INTRODUCTION
Beijing Dance Academy is a full-time institution of higher learning with commitment to cultivating excellent professional dancers, choreographers and dance researchers. Founded in 1954, its predecessor Beijing Dance School was the first professional dance school ever established since the founding of People’s Republic of China. The Academy provides BA and MA degrees and has become the only institution of higher learning for professional dance education in China, as well as the largest prestigious dance academy with comprehensive concentrations in the world.
The Academy, known as "the cradle of dancers", is located just north of Zizhu (Purple Bamboo) Park in the Haidian District of Beijing. Currently, it has about 600 full-time faculty and staff, and 2500 full-time students apart from over 5000 students from the School of Continuing Education. Every year, the School of Dance Grade Examination trains over 50,000 teachers of dance grade examination at home and abroad, and nearly 500,000 students take the examinations at different levels.
The Academy now provides such divisions as the Department of Chinese Classical Dance, the Department of Chinese Ethnic and Folk Dance, Ballroom Dance Department, Ballet Department, Musical Department, Creative School (consisting of departments of Choreography, Modern Dance and Art Design), Humanities School (consisting of departments of Dance Studies, Art Communication, and General Education), Education School, BDA Youth Dance Company, School of Continuing Education, School of Dance Grade Examination and Affiliated Secondary School of BDA, involving academic areas of dance performance, dance studies, choreography, dance education, art design, etc. The Academy has been enrolling international students since 1955 and, so far, the students from scores of countries including the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Canada and Singapore are studying at the Academy, for postgraduate, undergraduate and secondary education as well as professional trainings.
The Academy has signed cooperation agreements with dozens of universities and professional institutions in countries and regions including the UK, the US, Italy, South Korea, New Zealand, Singapore, Austria, Hong Kong and Taiwan for sustainable inter-institution cooperation involving teacher and student exchanges, joint choreography and performances, and cooperative dual-degree projects.
FACILITIES
Dance Studios
The Academy has nearly one hundred dance studios for dance training, the largest number of studios in dance schools across the world.
Stages for Performing Practice
The Academy has been equipped with advanced stage facilities for the teachers and students to carry out performing practices. The venues include: Dance Theater (912 seats), Black Box Theater (200 seats), Concert Hall (120 seats), Creative Performance Laboratory (72 seats), Performing Arts Integration Laboratory (100 seats), Salon Theater (200 seats), Media Art Laboratory, Digital & Audio Center, and so on. Among them, the Dance Theater, due to its professional concepts and advanced technology, has become a high-end stage to showcase new works, rehearse and perform classics and hold dance contests.
Library
With the largest collection of dance materials of highest value, the oldest professional library in China houses over 260,000 volumes of Chinese and foreign books, 1,400 Chinese and foreign periodicals, over 30,000 pieces of audio and video materials as well as more than 30,000 pieces of photos and scattered pages. It has also built up a resource database featuring dance, in which most of dance records have been digitalized for the readers to browse on-line.
Foreign Students Dormitory Building
The Foreign Students Dormitory Building offers standard rooms for accommodation with air conditioner, telephone, TV set, desk, chairs, and private bath room. Hot water is available 24 hours.
The Clinic
There is a clinic with physical therapy devices on campus.
PROGRAMS AND FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION
Postgraduate Education (career oriented program, 3 years)
The concentrations on performance, teaching and choreography of Chinese Classical Dance (including Hantang and Dunhuang style); performance, teaching and choreography of Chinese Ethnic and Folk Dance; performance, teaching and choreography of Ballet (including character dance); Choreography; performance, teaching and choreography of Modern Dance; performance and composition of Musical Theater; somatic science and teaching of Ballroom Dance; Stage Art Design (including lighting); Stage Costume Design, etc. are offered.
