page_title: Wayne State University College of Fine, Performing, and Communication Arts
section_title: Maggie Allesee Department of Dance
hierarchical_section_title: Wayne State University College of Fine, Performing, and Communication Arts / Maggie Allesee Department of Dance
caption_attribution_description: English: Performers from the Maggie Allesee Department of Dance enjoy the Department's relationships with some of Detroit's prestigious arts institutions.
context_page_description: Established in 1986, the College of Fine, Performing, and Communication Arts at Wayne State University is home to 17 undergraduate, 12 graduate, and four certificate programs in art, communication, dance, music and theatre. CFPCA’s alumni include a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and winners of and nominees for the Grammy, Emmy, Tony, Golden Globe, Obie, Screen Actors Guild and Caldecott awards.
  The majority of CFPCA's classes are offered at Wayne State's main campus in Midtown Detroit, but select classes are also offered at several of Wayne State's satellite campuses in the metro Detroit area. Students also have the possibility of studying or performing abroad.
  Over 100,000 people attend CFPCA exhibits, lectures, and performances every year, making the college the cultural gateway of Wayne State University and connecting the university's nearly 27,000 students and 2,500 faculty members to the community and its museums, galleries, libraries, theatres and other venues where the approximately 2,000 CFPCA students have opportunities to exhibit, research and perform.
context_section_description: The Maggie Allesee Department of Dance is one of the oldest and most respected dance departments in the United States, offering concentrations in contemporary modern dance and neo-classical ballet as well as an integrated dance technology curriculum that focuses on quality pre-professional training and dance education. The Department offers two bachelor's programs, each accredited by the National Association of Schools of Dance (NASD), as well as a rigorous Honors Program. The Department maintains long-term relationships with the Detroit Opera House and the American Ballet Theatre and conducts two annual summer intensives: the American Ballet Theatre Detroit Summer Intensive and Complexions Detroit Summer Intensive. The Department has an impressive Dance Media Center for students who wish to enhance their artistic and educational outcomes as well as a number of dance spaces available for student reservation. Students from the Maggie Allesee Department of Dance have performed at top venues such as the Kennedy Center and been honored by the National College Dance Festival.
  Undergraduate Programs
  Bachelor of Fine Arts
  Bachelor of Science in Dance  
  Graduate Programs
  Master of Arts Theatre and Dance (with a concentration in Teaching Artistry)
caption: Wayne State University dance students gain professional performance experience.
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