Session Description

Opportunities abound for personal development at the University of Utah through intensive daily technique classes, pointe, variations, and men’s classes tailored to the student’s technique level. The department also offers vital experiences for students to develop artistically and creatively through numerous performances and choreographic opportunities. The faculty is committed to teaching a wide spectrum of courses; and the department offers a curriculum designed to develop dancers who are versatile, technically articulate, and well prepared for their futures. To accomplish this level of expertise, the curriculum includes courses in repertory and performance skills; partnering; pedagogy; music; character dance; ballet history; choreography; modern dance; kinesiology; dance conditioning; and technical theatre/lighting. While professional preparation and training is the main focus of undergraduate study, students also receive an excellent general education from exceptional teachers at the University of Utah in the physical sciences, social and behavioral sciences, fine arts, and humanities. Contributing to a rich inner life are collaborative arts experiences within the college, and opportunities for internships and outreach activities.