DSE Applied Learning
Practical Skills for DSE Success
Applied Learning Course
Taking a Chance on Dance
Taking a Chance on Dance is one of the Applied Learning (ApL) courses offered to senior secondary students as an elective subject within the senior secondary curriculum. This course focuses on the aesthetic aspect of dance by engaging students in ta holistic experience as people, dancers and makers of dance through the “Three Key Learning Processes: Performing, Creating and Appreciation”. It involves learning to perform and create dance, learning to appreciate and appraise dance, and using dance to support cognitive learning. The course also provides an all-around training to students, in developing their creativity and imagination, and on the other hand enhancing their interpersonal relations and self-confidence. This course is conducted in Chinese.
Enquiries
For enquiries, please contact the ApL team at 6090 3412 or email at apl.excel@hkapa.edu
Starting from 23 February 2026, students can apply for the Applied Learning courses offered by HKAPA through their secondary schools. For more details about the courses, please refer to the link below:
Cohort 2026 – 28
Student Selection Arrangement
Applicants will be invited to undergo a student selection process to ascertain their eligibility for the programme. The audition schedule will be announced via the Education Bureau platform or applicant’s secondary school. In the meantime, please pay attention to the following selection arrangements and fill in the required information:
Selection Procedure
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Online Questionnaire
Applicants are required to submit an online questionnaire form, which includes:
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Personal Information;
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Preference(s) on class day and time;
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A Dance Study Experience Form (if applicable); and
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A Other Performance Experience Form (if applicable).
Online Questionnaire Link (Chinese version only; applicants will have to sign in their Google account in order to submit the form)
2. Face-to-Face Audition
Applicants are required to attend a face-to-face audition on either 2 May or 9 May 2026 (Saturday). The audition schedule will be announced via the Education Bureau platform or applicant’s secondary school. Applicants are advised to arrive the registration venue 30 mins before the scheduled time.
Registration venue: Lobby, 3/F, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
The audition includes:
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Physique test movements;
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Dance combination;
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Improvisation
When attending the audition, applicants must comply to the dress code listed below:
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Slim-fit outfits, e.g. leotard;
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Neat and tidy hair;
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Barefoot or wearing socks; and
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Loos-fitting outfits, jeans, and any accessories are NOT allowed.
Cohort 2025 – 27
Timetable
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Phase 1: September 2025 - May 2026 [Download]
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Phase 2: To be announced
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Phase 3: To be announced
Cohort 2024 – 26
Timetable
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Phase 1: September 2024 - May 2025 [Download]
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Phase 2: August 2025 [Download]
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Phase 3: September 2025 - January 2026 [Download]
Notes for Learning Progress Report