Description

Students pursuing an undergraduate degree in dance gain in-depth knowledge of dance as an art form and an area of scholarly inquiry. The degree provides a foundation for eventual careers in professional dance, dance teaching in K-12 and higher education, dance entrepreneurship, dance/movement therapy, Pilates, the health and fitness industry, arts administration, as well as many other fields. The Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Dance requires a minimum of 85 major credits and is designed for students who wish to spend more time preparing for a professional career in dance. A dance degree at UW–Madison offers opportunities to: Study with a world-class faculty, with excellent teacher-student ratios. Perform frequently in faculty and student-choreographed works, in state-of-the-art facilities. Pursue an additional major or degree in a second area of interest. Experience an interdisciplinary, rigorous approach that connects dance to the arts and humanities, as well as the social, biological, physical, and biological social sciences. Earn scholarship and award funding for study in the academic year and summer, including departmental awards for honors study. Work with nationally and internationally renowned guest artists and master class instructors, such as the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, Pilobolus, Meredith Monk, Elizabeth Streb, David Parsons, Sean Curran, Danielle Russo, Carrie Hanson, Joe Goode, Susan Marshall, Kun-Yang Lin, and Tim Miller, Abdel Salaam/Forces of Nature. Train intensively in choreography to create solo and group works for performance. An audition is required to declare a dance degree. Auditions are held in November and February.