Dance Fever
The country is in a toe-tapping, hip-wiggling frenzy of excitement at the return of ‘proper’ dancing. Hotcourses explores the furor over the nation’s favourite new craze, dance. We even have a go ourselves!   Ballroom dancing has traditionally been the proviso of pensioners in community halls and immured professionals in impenetrable dance competitions. The middle ground, where you or I could strut our ballroom stuff, has been sorely lacking. Taking in the UK’s dance scene today, however, it seems that boring ballroom is a thing of the past...

A whole new level
From maths to media , sport to sociology - AS and A level qualifications come in a wide range of subjects and are a popular choice for many students on completing their GCSEs. They are usually classroom based and take one to two years to complete full time, but there are also options to take A levels and AS levels part time.   For those unfamiliar with the terms, AS stands for Advanced Subsidiary and A stands for Advanced. You can take AS levels on their own or as the first part of an A level. A levels are longer and go into more depth than AS levels. They are both...