. In group lessons and in individual assignments, the student learns to analyse and reflects the choreographies made by the most important choreographers in the world. The reflection on choreographers of the “Repertoire Dutch School”and “Repertoire Nederlands Dans Theater” take an important part in this course.

Objectives: At the end of this course student: • has gained knowledge and insight in modern ballet and contemporary dance • is able to analyse and reflect on specific choreographies made by the most impor-

tant choreographers in the world (registration, analysis, interpretation, reflection) • is able to make a ‘web’ of facts, information, associations and reflections


Level: Bachelor III

Duration: 1,5 hours/week for 40 weeks on average


Teachers: Jacqueline Algra

Credits: 3 (1 EC contact hours, 2 EC research)

Literature: Reading of selected texts, critiques and articles; research library

Work form: The course consists of two modules: • In the first module group lessons are given that address the main styles of 20th

century choreographers • In the second modules group lessons are given that address the main styles of

21st century choreographers • A final session takes place to discuss reporting and grading, and to

evaluate the course

Assessment: There are two forms of assessment of Dance History: a report written of own analyses by the students on the given subjects of choreog-raphies. In the first module, the assessment is based on the quality of the analysis (50%) and attendance (50%). Attendance for 100% is required.portfolio with 6 reports of attending a dance performance

Grading system: Numeric and attendance results.


Schedule: t.b.c.

Time: t.b.c.


Information: Isabella Lanz: [email protected] Jacqueline Algra [email protected]

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Careerplanning/Research/SelfstudyOsiris course code: KC-DA-CP

Course content: The student has to learn how to approach the working field by presenting himself. The making of a good CV, a promotion video, the understanding of the labor con-tracts, rights and duties in a professional company. All these subjects are part of the colleges given throughout the year. A big part is the research of the student to get information about the existing dance companies throughout the world and to be able to choose where to do auditions.

Objectives: At the end of the course the student is able to require the right information neces-sary for finding an audition. He/she has learned how to make a CV/promotion video and is informed about Dance companies throughout the world



Duration: 1.15 hours/week for 40 weeks on average

Prior qualifica-tions/prerequisites:

Teachers: t.b.c.


Literature:

Work form: Group lessons and individual assignment

Assessment: There are two forms of assessment: • making of a resume, CV. • an report on the companies where the student would like to audition for. The

students are also permanently evaluated on their attendance and dedication. Attendance at the group lessons must be 100%.



Schedule: t.b.c.

Time: t.b.c.



Dance history/Performance VisitOsiris course code: KC-DA-WV

Course content: The student has to find opportunities to get access to Dance Companies. This cre-ates possibilities to find out where the student would like to dance in the future and to learn about the repertoire and the technical demands needed for this repertoire. For this the student has to visit performances of Dance Companies. The school has a regular contact with the companies in the Netherlands and provides visits to these companies in the holiday periods.

Objectives: At the end of the course the student has learned about the way of working within professional dance companies. By attending performances and spending time in classes and rehearsals the student gets a good understanding of the professional life of a dancer.


Level: Bachelor IV

Duration: 90 minutes/week for 40 weeks on average


Teachers: t.b.c.


Literature:

Work form: Group lessons and individual assigment

Assessment: reporting and writing analyses connected to individual visits to dance performances. Students are permanently evaluated on their attendance and dedication.



Schedule: t.b.c.

Time: t.b.c.



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Practical internshipIn the final year of the Bachelor programme, students may be eligible for an internship with a professional company for a prescribed period. The purpose of the internship is to enable the student to evaluate and put into practice what he or she has learned in a professional environment. During the internship, the student will also be introduced to many other aspects of the profession, such as learning how to conduct contract negotiations and job appraisal interviews, gaining an understanding of financial affairs and concluding commercial agreements. Students have to plan and organise many things themselves, although they are always supervised by the programme’s internship coordinator and a mentor from the company. These are the student’s regular contact persons for discussion of objectives, progress and results throughout the internship.The purpose of the internship is to allow the student: • to investigate a future position in the profession on the basis of

their personal qualities and ambitions; • to gain practical experience in the day-to-day affairs of a dance

company, including rehearsals, practising the repertoire, dealing with management, ballet masters, choreographers and colleagues, dancing in performances and using costumes and make-up;

• to learn their craft in the professional field; • to experience and learn about the daily routine of life

in the theatre; • to gain experience of the commercial aspects of the profession,

such as negotiating contracts, discussing performance, managing finances, etc.;

• to test the techniques learned during the course against professional standards.

