On this dance course, you can develop your skills and gain valuable knowledge in five street dance styles.

Five Styles is a profile course for you who want to gain fundamental knowledge, experience, and improve your skills in locking, popping, breaking, hip-hop, and house.

As part of the course, you will explore through freestyling and develop your knowledge by studying a variety of topics, such as dance technique, history, and culture. You will have dance classes every day within these different styles and additional afternoon classes.

Purpose of the course

During the 1-year course, we aim for your development as a street dancer, both individually and alongside your course mates. The course also aims to broaden your understanding of the history and culture associated with the five dance styles.

At Åsa, we see diversity as a great asset. We work together to create an open and democratic environment where everyone has the opportunity to take space and develop.

Course content

You have daily, teacher-led dance classes in the course’s five styles. In addition, lessons are provided in several subjects, such as physical training, performance psychology, and event production.
Learn more about the content of the Five Styles course here.

Annually in May, participants in Åsa’s street dance courses organize an event called Back to the Woods. The event attracts visitors from Sweden and abroad for a weekend packed with workshops, seminars, and street dance from morning ’til night.

The main language at Åsa is Swedish, but please note that dance courses are conducted in English.

How to apply

To apply for the course, you must be 18 years or older and have experience in one or more of the course’s styles. The education can be very demanding both physically and mentally, so you need to be injury-free and in good health.

For Street dance Five Styles, we apply admission tests through auditions. All information about application deadlines, auditions and application assessment can be found here.
Note! The course only starts with a sufficient number of applicants.

Costs and finances

You pay a course fee of 500 SEK per semester. The first semester fee is to be paid before the start of the course.

Course participants living in the boarding school pay a monthly fee. It includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner Monday–Friday, except for holidays and breaks.

The fee varies between 6,300 SEK and 7,900 SEK, depending on whether you share a room or not. Note that the fee is charged from the first week, even if you are up to two weeks late for the course start.

Boarding school

It is convenient to live in Åsa’s boarding school when you take the course. You can find information about the boarding school here.

Course certificate

After completing the course, you will receive a certificate showing that you have taken the course.

Contact

For more information about the Five Styles course and Åsa Folk High School, contact the course coordinators Elin Karlsson and Nils Therén, dance@asafolkhogskola.se.

Studying at a folk high school

At Åsa Folk High School, you study based on your own conditions and in an environment that prioritizes conversations, discussions, and democratic influence. In addition to knowledge, we want to give you every opportunity to grow as a person together with others!