Certificate - Commercial Dance
- 1 year
- Duration
- 28,816 CAD
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Certificate
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Toronto / Canada
- Location
Program description
This intensive 12-month Commercial Dance program will teach you the necessary performance skills and marketability to work in the vast field of commercial dance. A graduate can dance, sing, and act, allowing them to pursue careers in music videos, musical theater, cruise ship performances, and other areas.
Jazz, hip hop, and ballet training are combined with extensive acting, vocal, and chorus repertoire. Your professional commercial dance career will begin with strong career management and personal marketing skills, as well as polished performance technique.
Selection Of Students
Dance training at the intermediate jazz level is required for admission, with training in additional dance forms considered a significant asset. Prospective students must pass both a jazz audition and an interview.
Program structure
Semester 1
- Jazz Dance I
- Hip Hop I
- Chorus Repertoire I
- Acting for Dance I
- Vocal for Dance I
- Ballet I
- College English
Semester 2
- Jazz Dance II
- Hip Hop II
- Chorus Repertoire II
- Acting for Dance II
- Vocal for Dance II
- Ballet II
- Business Skills for Dancers
- Music Theory
Semester 3
- Performance Preparation (Field Education)
- Acting for Dance III
- Vocal for Dance III
- Chorus Repertoire III
- Ballet III
- Hip Hop III
- Jazz Dance III
Price
Base tuition fee (for three semesters - 1 year):
- 28,816 CAD for international students
Additional fees:
- Application Fee - 110 CAD
- Incidental Fees (student ID, student association membership, etc) - 2,000 CAD
- Mandatory Health Insurance - 790 CAD for 1 year coverage
- Audition fee - 65 CAD
Requirements for applicants
Admission Requirements
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent
- Grade 12 English (C or U).
- GBC is accepting audition requests through video submissions
- A minimum of five years training in jazz dance; training in additional dance forms is an asset.
English language proficiency
- George Brown English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Program - Level 8;
- IELTS (Academic) - 6.0, minimum 5.5 in each skill band;
- TOEFL - 80 (online) minimum 20 in each skill band;
- Duolingo English Test - 105;
- MELAB - 80;
- PTE (Academic) - 54, overall minimum, 50 in each skill band;
- CAEL - 60 (overall);
- Cambridge English Exams (B2 First, C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency) - 169 or more (with no individual skill below 162).
About the university
George Brown College opened its doors in 1968, welcoming just over 2,000 students.
Since then, full-time student population has grown to more than 30,000. People come to George Brown from across the Greater Toronto Area, the country and the world to develop the skills and gain the real-world experience needed to succeed in the workplace. Since 2004, under current President Anne Sado’s leadership, George Brown has more than doubled in size, broadened international partnerships and increased commitment to strengthening the cultural, economic and social fabric of Toronto.
About George Brown College
The college located in Toronto, Canada. It has three campuses - Casa Loma, St.James, Waterfront, other locations where students attend classes and Student Residence.
George Brown College educates a blend of theory and hands-on experience, prioritizes real-world learning and provides students with opportunities to work alongside industry professionals in applied research and fields education opportunities. Its industry partnerships mean students get the latest trends and tech they can expect in the field. The college offers 170 programs in 7 centers. They include Art, Design and Infromation technology, Business, Community Services and early childhood, Construction and Engineering technologies, Health Sciences, Hospitality and Culinary arts, Preparatory and liberal studies.
Experiental and work-integrated learning oportunities are availabale to students to take part in.
6 reasons to study at George Brown
- Study in Downtown Toronto
- Hands-on, real world experience
- Infromed by industry
- Expert instructors
- Applied research
- Promoting enterpreneurship