Securing a place with a company depends on the number of places available and on being selected by the management of the relevant company. The internship places are offered through an audition. The assessment of the internship are: • a report written by the student at the end of the internship. • When the student cannot find an internship with a Dance

Company outside the school, the student will be taken into the Young KC Dance Company, the schools Dance company. Being in the YKC Dance Company the student is offered the same as when the student would have an internship with a company in the workingfield of Dance. In the YKC Dance Company students function as a professional dancer and the purpose of being part of YKC is to evaluate and put into practice what he or she has learned in a professional environment. Also this internship has an assesment: a report written by the student at the end of the internship.

Young KC Dance Company/Artist Diploma Dance In addition to the Bachelor of Dance, for dance students who have already obtained an HBO diploma the Royal Conservatoire offers the possibility of further developing their professional and artistic skills by following a two-year course in the Young KC Dance Company. Students participating in this Company, can obtain an ‘Artist Diploma Dance’. The admission requirements for the course are: • A high level of artistic and technical skill, which will be

assessed at an audition. • Students must already have obtained a diploma in

dance at HBO level at the Royal Conservatoire or from another programme.

• Students are asked to write a brief motivation letter, which will be discussed at an interview after the audition.

• Students must be sufficiently proficient in English to gain the maximum benefit from the teaching and the interaction with other students.

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Subjects per week/studypoints per year HBO 3 HBO 4

Study load: 240 EC (of which 120 EC exemption based on preparatory education) Studie length: 2 years, full-time

Academic Theatre Dance 16 16

Pointes technique / Coaching 4 4

Classical Variation 3 3

Pas de deux 3 3

Pilates/Yoga 2 2

Modern Dance 3 3

Repertoire NDT 4 4

Classical Ballet repertoire 4 4

Repertoire Dutch School 3 3

Master classes 4 4

Choreography/Improvisation 1 1

Body conditioning 2 2

Physical training 1 0

Personal Professional Preparation

Study Plan 2 2

Dance history / Visiting Performances 0 2

Injury prevention/Nutrition/Stretching 1 1

Dance history/Analyses 3 0

Internship Extern/Intern 0 2

Make-up 1 0

Preparation for audition

Career planning/Research/Selfstudy 2 2

Individual study

Making of a solo 2 2

Total subjects per week 19 18

Total hours per week 46 45

Total hours per year 1840 1800

Total ECTS per group 61 60

The Curriculum

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The organisation of the day-to-day curriculum The annual schedule is distributed to the students at the beginning of the academic year. The annual schedule contains an overview of all the weeks of education and the holidays, as well as the schedule for the regular annual activities, such as rehearsals, performances, etc. The annual schedule also includes a timetable showing the days and times of the various lessons during the week. For various reasons, this roster may differ from the timetable you receive at the beginning of the academic year. The roster gives the name of the subject, the teachers and supervisors, as well as the room or location and the time of the lesson.

Changes to the roster If a teacher is absent because of illness or for any other reason, the lesson will be given by another teacher or will be devoted to a study period (watching a performance, assessment or ballet video).

Course language The Bachelor of Dance is taught mainly in English.

Performances by the Dance department There are plenty of opportunities during the course for students to gain stage experience. During studio evenings, the end-of-year performances and any performances by companies or external projects in which they participate, the students apply all of the techniques they have learned in the studios, in combination with other facets of the professional practice. • Studio evenings: in principle, studio evenings are held

twice or three times a year in the Kees van Baaren Hall. The emphasis is mainly on demonstrating the skills and repertoire learned during the lessons by performing a work in abridged choreographic form.

• Young Talent Project: the Dance department’s annual performance in association with the Nederlands Dans Theater.

• End-of-year performances: the Dance department ends every academic year with a serie of performance in the Kees van Baaren Hall. The repertoire for these performances is chosen by the director. The cast is then chosen by the relevant choreographers in consultation with the director. The final choice is made on the basis of the number of dancers needed

and the technical and artistic qualities of the students. Students are assigned to group 1 or group 2. An effort will always be made to ensure that both groups have a chance to perform, but this is not always possible. A student will sometimes be selected as a reserve. This student must always be ready to perform if anyone in group 1 becomes sick or is injured. It is important for students to attend all of the intensive rehearsals when the choreography is being created and practised and the final cast is being selected. The final cast list, and alternate cast lists for other performances, are posted on the notice board several weeks before the first performance, as is customary in the professional field.

