How & When To Apply
LIPA Foundation Certificate in Performing Arts (Dance)
For UK and EU applicants for 2012 Entry
You need to complete all sections of the LIPA UK & EU Application Form 2012 Entry (available in the downloads section on the left hand side of this page).
Timing:
We would recommend that you apply between 1st September 2011, and 15th January 2012. Whilst we do not have a deadline for applicants outside the European Union, we would urge you not to leave it too late in the academic year before applying as our courses do fill up quickly.
For applicants outside the European Union for 2012 Entry
You should apply to LIPA on the LIPA International Application Form 2012 Entry (available in the downloads section on the left hand side of this page).
Timing:
We would recommend that you apply between 1st September 2011 and 15th January 2012 on the LIPA International Application Form 2012 Entry.
In previous years, we have accepted later applications to this course. However, we would still urge you not to leave it too late in the academic year before applying as our courses do fill up quickly.
We assess your application very carefully against our entry criteria and decide whether or not to invite you to an audition event.
We do not audition everyone who applies, so it is important that you take the time to complete your application to the best of your ability.
If we are inviting you to attend an audition, we will send you guidelines to help you to prepare.
Auditions for UK applicants are held at LIPA in Liverpool.
After the audition for one of our certificate programmes, we will contact you to inform you about our decision.
There are four possible outcomes following an audition for any of our programmes:
• An unconditional offer of a place
• An offer conditional upon exam results or further work to be assessed
• An offer to a different programme to the one that you applied to such as a different Foundation Certificate programme
• A notification that your application has been unsuccessful
Our decision will be final. Unfortunately, we cannot supply feedback to unsuccessful candidates about applications or auditions. In many cases, a lack of success is due to the level of competition for places rather than any specific weakness. Consequently, we are unable to advise applicants on how to strengthen any future applications.
Audition information for applicants living overseas
As we hold a number of auditions outside of the UK, we will notify you about your nearest audition venue. Sometimes the closest venue might be in Liverpool. You are always welcome to attend a Liverpool audition if you prefer to do that, rather than one held overseas.
For those applicants living outside the EU, that cannot attend an overseas or Liverpool audition, we may ask you to provide additional information or evidence to help us with our selection. Depending on which programme you are applying to this may be a DVD, CD or portfolio. You will receive detailed guidelines to help you prepare this.
Disabled or deaf students or those with a learning difficulty, such as dyslexia
If you believe a reasonable adjustment is appropriate as part of the audition selection process, please contact Howard Ashton, Admissions Manager to discuss this.
Tel: + 44(0)150 330 3084, email: h.ashton@lipa.ac.uk