Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance

Our Bachelor of Fine Arts in dance provides professional training for dancemaking, performing, scholarship, and teaching. This is a liberal arts degree for students seeking an understanding of and intimate orientation to dance in relation to other areas of study. In this academic program, dance is personal, physical, social, and political. We prepare developing artists for dynamic, self-authored, and innovative careers in dance with curriculum that fosters collaboration and mindful leadership. Our approach to dance cultivates dynamic relationships informed by and influential to the world around us. At the heart of this rigorous study is a love of dancing. Our graduates work as choreographers and dancers with professional companies; teachers in community and recreation programs, schools, and colleges; movement educators; and candidates for graduate work in dance scholarship. The transferable skills gained through our program allow our graduates to enter many other sectors of the workforce.