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Student supervisionGeneral description The Royal Conservatoire has a comprehensive system of student supervision at various levels, including mentors and supervisors. The supervision is coordinated by the school’s management, which arranges regular consultation and coordination among the relevant teachers.

Study supervisors (director of Dance department / teacher) The study supervisors discuss the planning and the students’ progress on the basis of their study plan and academic results. Private issues can also be raised at these meetings. A personal interview can be arranged at the request of the student or the director of the Dance department. If a student is having problems with the course or personal problems, an attempt will first be made to resolve them together. The Conservatoires’ student counsellor will sometimes be asked for his advice.

Student counsellor Students can consult the student counsellor (Paul Deneer: [email protected]) on a range of subjects, including practical matters, such as study finance, including possibilities for grants from funds, but also personal issues. Students can make an appointment with the student counsellor themselves or may be referred to the student counsellor by the department’s director, in consultation with the department’s medical staff, for advice or to discuss specific problems with their studies. All interviews with the student counsellor are confidential.

Internship coordinationIn consultation with the internship coordinator, the director organises meetings between the dance companies and the Dance department to discuss the progress of students currently doing an internship.

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Medical supervision In addition to the school psychologist, the Dance department has its own medical team consisting of a physiotherapist, two orthopaedists, a medical specialist, a dietician, a sport dietician, a practice coach and a mental coach. The Dance department cooperates closely with the orthopaedic surgeons of the Juliana Children’s Hospital and the Haga Ziekenhuis in The Hague and Leidschendam and can also rely on a network of medical practitioners with whom appointments can be made in consultation with the director and the coordinator of medical care.

The following procedures have to be followed to use these medical services: • Physiotherapist – Since early treatment and rapid recovery

is essential for the students’ development, teachers will refer students who suffer an injury to the physiotherapist as soon as possible.

• Orthopaedist – The orthopaedist examines and assesses the physical development and the skeleton of the students every year. If necessary an x-ray, scan or MRI can be made at short notice.

• Medical specialist – Students are called for a medical examination once a year. In addition to their growth, during this examination their blood, urine, heart and lungs are checked. The medical specialist refers students to other specialists if any problems are found.

• Dietician – From the first year of secondary school, the dietician calls in dance students once a year to monitor their physical development, to provide nutritional advice and to discuss any concerns about their weight.

• Practise coach – When the Fysiotherapist advices the student to return to the class, the practice coach works one on one with the student to make sure that the student slowly can return to the Dance programm.

• Mental coach – offers students tools to work on mental stability, dealing with stress, expactations and other mental issues concerning the offered programm.

Advice for foreign students The Dance department regularly accepts students from other countries. The Royal Conservatoire has an International Students Advisor (Eugène Eijken: [email protected]), whose task is to provide foreign students with advice and assistance with various practical matters. More information about the

International Students Advisor can be found in the Royal Conservatoire’s general study guide.

Student monitoring system and the personal file The students’ progress is closely monitored and registered. A file is kept on every student throughout the course. The files show how students are coping with their studies, how they are studying, their level of satisfaction with the course, how they see their future as a performing dancer and the profession in general, how they are progressing mentally and physically, etc. These files are regularly discussed so that any problems can be identified early on and addressed as quickly as possible. Students will sometimes be referred to the medical staff. Like every other department in the Royal Conservatoire, the Dance department uses the Osiris study monitoring system, which keeps a record of every student’s academic results.

The student’s personal file consists of the following elements: • Transition report – When students move from one year to the

next, the teacher of the first year has a meeting with the new teacher to discuss their personal development with regard to specific elements that could affect the course, such as their mental and physical development. The conclusions are reported in a special form.

• Reports – For each student, two reports are written and inserted in their personal file every year.

• The study plan – The study plan consists of four parts which must be completed by the end of the first year:

• Personal Profile • Personal Development Plan • Progress Report • Final Report Report • The report of the auditions – Every student will do auditions

during his or her final year of the course and has to write a report of the auditions which is also inserted in the personal file.

