A senior presentation is required in choreography and solo performance. The Bachelor of Arts in Dance is designed for students who wish to combine a strong liberal arts education with the excellence of professional conservatory dance training. The B.A. majors usually pursue careers in teaching or continue on to graduate school for a Masters Degree in dance, dance therapy, or dance history and criticism. B.A. majors must fulfill the Barat General Education Requirements. Dance Therapy Emphasis is an interdisciplinary major.
Dance is the expression and communication of feeling.
Dance therapy may be considered as old as ancient rituals where dance was used as an expression of joy, fear, anger, and sadness. Dance therapy today is explained as the psychotherapeutic use of movement to further the emotional and physical integration of the individual.