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Foundation

The Laine Theatre Arts Foundation Diploma in Dance and Musical Theatre is an intensive 28-week vocational training course. It is designed for students of 16+ years who have a passion for performance and wish to gain experience of training in a vocational environment prior to auditioning for three-year courses. Typically, our foundation students will have identified a need to build on their existing skill base and improve confidence in at least one area of performance in order to maximise their potential when auditioning for degree and diploma courses. Foundation students are taught by a dedicated team of specialist pre-vocational teachers who help to inspire a deeper understanding of the body, the voice and the performer’s psyche, whilst offering career guidance. The Foundation Course is intense, mentally and physically, but with the effort comes reward in the form of increased knowledge, competence, and most of all, confidence. We are very proud that many ex-foundation students describe their time on the Foundation Course as ‘the best year of my life so far’ and ‘something every potential student should do if they can’.

Please note, this course is not regulated by Ofqual and is vocational in nature.

In-Person Auditions

If you are auditioning in-person, you will be required to:

  • Take part in a ballet class. If you don’t have experience of training in ballet and are concerned about participating in this class, please contact Rebecca Elliott-Moore (Course Director).
  • Take part in a jazz class
  • Perform a solo song which should be lyrical or ‘legit’ in feel.
  • Perform a monologue, which should either be from a play, a musical, or something you have written yourself. We would prefer this to be modern as opposed to classical in feel. Whatever you choose, you need to have read the play or musical your scene has been taken from. If you have written the piece yourself, you should be able to talk about what it means to you.
  • Take part in an interview, which might either be in person or online.

Please note that foundation applicants are NOT required to perform a solo dance routine.

 

Online Auditions

If you are auditioning via online video submission, you will be required to:

  • Submit a short video (approximately 5 minutes) showing us some ballet class work at your current level. If you don’t have experience of training in classical ballet, please contact Rebecca Elliott-Moore (Course Director).
  • Submit a short video of some jazz dance (this can either be pre-arranged choreography or 2-3 minutes of freestyle, or some of each)
  • Record a performance of a solo song which should be lyrical or ‘legit’ in feel.
  • Record a performance of a monologue which should either be from a play, a musical, or something you have written yourself. We would prefer this to be modern as opposed to classical in feel. Whatever you choose, you need to have read the play or musical your scene has been taken from. If you have written the piece yourself, you should be able to talk about what it means to you.
  • Take part in an interview.

 

Everything you need to know

Fees

Fees for the September 2024 Course Intake are £9,371 inc VAT , which can be paid in three instalments or by standing order over a period of eight months. We have a limited number of income-assessed scholarships available for students from low socio-economic backgrounds and under-represented groups. Please email Sally Hooper (Foundation Course Coordinator) at sally.hooper@laine-theatre-arts.co.uk for more information.

COURSE GUIDE

The Foundation Course takes place over two-and-a-half terms; from September to December (Term 1) January to March (Term 2) and April to May (Term 3).

 

HOW TO APPLY

GRADUATE SUCCESS

We are proud that these young performers and creatives were once LTA foundation course students.