• The report of the internship – Every student will complete an internship during his or her final year of the course with a Company outside of the school or with YKC Dance Company inside of the school. The student has to write a report of the internship which is also inserted in the personal file.

• Visits to performances – In addition to keeping the study plan up to date, students must also make notes about visits to performances and add them to his or her personal file.

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The teachers and the director of the Dance department have access to the entire file. No confidential or secret medical information is inserted in the personal file. Videos of assessments/studio evenings and performances are stored centrally to create a central archive with film of all the students of the Dance department.

Forms of supervision • Interviews, individually and in groups – Several times a

year the director of the Dance department conducts a group interview with all of the Bachelor students to discuss the annual plan, guest lecturers, what is expected of the students and any problems. Twice a year (after Christmas and after Easter) the director of the Dance department interviews each of the students individually.

• Staff meeting – There are regular staff meetings, when the teachers discuss current issues relating to the course. In addition to education, regular items on the agenda are a review of the assessment policy, curriculum development, student supervision and issues in the longer term. Artistic matters such as the programme and choice of music for the end-of-year performance are also discussed at these meetings. Minutes are taken of these meetings.

Inappropriate Behaviour Complaints Procedure and the Protocol for the Confidential Contact PersonsAs part of its Code of Ethics, the University of the Arts, The Hague has appointed an Inappropriate Behaviour Complaints Committee and drawn up a Protocol for the Confidential Contact Persons. More information about the Complaints Committee and the Protocol can be found in the Royal Conservatoire’s general Study Guide.

Examination Committee, Representative Advisory Board and Education Committee The Royal Conservatoire has a number of formal consultative bodies: • The Examination Committee has the statutory task of

setting, organising and coordinating exams. The Dance department is represented on the Examination Committee.

• The university’s Central Representative Advisory Board includes delegates from the separate advisory boards of the Royal Conservatoire and the Royal Academy of Art. The Royal

Conservatoire is represented by teachers from the Bachelor courses and the Interfaculty School for Young Talent, support staff and students. The Central Representative Advisory Board discusses all matters relating to the university, with the emphasis on promoting openness, transparency and consultation. The Board is consulted on all important changes in our school.

• The Education Committee provides advice about the Education and Examination Regulations and can provide solicited and unsolicited advice on any other matters relating to education.

More information about these bodies can be found in the Royal Conservatoire’s general study guide.

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Admission, assessment and resultsAdmission to the Bachelor of Dance programme Students wishing to participate in the programme must first pass an audition. The entry level for the Bachelor of Dance programme is the same as the graduation level of the students of the Interfaculty School for Young Talent, which provides courses for pupils who combine preparatory training in dance with regular primary or secondary education.

Candidates seeking admission to the Dance programme via au-dition are selected not only on the basis of technique, coordina-tion and musical potential, but also on physical fitness and po-tential for a career in the world of classical and contemporary, modern dance. Passion and self-discipline are other important factors for students hoping to pursue a career in dance.

Foreign students who wish to apply must first submit a DVD and a CV. Candidates who are selected after a positive evaluation of the recording then have to do an audition in person. The recording must demonstrate: • bar and au milieu work • adagio • pirouettes • small and large jumps • brief variation Classical and Modern • (for girls) pointes work

The accompanying CV must specify the candidate’s age, weight and height and a list of previous courses, with specific infor-mation about the subjects already taken with a view to being granted exemptions in the first two years of the programme. Candidates must have completed secondary education.

If the DVD is approved, the candidate will be invited to a personal audition consisting of a classical and modern dance

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lesson. After the audition, which will be attended by the director and some teachers from the Dance department, a decision will be made on whether to admit the candidate to the Dance programme on the basis of his/her command of the above dance elements. The candidate will be informed of the outcome and the reasons for it in a personal interview with the director of the Dance department. If the candidate is admitted, he or she will also be asked about previous courses and the subjects taken with a view to applying for possible exemptions.

The final decision on a candidate’s admission depends on the outcome of the orthopaedic and medical examination that is performed by the Dance department’s medical staff.

Admission to the Young KC Dance Company Students wishing to join the Young KC Dance Company must first pass an audition.

Candidates seeking admission via audition are selected not only on the basis of technique, coordination and musical potential, but also on physical fitness and potential for a career in the world of classical and contemporary, modern dance. Passion and self-discipline are other important factors for students hoping to pursue a career in dance.

