Codarts

The dance department at Codarts (formerly known as the Rotterdam Dance Academy) was founded in 1931 by Corrie Hartong and Gertrud Leistikow. Now it is one of Europe's leading professional institutes for contemporary dance. Each year, Codarts selects a few dozen talented dancers from hundreds of applicants from all over the world. These students wil... l train in Rotterdam to become professional dancers or teachers. By emphasising excellence, Codarts aspires to educate highly qualified dance artists who can quickly find work in the international labour market. In Codarts' studios, in addition to our team of top teachers, there are always dance professionals from the Netherlands and abroad at work as choreographers or guest teachers. Codarts' dance students gain ample stage experience by appearing in performances, theatrical tours and festivals. Codarts maintains close ties with well-known dance companies where students can gain practical work experience by doing internships. Students are also able to take part in student exchange programmes with other excellent dance schools in Europe and the USA. Codarts has about 200 dance students in the professional programmes (representing 30 nationalities) and about 200 students in the preparatory programmes. Codarts is a Rotterdam based mid-sized international university (about 1,000 students) that offers a very high level of professional arts education in music, dance and circus arts.Read More