Bachelor Programme in Dance

The programme syllabus continuously works with three perspectives that integrate theory and practice: movement and dance practices, the performative, and choreographic process.   
  
Movement and dance practices: In daily training, you will study various movement and dance practices supporting the development of the awareness of your body and the other bodies in the room, finding range, specificity and articulation through movement and contributing to knowledge about specific dance cultures.   
  
The performative: Working in a range of relational frameworks (proscenium stage, site-specific, exhibition space and so forth) you will explore how different materials, energies and relationships emerge in performance.   
  
Choreographic process: You will continuously be engaged in creative processes, exploring making by taking on a range of different roles, individually and in groups. You will practice taking initiatives as well as receiving impulses from others and learning in the space between leading and following, playing different roles.  
  
In addition to these three continuous perspectives, the programme offers: elective courses as an opportunity to encounter other artistic forms and expressions present at SKH, project organization and production, and other content that emerges in our collective lived moment.  
 
If you have any questions regarding the programme, please contact Zoë Poluch, Head of the Programme at  zoe.poluch@uniarts.se  
If you have questions regarding the entry requirements, tuition fees, or the application process, please contact the Education Administration Offices at  
studieinfo@uniarts.se  

General entry requirements for studies on the first-cycle level in higher education, with an exemption from Swedish 1, 2 and 3 and English 6, or the equivalent.

Swedish language skills are not required.

Specific requirements: A grade of pass in the Qualifications test

Read more about the assessment and qualification test here

If you don’t fulfil the formal entry requirements for the programme you may apply for recognition of prior learning, in other words that the knowledge and competence you have acquired through other activities are assessed as the equivalent of the formal merits that are required. Submit your application for recognition of prior learning with your application for the programme.

You may also apply for an exemption/a waiver, that allows you to proceed to the selection process even though you don’t meet the general admission requirements. Submit your application for an exemption/a waiver together with your application.

Read more about how you can show that you meet the entry requirements (that you are eligible).

Start your application early

Don’t delay in submitting your application! You may run into trouble if you wait until the last day and your internet connection happens to be down, or you find that your files are in the wrong format. You will not be able to apply once the last date for applications has passed. Keep in mind that your application has to be turned in by 23:59 (Swedish time).

Apply to the programme via universityadmissions.se, upload work samples via Varbi

You apply to the programme in two steps

1. Apply to the programme via universityadmissions.se
   Last day for application: 15 January 2026
   Please note! Choose “Autumn 2026” for your search!
2. Submit your work sample via Varbi (accordning to instructions below)
   Last day to submit work sample via Varbi: 15 January 2026

Note: If you have used AI tools/AI techniques to produce or process video, images, audio, or text in any of your artistic works or submitted work samples, we expect you to explain and describe your use and production process. 

Other important dates for your application

Supporting documentation deadline: 2 February 2026*

• Admission results: Published on My pages on universityadmissions.se 31 March 2026

* 21 June is deadline for submitting your final grades for you who are currently studying the last term of your Upper Secondary Education in Sweden.
5 July is deadline for submitting your final grades for you who are currently studying the last term of your Upper Secondary Education in another country or IB- education.
5 July is deadline for you who need to submit proficiency test in English or Swedish.

Instructions on how to submit your work samples* via Varbi

* Please read below which type of documentation and/or files that is required for the programme you have applied to.

When you have entered Varbi:

1. Register by stating your name and e-mail address.
2. Fill in your personal data (including your Swedish civic registration number if you have one).
3. Fill in the application form and upload the required documents.

Before uploading your documents, they must be prepared as follows:

• You must scan your original documents. If the document is in colour, scan it in colour.
• All documents must be in PDF-format.
• Please name the document/file with content and your name for example: CV_ first name_ family name

Send in the following via Varbi:

1. Selection of experience

Upload a text in which you guide us through three significant experiences you have had with dance. Describe how they influence your current interest in dance. Maximum 1 A4 page (approx. 2500 characters including spaces), use PDF format, in English, label the document with your name. 

2. Motivational letter

Upload a motivation letter. Maximum 1 A4 page (approx. 2500 characters including spaces), use PDF format, in English, label the document with your name. 
Answer the following questions: 
•    Why have you chosen to study dance at SKH and what are your expectations? 
•    Which dance forms, choreographers, or dance cultures are you excited about now, and why? 
•    Are there any other artistic disciplines at SKH that you are particularly interested in and curious to engage with during your education? 
•    Describe an artistic practice or creative process you experienced as having an impact on society. 