Foreign students who wish to apply must first submit a DVD and a CV. Candidates who are selected after a positive evaluation of the recording then have to do an audition in person. The recording must demonstrate: • bar and au milieu work • adagio • pirouettes • small and large jumps • brief variation Classical and Modern • (for girls) pointes work

The accompanying CV must specify the candidate’s age, weight and height and a list of previous courses. Candidates must have completed their secondary education.

If the DVD is approved, the candidate will be invited to a audition consisting of a classical and modern dance lesson. After the au-dition, which will be attended by the director and some teachers from the Dance department, a decision will be made on whether to admit the candidate to the YKC Dance Company on the basis

of his/her command of the above dance elements. The candidate will be informed of the outcome and the reasons for it in a person-al interview with the director of the Dance department. The student can be part of the Young KC Dance Company for maximum 2 years. At the end of the second year he/she will re-ceive the Artist Diplom.

Dates of auditions The dates of future auditions are announced on the website koncon.nl. Here is also the link to sign up for the audition. For more information, please contact coordinator of auditions Sacha Steenks at [email protected] or by calling the ballet reception: +31(0)70 315 1505.

Assessments The Dance department’s policy on assessment is described in detail in the document ‘Assessment Policy of the Dance department’. A copy of the document is available from the department. This study guide only covers the most important elements of the assessment procedures. • The exams consist of two annual assessments. One of the as-

sessments is an examination in March/April of each year, when a committee of examiners assesses the technique, coordination, feel for dance, musicality and interpretation of the students.

• In addition to their physical, technical and artistic qualities, the students are also permanently evaluated on their attendance and dedication.

• At the end of the first year (Bachelor 3), students have to write a report on the assignments they have carried out as part of the study plan and on the subject Dance History.

• At the end of the second year (Bachelor 4), students have to write a report on the auditions they took.

• At the end of the internship year, students have to write a report on their internship.

Assessment criteria • progress • physical development • coordination • development and quality as a dancer • presentation • musicality • work ethic, motivation, future prospects

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The report and the findings of the committee of (external) exam-iners are discussed at a meeting with the director of the Dance department. If a student is unable to attend the assessment les-son due to illness or injury, the director will fix a later date for the assessment in consultation with the teachers and medical staff. When a student suffers with such an injury, that he/she cannot attend exams in more the one year, the study will be stopped.

Report on the Dance Programme Twice a year the students receive a report informing them of their progress. • At Christmas, every student receives a report written by

the ballet teachers in consultation with the department’s director. The director then makes an appointment to discuss the report with each student. Students may request a meeting with any of the teachers at any time.

• Around Easter, a report is written of the assessment lesson in classical dance. During this lesson the students in each age group must demonstrate to a committee consisting of the entire team of classical dance teachers that they have attained the required standard. There is a special procedure for this report. A guest teacher is invited to give ballet lessons every day for two weeks. Several days before the assessment, the material for the lesson will be practised on the basis of the requirements of the curriculum for the HBO Bachelor of Dance. The entire team of dance teachers will assess this lesson.

For the assessment of the Bachelor exam, an external committee is also appointed from people in the professional field, whose opinions are also taken into account in the assessment meetings, when the students’ future potential in the professional dance world is also reviewed.

Presentations Students will have various opportunities to perform on stage during the course.

Qualification awarded Students who successfully complete the programme receive the Bachelor of Dance degree, which is formally accredited by the Dutch government.

Practical informationCode of conduct The Dance department has a code of conduct that includes the following rules.

In the Dance programme: • students and teachers will treat each other with respect; • equipment and personal property and the property of others

will be treated with proper care; • everyone must feel safe and comfortable; • lessons will start on time; • the students will have the necessary materials with them

for the lesson; • students who are free will not disrupt other lessons; • students who are expelled from a lesson must always report

immediately to the director; • we are jointly responsible for creating a good social and

professional climate in the school building; • it is strictly forbidden to use drugs/alcohol. Smoking is not

allowed in the building and the health of others must not be endangered;

• agreements must be kept; • the use of mobile phones in the classrooms and studios is

not permitted; • drinking or eating is not allowed in the dressing rooms,

studios and classrooms; • exemptions from lesson must always be requested from the

director well in advance and notified to the ballet reception if permission is granted;

• absence must always be reported by telephone or by handing in a note to the ballet reception;

• no boys will enter the girls’ dressing room or girls enter the boys’ dressing room;

• students will wear clean ballet costumes, without holes or other flaws, and must wear the prescribed uniform.

