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4 Mar 2010 13:13:49
Students will have to impress a five-strong panel which mimics Dragons’ Den later this month.
The third year Dance and Professional Practice students are facing the music as part of the unit ‘Applied Choreography: Dance and Entrepreneurship’ on Wednesday, 24 March.
The students have devised an entrepreneurial dance idea for the first time this challenge has been set at the University.
And a strong connection has been forged with the Faculty of Business as its Dean, Professor Paul Burns, is one of the five dragons.
The other four are unit leader and part-time dance lecturer Elsa Bradley, course leader and senior dance lecturer James Hewison, the hat Factory’s chief executive Andy Grays and Youth Dance strategy manager (East) Cheryl Bennett.
Elsa said: “The idea is to make the students ready for employment and involves them developing a strong idea, writing a business plan and having a financial strategy.”
The 15 students have been divided into groups of three and have come up with five projects based on dance pieces, products or accompanying education support.
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