Description

The Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Dance provides a physically rigorous course of study that prepares pre-professional dancers for career opportunities in commercial, theatrical and concert dance performance. Students may focus their training on areas of specialization by selecting courses across a broad range of styles including Contemporary, Commercial Jazz, Ballet, Hip-hop, Modern, Theatre Dance, Partnering, Floorwork, Tumbling, World Dance and Street Dance Fusion styles. By working with some of the industry’s most sought-after choreographers, dancers learn to blend precise technical choreography with interpretive storytelling, enhancing their ability to meet the demands of a competitive industry. Additional courses in content creation, acting, choreography, dance for camera, vocal performance and improvisation cultivate skills that broaden students’ casting and employment opportunities within the performing arts. In the final year, students are presented to industry representatives through a robust outline of courses that focus on career preparation, audition techniques and online marketing media tools. The BFA in Dance program culminates in a capstone production of solo and ensemble works for stage and screen.