The students of the Dance programme must also be aware of the rules of the Interfaculty School for Young Talent, which can be found in the Interfaculty School for Young Talent’s annual Study Guide.

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Costs of the Dance programme • The current tuition fees: further information about the tuition

fees can be found at koncon.nl • Medical examination for admission to the Dance

programme: € 75 • Costs of visits to performances • Clothing: girls approximately € 500 and boys approximately

€ 300 a year, depending on the level. • Hiring of a locker: € 3 • Deposit for borrowing Pilates tools, practice tutu’s: € 25

In some cases, students can apply for assistance from one or more funds. These funds or foundations have specific objectives and attach specific conditions or rules that have to be met before an application can be granted. The management or the student counsellor can provide more information or refer you to the relevant contact person.

Reimbursement of medical expenses in the Dance programme Physiotherapy: is reimbursed by the student’s own insurance company after a referral by a doctor. Students who are not insured must pay a fee for each consultation, or take out supplementary insurance with their own insurance company. There is no charge for nutritional advice from the school’s dietician. A fee is charged for consultations with the sports dietician or orthopaedist outside the school. It is advisable to seek information from your own insurance company about the most suitable supplementary insurance package. Orthopaedic treatment is covered by the general health insurance package. The Dance programme strongly advises students to take out additional insurance for dietetics and physiotherapy. Parents of HBO students aged 18 and over are well advised to look at the terms and conditions of their insurance.

Lockers Students can hire lockers in the dressing rooms from the ballet reception during the first week of the academic year.

Specific rules on clothing Classical Ballet / Pas de deux / pointes and coaching Girls: • demi-soft pointe shoes from Freed’s or Capezio, to be

determined by the school • pointe shoes • soft pink Bloch or Sansha shoes • pink leotard • black ballet costume, with short sleeves or sleeveless • hair must be tied back

Boys: • white ballet shoes/white socks • bandage • black leotard • white ballet costume with short sleeves • cotton or leather belt • hair must be tidy, to be determined in consultation

with the teacher

Modern repertoire/Pilates lessonFor lessons, a coloured ballet costume is worn, with a leotard in which the toe and heel are open.

General rules on clothingThe following general rules apply for everyone: • No jewellery, watches, etc., may be worn during lessons • Girls are only allowed to make modest use of make-up

during the lessons • The teacher of the relevant class decides whether leg

warmers or “crossovers” may be worn; sweat pants and jogging may not be worn during the lessons

• Clothing and shoes must be in good condition: they should be washed or cleaned regularly and repaired if necessary

• Clothing or shoes that the teacher considers to be too dirty or worn must be replaced

• All shoes and clothing must be marked with the owner’s identity

The Dance department has a wide assortment of good, sound ballet articles (ballet shoes, pointe shoes, caractère shoes, leotards, ballet costumes, etc.), that students can buy throughout the year. The Dance department does not make any profit on the sales. The Dance department also encourages students to take pride in their appearance, since this reflects their personality and will be very important for their presentation during future auditions. Students are required to wear appropriate clothing both during lessons and at other

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times. Appropriate clothing is defined as clothing that is clean, with no holes or tears, that covers the body and helps to safeguard a healthy and safe learning environment. The management and teachers have the authority to take action to ensure that these rules are always followed.

Holidays and requests for days off The holidays in the Dance programme are based on the holidays regulations for schools in the municipality of The Hague. Students have approximately 12 weeks of holiday every year. A request for special leave must be made to the director of the Dance department at least one month in advance. As a rule, permission will generally not be given to take additional holidays or extra days off outside the regular school holidays. In exceptional cases, the director may give permission to leave early on holiday or return later from holidays, subject to the strict statutory rules. The most recent holiday schedule and the opening hours of the building can be found on the website koncon.nl.

Other practical information For other practical information, students and teachers should consult the Royal Conservatoire’s general Study Guide, which contains information about: • Payment of tuition fees • Student accommodation • The Student Information Point (STIP) • Addresses and GBA (municipal registration of personal

data) registration • The student pass • ERASMUS exchanges in other countries • Residence permits • Library • E-mail accounts

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