Royal Conservatoire of Scotland – BA Ballet Applications Claimed

Delivered in partnership with Scottish Ballet, the programme will equip you with the technical and artistic skills required by today’s professional dance companies.

Our BA Modern Ballet programme is designed to help you develop secure classical and contemporary dance techniques and prepare you for a professional career as a confident, versatile, and technically strong dancer. You will graduate with the skills required by professional companies and the ability to effectively communicate with artists, choreographers, and audiences.

The course is delivered in partnership with Scottish Ballet. This provides students with numerous opportunities to gain invaluable insight into professional life. You will work with the Scottish Ballet artistic team and dancers, and internationally acclaimed teachers and choreographers, including Artistic Director/CEO Christopher Hampson. In your final year, you will attend company class. Some students will have the opportunity to perform on main-stage company tours.

RCS is the only European conservatoire to offer all performance art specialisms. In this environment, you will be encouraged to work collaboratively with other students, expanding your artistic horizons.
Subjects
You might find yourself

Performing on camera for film students
- Choreographing a piece with our composers
- On stage at one of Scotland’s major theatres
- Taking part in performances within a variety of environments and contexts will further enhance the breadth of your vocational education and your employability.


APPLICATIONS

The closing date is 31 March 2026 for International applicants.  If you submit your application after this date, we cannot guarantee that the audition panel will review your application. If you do want to submit a late application, you must contact admissions@rcs.ac.uk in the first instance to check we are accepting late applications

Audition Information
You can choose between in-person auditions in Glasgow or London or auditioning online. If you are auditioning in person, you will not need to submit a video. However, you must submit photos via Accept’d, regardless of your audition preference.

Online Auditions
All material must be submitted via Accept’d. The audition videos and photographs do not need to be professionally filmed/taken – your phone or a similar device is suitable. The camera should be positioned so that the full range of movements is shown (ideally between the front and the side for barre work and at the front for centre work). Applicants should wear a plain leotard, ballet tights, and ballet shoes (no skirts or warm-up clothes, please).

Please contact the admissions team if you have any questions.