Performance Department of Dance at Arizona State University Performance Concentration Requirements for Degree Program of Study Uniqueness of the Performance Concentration at ASU Study in the major field takes place with a faculty of national and international reputation, capable of working with students at the professional level.
Students also work closely with visiting artists who come to campus and set works each year.
An ambitious annual schedule of a minimum of seven departmental concerts allows students ample performing and choreographic opportunities. Students are required to complete the Senior performance, in which they assume creative and production responsibility in the public performance of a substantial group work. Affiliation with the American College Dance Festivals has resulted in student performers from ASU taking top honors at regional and national levels. The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a concentration in performance a pre-professional program permitting specialization in the field of dance as a creative art form with further emphasis in performance. Upon completion of this training, each student should be able to enjoy a life of continuous growth and creative exploration, have a desire for knowledge in diverse areas, and be able to formulate and express original ideas and a personal philosophy of dance.