Get ready to take your contemporary training to a pre-professional level.
QCD’s Elite Contemporary (Part-Time) Program is designed for advanced students who are serious about pursuing contemporary dance at a pre-professional standard. Delivered one day per week by QCD’s specialist Contemporary faculty, the program offers high-calibre training that deepens technical skill, builds performance quality, and develops the artistic maturity required for a future pre-professional training.
Ideal for students in Years 10, 11, and 12 who are balancing school commitments while pursuing intensive dance training, this program complements existing studio or school-based training with a specialist contemporary focus.
Designed as a natural stepping stone toward QCD’s full-time Pre-Professional Contemporary pathway, the Elite Contemporary Program helps students build the technical foundation, artistic range, and professional mindset needed for a future in the contemporary dance industry.
Course
Duration
Qualification Options
Elite Contemporary
1 or 2 year
options available
CUA30120 Certificate III in Dance
CUA40120 Certificate IV in Dance
Entry Requirements
Entry to this course is by application, live audition and interview. Interstate applicants may apply via video upload or DVD submission.
CUA30120
Certificate III in Dance
Units of Competency CUACHR311: Develop Basic Dance Composition Skills CUADAN331: Integrate Rhythm into Movement Activities CUAIND311: Work Effectively in the Creative Arts Industry CUAPRF317: Develop Performance Techniques CUAWHS311: Condition the Body for Dance Performance CUACIR301: Perform Basic On-Ground Acrobatic Techniques CUADAN313: Develop and Apply Dance Partnering Techniques CUADAN314: Develop Dance Improvisation Skills CUADAN315: Increase Depth of Jazz Dance Techniques CUADAN316: Increase Depth of Ballet Dance Techniques CUADAN318: Increase Depth of Contemporary Dance Techniques CUAPRF314: Develop Audition Techniques CUAWHS211: Develop a Basic Level of Physical Fitness for Dance Performance
CUA40120
Certificate IV in Dance
Units of Competency CUACHR413: Develop Choreography Skills CUADAN313: Develop and Apply Dance Partnering Techniques CUADAN417: Develop Expertise in Dance Performance Techniques CUAPRF414: Develop Movement Skills for Performance CUAPRF415: Rehearse for Performances CUACHR311: Develop Basic Dance Composition Skills CUACIR301: Perform Basic On-ground Acrobatic Techniques CUADAN432: Improvise Advanced Dance Sequences CUAWHS413: Incorporate Anatomy Principles into Skill Development CUAPRF314: Develop Audition Techniques CUAWHS411: Apply Movement and Behavioural Principles to Conditioning CUADAN413: Develop Expertise in Jazz Dance Techniques CUAWHS412: Participate in Gym and Resistance Training for Performances