Undergraduate Education (4 years)
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School/Department |
Program (Direction) |
Program Code |
Years |
Note |
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Department of Chinese Classical Dance |
Dance Performance (Chinese Classical Dance) |
130204 |
4 |
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Department of Chinese Ethnic and Folk Dance |
Dance Performance (Chinese Ethnic and Folk Dance) |
130204 |
4 |
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Ballet Department |
Dance Performance (Ballet) |
130204 |
4 |
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Department of Musical Theatre |
Dance Performance (Musical Theatre) |
130204 |
4 |
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Department of Ballroom Dance |
Dance Performance (Ballroom Dance) |
130204 |
4 |
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Creative School |
Department of Choreography |
Dance Choreography |
(Choreography) |
130206 |
4 |
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Department of Modern Dance |
(Modern Dance) |
130206 |
4 |
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Department of Art Design |
Drama, Film and TV Art Design |
（Stage Art Design） |
130307 |
4 |
Choose one from the three Directions |
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（Stage Costume and Make-up Design） |
130307 |
4 |
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(Stage Lighting Design) |
130307 |
4 |
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School of Humanities |
Department of Art Communication |
Art Management |
130102T |
4 |
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Department of Dance Studies |
Dance Studies |
(Dance History and Theories) |
130205 |
4 |
Two separate classes will be formed after enrollment based on the directions students choose. |
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(Dance Science) |
130205 |
4 |
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Education School |
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Dance Education |
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130207T |
4 |
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Secondary School Education (6/7 years)
Offering five concentrations: Ballet, Chinese Dance, Ballroom Dance, Cabaret and Integrated Music and Dance.
Note: Please check the detailed information on the brochures issued each year by the Academy.
APPLICANT QUALIFICATIONS
Applicants should hold a Bachelor’s degree in relevant disciplines or equivalent and a certificate of new HSK (a Chinese language proficiency test) Level 5.
Bachelor’s Degree Programs
For Dance Performance (including concentrations on Chinese Classical Dance, Chinese Ethnic and Folk Dance, Ballet, Modern Dance and Ballroom Dance), applicants should hold a secondary school diploma or equivalent and a certificate of new HSK Level 4; for Choreography, Dance Studies, Drama Film and Television Art Design, Art Management, applicants should hold a secondary school diploma or equivalent and a certificate of new HSK Level 5.
Non-Degree Training Programs
Applicants should hold a secondary school diploma or equivalent, reaching qualified level in dance and having basic Chinese language ability.
Secondary School Education
For Studying Chinese Dance, Ballet, Ballroom Dance, or Song and Dance at Affiliated Secondary School of Beijing Dance Academy, applicants should refer to the Enrollment Guide for Secondary School Education and submit relevant documents and take the enrollment examinations at the school.
Note:
1. Candidates must be non-Chinese citizens with valid passports; Well-behaved, abide by the laws and regulations of the People's Republic of China, no criminal record.
2. The applicant’s health conditions should meet BDA’s requirements and should be under the age of 40.
3. According to the Document No. 12 (2020) and Document No. 83 (2009) issued by Ministry of Education of China, the applicant who has a foreign nationality and non-Chinese citizen, as well as one or both parents of whom are Chinese citizen but reside abroad, if applying for our undergraduate programs as an international student, except for meeting the above requirements, must possess a valid foreign passport or Certificate of Nationality at least 4 years and has a record of actual residence in foreign countries for at least 2 years within the last 4 years (till April 30th in the first year of studying). During one year, living in foreign countries outside China for 9 months or more could be considered as one year, based on the entry-exit record and stamps of the passport. Applicants who was citizens of mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan who migrate to foreign countries and obtain foreign nationality should also meet the same requirements.
APPLICATION DOCUMENTS
Individual Application
1. Degree Programs Application Form for International Students/
Secondary Education Application Form for International Students/
Non-Degree Programs Application Form for International Students *
2. Guarantor Form and photocopy of guarantor’s credentials (passport or ID.)*
3. Photocopy of the information page of your Passport *
4. Photocopy of the applicant’s highest degree obtained *
(If the applicant is still in the final year of senior high school, a certificate of expected graduation issued from the school is required)
5. Resume
6. 4 Photos (2inch, 4.8x3.3cm)
7．Applicant who abandoned his/her Chinese Nationality and then joined a foreign nationality should also submit:
1) Certificate of Naturalization;
2) Proof of cancellation of the original residence;
8. Applicants who apply for non-degree training programs should submit one piece of personal dance video within 3 minutes.
9. Master’s Degree Programs applicant should also submit:
1) Study statement (including personal resume, education experience, plan of study or after graduation, etc. Please write in Chinese with no less than 800 characters.)
2) Relevant Theses
3) University Transcript *
4) Letters of Recommendation from two professors *
5) Videos of performances related to the applying major are required (Applying for Dance related major requires excerpt of dance repertory within 2 minutes and basic techniques presentation within 1 minute).
