Contemporary dance
About the programme
The contemporary dance programme offers a comprehensive education that combines advanced technical training, creative research and critical thinking about art. Through contemporary dance techniques, ballet, improvisation and courses such as composition and the creative process, students develop their own choreographic voice. The programme also covers a range of genres — jazz, tap, flamenco and musical theatre — as well as dance film. Theoretical subjects (dance history, pedagogy, psychology, stage technologies) give students a broader artistic and social context, while anatomy and preventive dance medicine support their practical work.
Elective courses introduce further challenges such as acrobatics, circus, cultural management and classical acting. The programme shapes versatile dance artists who perform and create throughout their studies, conclude with an independent performance, and are prepared for further education or a professional artistic career.
True creative freedom is built on knowledge!
Curriculum
180 ECTS in total for the study programme.
| # | Predmet | ECTS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conditioning for Dancers I | 3 |
| 2 | Psychology of Learning | 3 |
| 3 | Preventive Medicine of Dance | 3 |
| 4 | Music Basics through Tap dance I | 3 |
| 5 | Selected Chapters of Pedagogy and Didactics | 5 |
| 6 | Acting | 3 |
| 7 | Dance History I | 3 |
| 8 | Ballet I | 7 |
| 9 | Contemporary Dance Techniques I | 11 |
| 10 | Composition and Creative-Research Process I | 10 |
| 11 | Jazz and modern jazz technique I | 6 |
| 12 | Elective course I | 3 |
| Total Year 1 | 60 | |
| # | Predmet | ECTS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conditioning for Dancers II | 3 |
| 2 | Dance History II | 3 |
| 3 | Music Basics through Tap dance II | 3 |
| 4 | Dance Thteatre | 3 |
| 5 | Musical I | 5 |
| 6 | Ballet II | 7 |
| 7 | Intercultural dance practices | 3 |
| 8 | Improvisation in contemporary dance I | 6 |
| 9 | Composition and Creative-Research Proces II | 10 |
| 10 | Contemporary Dance Techniques II | 11 |
| 11 | Elective course II | 3 |
| 12 | Elective course III | 3 |
| Total Year 2 | 60 | |
| # | Predmet | ECTS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conditioning for Dancers III | 3 |
| 2 | Pedagogical Practice | 5 |
| 3 | Morphology of Dance Film | 3 |
| 4 | Stage Technology Basics | 3 |
| 5 | Ballet III | 6 |
| 6 | Teaching Methodology in Dance | 3 |
| 7 | Improvisation in contemporary dance II | 6 |
| 8 | Composition and Creative-Research Proces III | 10 |
| 9 | Contemporary Dance Techniques III | 12 |
| 10 | Elective course IV | 3 |
| 11 | Musical II | 3 |
| 12 | Graduation work | 3 |
| Total Year 3 | 60 | |
| Predmet | ECTS |
|---|---|
| Information Technology | 3 |
| Acting II | 3 |
| Choreology | 3 |
| Organisation and Management in Culture | 3 |
| Acro fusion | 3 |
| Ballet: Floore Barre | 3 |
| Basic circus skills for dancers | 3 |
| Dance in high heels | 3 |
Nanizani niso vsi izbirni predmeti. Študenti bodo imeli možnost izbire predmetov tudi iz drugih študijskih smeri ter izbirnimi predmeti drugih študijskih programov v okviru Alma Mater, omogočeno pa je tudi opravljanje izbirnih predmetov na drugih fakultetah (zunanja izbirnost). Izbirni predmeti se ponudijo v skladu z izvedbenim predmetnikom.
Izbirni predmeti se izvedejo, v kolikor si predmet izbere vsaj 5 študentov.
Sklep KŠZ, 22. 3. 2023
In the 2022/23 academic year a new curriculum was adopted for the higher education study programme Dance, Choreography in the fields of Ballet, Contemporary Dance and Urban Dance. Students who enrolled in a field in previous academic years may complete the old programme until the 2024/25 academic year. After that date all students must complete their studies under the new programme. In the event that studies continue after 2024/25, the Committee for Study Affairs is responsible for aligning students’ records and determining any additional requirements.
Open the door to your dance journey.
Apply for the audition.
Take the first step on your dance path and apply for the audition for the 2026/27 academic year. Here you will find all the information about the application deadline, admission requirements and how the audition for the Contemporary Dance programme is run.