Session Description

Ailey/Fordham students complete a diverse curriculum that includes a carefully designed sequence of dance and liberal arts courses, encouraging students to achieve their artistic and academic potential. BFA candidates are full-time students at both institutions. At The Ailey School, BFA students are part of the Professional Division, trained to be among the vanguard of the finest and most versatile dancers. Students take a rigorous core curriculum of daily classes in Classical Ballet, Horton, and Graham-based Modern. In addition, students also take a variety of other dance technique and creative courses that are specific to the BFA in Dance program including Jazz, West African dance, Partnering, and Improvisation, among others. First-year students take placement classes at the start of the year to determine their appropriate levels in the core dance technique courses. This enables each student in the Ailey/Fordham program to pursue an individualized dance schedule that is consistent with their level of training. As part of the undergraduate community at Fordham College at Lincoln Center, BFA students take a core-curriculum of liberal arts courses taught by Fordham’s esteemed arts and sciences faculty, 93 percent of whom hold a Ph.D. or other terminal degree. Course work ranges across the fine and liberal arts including music, the social sciences, philosophy, theology, history and foreign languages.