10. Bachelor’s Degree Programs applicant should also submit:
1) For Dance Performance, personal dance video is required (including excerpt of dance repertory in 2 minutes and basic techniques presentation in 1 minute).
2) For Dance Choreography, personal dance video is required (including excerpt of dance repertory in 2 minutes, basic techniques presentation in 1 minute and personal original work in 3 minutes and interpretation of original work in Chinese).
3) For Dance Studies (concentrating on Dance History and Theory and Dance Science) and Art Management, personal dance video is required (including excerpt of dance repertory in 2 minutes) and at least 1 relevant academic essay (written in Chinese, less than 1000 characters).
4) For Dance Studies (concerntrating on Dance Education), personal dance and vocal performance video is required (including excerpt of dance repertory in 2 minutes, vocal performance in 2 minutes and talent show)
5) For Musical Theater, personal vocal music video is required (including 2 pieces with one musical theater performance, acting in Chinese within 3 minutes, short single drama performance within 5 minutes, excerpt of dance performance in 2 minutes and dance techniques in 1 minute).
6) For Drama Film and Television Art Design, personal original painting is required (with signature on it).
Note:
1) Original documents of the list with "*" must be provided when you come to BDA.
2) Videos required to provide should be made in high resolution without editing or cutting.
3) Academic essays or design works should be autographed by the applicant and acknowledged as the applicant’s original work.
Short-Term Training Programs (In Group)
1. Application Letter (notifying date, content, how many students, how many classes, etc.)
2. Name List (including name, gender, date of birth, nationality, passport NO., etc.)
3. Photocopies of Passports
4. Photocopies of Insurance
Note: The organizer can directly contact the International Office to discuss the details such as time and content of training. There must be more than 10 students for one class.
TIMELINE
Deadline for Submitting the Materials
For Degree Programs: before March 31st , the result of admission will be sent through email in July.
For Non-Degree Training Programs:
Spring semester (from March to July): before Dec. 31st of the previous year
Fall semester (from Sep. to next Jan.): before June 30th of the year
Time for School Beginning
For Degree Programs: September
For Non-Degree Training Programs: September or March.
OTHER INFORMATION
For students under 18 years’ old who have passed the examinations
1. If the parent can be the student’s guardian in Beijing and can work or stay in Beijing for a period longer than the student’s duration of study, documents submitted shall include Guarantee Statement from Guardian for the International Student, photocopy of the Guardian’s Passport as well as the Guardian’s work or residence certificates in Beijing;
2. If the parent can not be the student’s guardian in Beijing, a friend or relative who work or reside in Beijing shall be assigned as the guardian during the period of the student’s study in Beijing. Documents submitted shall include letter of Authorization to the Guardian (notarized by notarial office in Beijing), photocopy of the authorized guardian’s ID certificate as well as the Guardian’s work or residence certificates in Beijing.
Visa Application
Students whose duration of study lasts more than 6 months must hold X1 visa;
Students whose duration of study lasts less than 6 months must hold X2 visa.
Insurance
In accordance with international practice and relevant regulations of Chinese authorities, students whose duration of study is more than 6 months are required to purchase medical and accident insurance in Beijing.
FEES
Tuition for non-scholarship students
Master’s degree and advanced visiting scholar programs 50000yuan /academic year
Bachelor’s degree programs 40000yuan /academic year
Secondary Education 100000yuan /academic year
Non-Degree Training Programs 35000yuan /academic term
Short term training program (group with no less than 10 students)
120yuan /person/class hour (45 minutes)
Accommodation fees in the Foreign Student’s Building
30 nights or less Standard room (two beds) 90yuan /person/night
31-90 nights Standard room (two beds) 75yuan /person/night
91 nights or more Standard room (two beds) 60yuan /person/night
Foreign Student of Secondary School Education 750yuan /person/academic year
Insurance
800yuan /academic year (400yuan/semester)
Notes: 1. If student leaves school or suspends school due to personal reason, the paid tuition will not be refunded.
2. All the fees should be paid in Chinese currency (RMB).
CONTACT DETAILS
International Office
Beijing Dance Academy
Add: No.1, Wanshousi Road, Haidian District, Beijing, China
Zip Code: 100081
Tel : +8610-68937373
Fax : +8610-68937373
mail: bdahwxs@bda.edu.cn
Website: www.bda.edu.cn