3. A video (maximum length 8 min and 150 MB)

Upload a video where you complete the tasks/exercises described below.  
- Follow the instructions for all 3 tasks/exercises carefully and practice before as much as you need to.   
- Use any camera you want, but film from a fixed and stable camera position.   
- It is important that the entire body is visible throughout the whole film.   
- We are keen to really be able to see you do the tasks, therefore, please choose a location that supports visibility.  
- Use music if you want to, otherwise you can film in silence.   
- Upload your video together with your application. Again, maximum length is 8 minutes and 150 MB.  
  
Tasks/exercises for your video:  
  
1.    Learn and dance a phrase  
Time frame: 2 minutes  
  
Please watch the instruction video below instructed by Eleanor Bauer. Eleanor first shows the dance phrase in full, followed by more detailed description of the dance phrase you will learn. Learn the phrase and film yourself dancing the phrase twice in a row — once on each side (right/left) — without a cut in the recording.  

(Video will be uploaded shortly)
  
2.    Task 2 (see instructions below)  
3.    Task 3 (see instructions below)  
  
General principle: The front is everywhere (360 degrees around you), meaning that you do not need to treat the camera as your front.   
  
Task 2   
Time Frame: 3 minutes in two parts 
i.    Dance a specific dance that is familiar to you. Duration: 2 minutes.  
ii.    Explain where this dance comes from and why you chose it. Duration: 1 minute.  
  
Task 3  
Time Frame: 2 minutes in two parts 
i.    Dance a specific dance that is relatively unfamiliar to you, a dance that you are not very experienced in but that peaks your interest. Duration: 1 minute. 
ii.    Explain why you chose this dance, where it comes from and how you found and learned it. Duration: 1 minute. 

Please note that you might have to reduce/compress your video size before uploading it. Read more about How to convert your film.

Confirmation that you have submitted your work samples via Varbi

When you've submitted your work samples you will receive a confirmation to the e-mail address that you’ve stated. If you don’t receive a confirmation e-mail, you should first check your spam filter. If the confirmation e-mail is not there, contact Varbi's technical support.

E-mail: support@varbi.com 
Phone: +46 520 580 050 (weekdays 08:30–12:00 and 13:00–16:30).

Checklist of materials to send in:   
1) A copy of your valid passport or valid national identity card (if applicable for you)  
2) School grades from upper secondary school/high school   
3) Certificate from upper secondary school about current studies (if you have not yet completed upper secondary school/high school)  
4) Application of recognition of prior learning/exemption from entry requirements (if applicable for you)  
5) Documentation that shows that you meet the English language requirement (English 5, or the equivalent)  
6) Selection of experience  
7) Letter of Motivation  
8) Video (maximum length 8 min and 150 MB)  
 

The assessment of eligibility, qualification tests and the selection take place in several stages.

The assessment of formal merits/grades is carried out by the Swedish Council for Higher Education. The assessment of artistic merits and the qualification tests are carried out by an admission group from SKH consisting of teachers and professionals from the field. A student representative can also participate in the admissions group, but will not take part in the assessment.

After each stage of the process there will be a decision on who will proceed to the next step. Everyone is informed of whether they will proceed or not.

Here you find detailed information about the qualification tests and the selection process.

If you are a citizen of Sweden, another EU or EEA country or or Switzerland you are not required to pay application or tuition fees. Some other groups are also exempt from the requirement to pay application and study fees.

If you are not a citizen of Sweden, another EU or EEA country or or Switzerland you are required to pay application and tuition fees. The level of the study fees depends on which course/programme they are for, and the level is set in order to cover the actual costs of the course/programme in question. SKH has some possibilities of offering scholarships that cover the study fees for programmes.

If you are required to pay an application fee, the Swedish Council for Higher Education needs to receive your payment by the last date for paying the application fee. The application fee is SEK 900. If you are required to pay the application fee and the Swedish Council for Higher Education has not received your payment by the last date for paying the tuition fee, they will not process your application. Read more here.

Tuition fee for the Bachelor Programme in Dance Performance starting autumn term 2026: 200 000 SEK per term or 1 200 000 SEK for the whole programme.

Read more about tuition fees and scholarships.