Dance Ba­che­lor

1. current passport photo (the following formats are accepted: GIF, JPEG, JPG or PNG)
2. Complete and up-to-date curriculum vitae in tabular form (up to the year of application)
3. School leaving certificate (if not yet available, the last school certificate is sufficient for the time being), in case of foreign certificates a certified translation in German or English is required*
4. If applying for a Master's degree: Bachelor's certificate or equivalent, "Transcript of Records", if applying for a concert exam: Master's certificate or equivalent, "Transcript of Records "*
5. For applicants from the People's Republic of China and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, certificate of the Academic Evaluation Service (APS) (PR China // Vietnam)
6. Proof of language skills according to the requirements of the degree programmes (see below, Language certificates)
7. Please note that you have to submit additional documents in the different study programmes. Please inform yourself about this on the website of the respective study program for which you are applying under "aptitude test". Among other things, letter of motivation, assignments, phoniatric report (voice)...

*If you do not have all final certificates at the time of application, please submit the most recent certificates and supporting documents in advance. Submit the final documents without being asked and in good time before the start of your studies. If you have any questions, please contact us immediately.  

Please fill out the online application completely and upload all requested documents. After you have submitted your online application with a final mouse click, you will receive an email from us confirming the receipt of your application.

After the application deadline, you will receive an invoice from us for an administrative fee of 50 Euro. Please transfer the fee to the account of the HfMDK stating your invoice number and name within the mentioned payment deadline. Only when the administrative fee has been credited to the university's account is your application complete and can be processed.

The application fee is charged per applicant. If you apply for two courses or subjects, no further fee is due. The fee will be due again if you reapply at a later date (new round of applications).

A refund of the application fee is excluded - this also applies if the application is withdrawn.

Please make a 13-minute video consisting of four parts / tasks (details can be found below) and upload the link to it on your application profile on our online application portal.

You can add documents, log in and out of your online account as often as you need within the period from January 15th until April 1st.

Send you application only when all documents and the video link are uploaded.

Dance department faculty will evaluate the videos by End of April 2026 and then (beginning of May) invite suitable applicants to the live Aptitude test.

No feedback will be offered for materials submitted for the video pre-selection.

Please create an audition recording following the outline below carefully. In total your video should not exceed 13-minutes. The videos must be made available to view online without the need for password or download.

Tips for filming:

-choose a simple background
-use a stationary camera setting, no moving cameras
-frame your dancing clearly within the camera frame
-make sure the details of your movement are visible
-please do not zoom in, or edit your video footage
-please do not include any other videos than what is requested.

Audition Filming Format (13 minutes)

A_ Introduction (1 minute)

Give a short introduction of yourself
_ What is your motivation for choosing dance as a future profession?
_ Why do you want to study at the HfMDK in Frankfurt?

B_ Improvisation (2 minutes)

Your improvisation should include:
_ a setting / space where you would like to improvise
_ a clear beginning and end
Please do not exceed the time limit of 2 minutes.
Use your imagination and feel free to incorporate music, voice and sounds. If you choose music, make sure it is not copyright protected.

C_ Ballet (6 minutes)

Please create a video filming your own ballet combinations.

Section 1 | Ballet Barre
Film a Ballet Barre with the following required steps: Plié, Tendu, Dégagé, Rond de jambe par terre, Fondu/Adagio with a balance at the end of the exercise, Grand battement. Please film only one side (right or left) of each exercise and remember to switch sides (for example: Plié on the right side, Dégagé on the left side, etc..).
Focus on your alignment, placement, and rhythmic accuracy.

Section 2 | Traveling combination in the center.
Focus on your artistry, musicality, as well as your technique.

Section 3 | Jumping combination in the center.
Focus on your artistry and maintaining the integrity of your alignment.

D _ Contemporary Dance (4 minutes)

Please learn and film yourself dancing the following movement phrases. The video will be available for the entire registration period, January 15  –  April 1, 2026.

For Phrase 1 and 2: Please include both right and left sides.

Phrase 1 | Changing Levels
Focus on moving fluidly through different levels.

Phrase 2 | Weight, Space and Musicality
Demonstrate clarity in changes of direction and show your sense of rhythm.

Phrase 3 | Details and Dynamics
Focus on the details of the choreographic material while showing your individual qualities.

Aptitude tests for winter semester 26/27 are expected to take place June 12th + 13th 2026 in the dance department of the HfMDK Frankfurt (Eschersheimer Landstraße 29-39 in 60322 Frankfurt). Participation is by invitation only.

The live aptitude test consists of three rounds with the following subparts:

Round 1:
a) Contemporary dance (duration: approx. 60 minutes)
b) Improvisation (duration: approx. 30 minutes)
c) Ballet (duration: approx. 75 minutes)

Passing the first round entitles the participant to take part in the second round.

Round 2:
d) Ballet (duration: approx. 60 minutes)
e) Contemporary dance, improvisation (duration: approx. 60 minutes)
f) Prepared solo with or without music (max. 2 minutes per participant, ballet or contemporary dance)

Passing the second round qualifies participants for the third round.

Round 3:
g) Oral exam on a given topic (duration: approx. 20 minutes)
h) Individual interview (duration: approx. 10 minutes).

In cases of doubt, a medical specialist's clearance certificate may be requested to confirm proof of physical fitness for the physical demands of the occupational field.

In the attendance EP, the practical dance components a), b), and c) are assessed as a whole, and passing them is a prerequisite for admission to the second practical dance components d), e), and f). The practical dance components d), e), and f) are assessed as a whole, and passing them is a prerequisite for admission to components g) and h). The overall assessment is calculated from the average of the partial examinations a-h).

The assessment criteria are:

Ballet: Placement - Ballet technique - Execution - Strength - Flexibility - Coordination - Expression - Presence - Musicality - Potential
Contemporary dance: Placement - Rhythm - Expression - Permeability - Dynamics - Receptivity - Stability - Coordination - Spatial perception
Improvisation: Creativity - Dynamics - Sense of space and time - Interaction - Potential
Prepared solo: Presence - Personality - Self-confidence - Performativity - Creativity
Oral exam on a given topic:
Reflective ability - analytical skills - language competence
Individual interviews: Social competence - openness - reflective ability 

Further details on the in-person aptitude test will be provided with the invitation.

You will receive confirmation of your place at the end of June 2026.