Short courses We are no longer running a full short courses programme. The Confucius Institute for Dance and Performance is running courses: Confucius courses Mandarin Chinese Learn or develop your language skills with short courses from beginner to advanced. Korean and Japanese 10 week beginner and intermediate short courses. Martial arts Short courses in kung fu, qigong and taichi. Chinese dance Including classical, folk, sword, ribbon and fan dancing. Chinese music Including fiddle (erhu), ukelele (zhongruan) guzheng, pipa and folk singing. Chinese arts Courses in the traditional arts of calligraphy, brush painting and handcraft.