Dance

This pre-university program is based on a humanistic approach. Focused on personal development, it provides students with training in body mechanics that is functional, up-to-date and versatile as well as theoretical training that favours the acquisition of intellectual skills required to study movement and dance as art forms.

The program focuses on contemporary dance as a result of new avenues in the art of movement. It targets both expression and representation and is based on a constantly evolving creative process that takes into consideration the fact that dancers must attain the intermediate level required to be admitted into university programs.

Intermediate-level dancers have the skills required to learn how to precisely, easily and effectively perform technical movements and dance sequences of medium difficulty and meet moderate physical requirements. Reaching an intermediary level means that students must master physical movement, develop artistic sensibility and a critical mind, and acquire basic knowledge of the history of dance.

The general goals of the program as are follows:

Foster good physical practices;
Master intermediate technical abilities in contemporary dance;
Assimilate and transfer knowledge and motor skills to performance and creation activities;
Demonstrate the ability to analyze and summarize;
Determine one’s artistic goals among existing contemporary dance movements;
Adopt attitudes and behaviours that foster artistic and personal development;
Use appropriate technologies to process information.

Before applying to a program leading to a Diploma of College Studies (DCS), applicants who studied in Québec must meet the following three requirements:

The applicant must have a Secondary School Diploma and be in one of the following situations:
The applicant has a Secondary School Diploma (SSD)*
NOTE: a SSD holder that has not passed the following courses may be required to complete remedial courses:
Secondary 5 Language of Instruction
Secondary 5 Second Language
Secondary 4 Mathematics
Secondary 4 Science and Technology or Secondary 4 Applied Science and Technology or Secondary 4 Physical Science
Secondary 4 History and Citizenship Education or Secondary 4 History of Quebec and Canada
The applicant holds a Diploma of Vocational Studies (DVS) and has successfully completed the following subjects*:
Secondary 5 Language of Instruction
Secondary 5 Second Language
Secondary 4 Mathematics
The applicant has training deemed equivalent by the College.
The applicant has training and experience deemed sufficient by the College and has interrupted full time studies for at least 24 months.
The applicant satisfies, if applicable, the special conditions for admission established by the Minister which specify the program prerequisites*.
The applicant satisfies, if applicable, any special conditions for admission established by the College for each of its programs.


*If the applicant is enrolled in school and completing his or her secondary studies at the time of application, the grades sent by the school must demonstrate that the applicant is passing in all the courses required to complete the SSD and required to fulfill the admission requirements.