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At TCU, students pursue the BFA in Ballet, Modern Dance or Ballet and Modern Dance. You’ll pursue a distinctive curriculum and learn how to live — and dance — in the world as visionary leaders, active participants and collaborative partners. The TCU School for Classical & Contemporary Dance blends artistic integrity and technical excellence with academic challenge. Our graduates have gone on to perform with companies such as Eugene Ballet Company, Nashville Ballet, Mark Morris Dance Company and Garth Fagan Dance as well as on cruise ships and with Broadway national tours. They also serve in all levels of arts and business administration and go on to graduate programs in dance therapy, physical therapy, medicine and political science, among others. TCU was the nation’s first university to offer a Bachelor of Fine Arts in ballet. Our comprehensive and progressive program has earned a national reputation for graduating dancers who excel in both professional dance training and academics. As a result, TCU graduates enter the world as educated dance artists. Learn more about how we prepare our graduates for their future. Our faculty believes that dance education begins in the studio — with equal emphasis on classical and contemporary dance training. You’ll combine technical training and scholarly inquiry to make informed artistic choices and explore the language of dance as both a creator and performer. You’ll have numerous chances to perform and create — from your first semester through your senior capstone project. Past students have performed on campus, at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., and on international tours to Italy, Germany and Japan. The School for Classical & Contemporary Dance is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Dance: 11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 21, Reston, VA 20190-5248 Telephone: 703-437-0700