Blue Apple’s dance programme is designed to be a fun and creative means of developing fitness and self-expression.

"Dance helps to develop creativity, confidence and mobility. It’s also a great way to engage in exercise and is lots of fun!”

Some of us are natural dancers, but have not had the discipline of dancing with others in a routine before. Many have only danced to pop music and some are too shy to have done much of that. At Blue Apple we began by learning to be aware of others in the dance group, to move in time with each other, to react and respond, learn and remember a routine.

Through dance people with differing degrees of mobility have to think about timing and moving together, being aware of where each person is, responding to music and remembering a simple routine which may involve working in a circle, in pairs or as part of a large choreographed group. People who have never danced before appear delighted with their achievement.

We develop our dance experience in many ways. Some of us dance because we just love dancing and music and want to get fit. Some dance to help tell the story in our main shows and others tour commissioned dance performances locally and nationally.

Classes follow the school academic term.

£88 per term payable in one or two instalments. (£83 if already a Blue Apple Company member).

Sign up to our FREE U25 Membership Scheme to access £10 theatre tickets. If you are aged 16 – 25 or hold a valid NUS Card you can join for free!

Once you are a member you can log into your account and access the tickets. Available £10 seats will appear as YELLOW on the seating plan.

U25 Members can book up to two £10 tickets for nearly every performance. If you’re booking a ticket for a friend, they will have to be ages 16 – 25 or hold a valid NUS Card too.

If you have bought a ticket for a friend, they will need to show a form of ID.

On this course, you will have the opportunity to develop your knowledge and understanding of how drama is developed and performed from the perspective of an actor, director and designer.

You will study three set texts through examination and practical exploration with the written exam composing of 40% of the final grade.

If you want a career working with hair, make-up and special effects in the entertainment industry this course is for you.

You will gain a wealth of practical skills in hair and make-up, and will work on live projects such as the Pantomime and other in-college theatre performances, create gruesome creatures for a live action horror maze and casualty scenes for live exhibitions.

In the second year you will learn more advanced technical skills including professional production planning and you will learn how to establish yourself as a self-employed make-up artist, giving you the business knowledge and skills to promote yourself in the industry. This exciting career-led course covers the application of specialised make-up and synthetic hair for theatrical and media purposes. You will put the workshop skills you learn into practice and document your progress in sketch books to document evidence in order to complete the units on this course.

Full-time students aged 16-18 will follow a study programme at City College which includes:

• The main subject qualification
• Work experience which is effective, relevant, and includes careers fairs, site visits, guest speakers and introduces you to the expectations of the real demands of work English and maths where students have not yet achieved GCSE grade 4 or above in these subjects
• Additional activities such as tutorials and work-related learning, to help further develop the personal skills relevant to your progression goals
• These four elements should combine to provide stretch and challenge to prepare you for progression to employment or further study.
• UCAS Tariff – Earn up to 168 UCAS points for university entry

Across the two years of this course you will learn the following:

• Professional practice for backstage hair and make-up artists
• Critical and contextual research
• Engaging with an audience through hair and make-up design
• Application of theatrical and media make-up and hair for performance (stage, TV, film, fashion)
• Hair styling and wig fitting for performers
• Fantasy and structural hair
• Special effects make-up
• Moulding and applying prosthetics
• Period make-up and hair design
• Body art and tattoo covering
• Professional production planning

If you successfully complete the first year of study you will gain a Level 3 Diploma qualification.

In order to progress to the second year you will need to pass the first year of study.

Students will have access to our purpose-built make-up studio as well as backstage areas when working on live shows.

The course demands practical, creative and communication skills in almost equal measure. You will extend your ability to create drama and theatre, either in a performing OR a production role. Collyer’s has an excellent reputation for the quality of its drama work, with many of our students progressing to the top Universities and Drama Schools in the country.

The Head of Subject works professionally as an actor, lyricist, writer and director. He has over two decades of teaching experience at A level and is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

Candidates get the opportunity to work on devised, contemporary and classical plays. They will be expected to purchase and read set texts, plus pay for a variety of theatre trips during the course.