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Introduction and message from Professor Elizabeth Triegaardt
The last decade has seen many changes at the UCT Ballet School, not the least of which was changing the name to the UCT School of Dance, which reflects the increased diversity of subjects now taught at the School.
The conversion from a ballet school to one which also offers contemporary and African dance as major subjects has not been without its problems. The most challenging has been the need to identify and implement methods of assessment which do not prejudice students who have not previously been exposed to a basic classical training.
1998 was also the year in which, for the first time in its 64-year history, the school was authorised to offer a degree in dance. Having been for so long on the fringes of academia, we now find ourselves taking the lead in dance research and other scholarly aspects of this art form. Possibly as a result of our previous academic isolation from the rest of the University, we are delighted to discover that the standard of our first Honours and degree graduates compares more than favouriably with that of graduates from across the campus. This gives us the confidence to take our place within the new Faculty of Humanities with pride.
This, and the desire to continue to be the premier dance institution in South Africa, will spur us on to greater efforts into the new millenium.
Comprehensive information about the UCT School of Dance is available on their website. |
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