The Bachelor of Fine Arts program in Dance is for students who want to be professional dance artists and who wish to pursue their goals within the artistic and intellectual climate of a major university. Excellence in modern dance technique and performance, and outstanding creative achievement are the two primary aims of the dance student. The Dance program includes daily modern dance technique in all four years, supported by regular ballet training and classes in other dance forms. Audition classes each term assure that each dance student works at the level best suited to advance her or his proficiency.
Students have a large number of opportunities to test their performance skills.
The faculty of working choreographers and dance artists supports each student's search for original expression. This work continues through courses in choreography and culminates in the senior year with supervised senior projects.