Higher Education

Higher Education

More colleges than ever are gearing their programs to the needs of aspiring ballet dancers. Find the one for you in this list of 140 colleges and conservatories that offer training in ballet. We’ve provided the basic details so you can get in touch with programs that interest you for more information.


The Ailey School—Fordham University

BFA in Dance
New York, NY
212.405.9124, bfa@alvinailey.org
www.theaileyschool.edu
Degree: BFA
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, jazz, kinesiology, modern, tap, world

University of Akron

Dance Program
Akron, OH
330.972.7948, nbs@uakron.edu
www.uakron.edu/dtaa
Degree: BA, BFA, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, ballroom, composition, dance history, jazz, modern, pedagogy, tap, technology, world

University of Alabama

Department of Theatre and Dance
Tuscaloosa, AL
205.348.5283
www.as.ua.edu/theatre
Degree: BA
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, jazz, kinesiology, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap, technology, world

Alma College

Alma College
Dance Department
Alma, MI
989.463.7242, fike@alma.edu
www.alma.edu
Degree: BA, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, dance history, jazz, modern, pedagogy, tap

 

Alonzo King's LINES Ballet Dominican University of California

Music and Performing Arts
San Rafael, CA
415.863.3040 x281
marina@linesballet.org
www.dominican.edu
Degree: BFA
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, modern, world

Anne Arundel Community College

Dance and Performing Arts
Arnold, MD
410.777.7021, lpfitzgerald@aacc.edu
www.aacc.edu/dance
Degree: AA
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, jazz, modern, tap

 

The University of Arizona

School of Dance
Tucson, AZ
520.621.4698
web.cfa.arizona.edu/dance
Degree: BFA, MFA
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, dance therapy, jazz, kinesiology, modern, tap, world

 

The University of the Arts

School of Dance
Philadelphia, PA
1.800.616.ARTS,
admissions@uarts.edu
www.uarts.edu
Degree: BFA, certificate
Audition required
Courses: ballet, ballroom, composition, dance history, technology, dance therapy, hip hop, jazz,
kinesiology, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap, world

 

Ball State University

Department of Theatre and Dance
Muncie, IN
765.285.8740, wjenkins@bsu.edu
www.bsu.edu/theatre
Degree: BA, BS, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, jazz, kinesiology, modern, musical theater, tap, world

 

Bard College

Dance
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
845.758.7996, dance@bard.edu
www.bard.edu
Degree: BA
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, dance therapy, kinesiology, modern, world

 

Barnard College—Columbia University

Department of Dance
New York, NY
212.854.2995, dance@barnard.edu
www.barnard.edu/dance
Degree: BA, concentration
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, jazz, kinesiology, modern, tap, world

 

Belhaven College

Dance Department
Jackson, MS
601.965.1400, dance@belhaven.edu
www.belhaven.edu
Degree: BA, BFA, certificate,
concentration, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, jazz, kinesiology, pedagogy, modern, musical theater, tap, technology

 

Bennington College

Dance Program
Bennington, VT
800.833.6845,
admissions@bennington.edu
www.bennington.edu
Degree: BA, MA, MFA
Courses: ballet, composition, kinesiology, modern

 

Birmingham-Southern College

Department of Theatre and Dance
Birmingham, AL
205.226.4943, rhenry@bsc.edu
www.bsc.edu
Degree: BA, certificate, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, jazz, kinesiology, modern, pedagogy, tap

 

The Boston Conservatory

Dance Division
Boston, MA
617.912.9153
www.bostonconservatory.edu
Degree: BFA
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, dance therapy, hip hop, jazz, kinesiology, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap, world

Brenau University

Dance Department
Gainesville, GA
770.534.6245, vgreene@brenau.edu
www.brenau.edu
Degree: BA, BFA, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, jazz, modern, pedagogy

 

Bridgewater State College

Dance Program
Bridgewater, MA
508.351.2193, nmoses@bridgew.edu
www.bridgew.edu/dance
Degree: BA, certificate, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, ballroom, composition, dance history, hip hop, jazz, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap, world

 

The College at Brockport—State University of New York

Department of Dance
Brockport, NY
585.395.2153, dance@brockport.edu
www.brockport.edu/dance
Degree: BA, BFA, BS, MA, MFA, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, jazz, kinesiology, modern, pedagogy, tap, world

 

University at Buffalo

Theatre & Dance
Buffalo, NY
716.645.6897,
td-theatredance@buffalo.edu
www.theatredance.buffalo.edu
Degree: BA, BFA
Audition required
Courses: ballet, ballroom, composition, dance history, dance therapy, hip hop, jazz, kinesiology, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap

 

Butler University

Department of Dance
Indianapolis, IN
317.940.9346, mjarvis@butler.edu
www.butler.edu/dance
Degree: BA, BFA, BS
Audition required
Courses: ballet

 

California Institute of the Arts

Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance
Valencia, CA
800.545.2787, admiss@calarts.edu
www.calarts.edu
Degree: BFA, certificate, MFA
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, jazz, kinesiology, modern, technology, world

 

California State University, Long Beach

Department of Dance
Long Beach, CA
562.985.4747, dance@csulb.edu
www.csulb.edu/depts/dance
Degree: BA, BFA, MA, MFA, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, hip hop, jazz, kinesiology, modern, tap, world

 

Canada's National Ballet School

Teacher Training Program
Toronto, ON
416.964.3780, registrar@nbs-enb.ca
www.nbs-enb.ca
Degree: BFA, certificate
Audition required
Courses: ballet, pedagogy

 

Cedar Crest College

Dance Program
Allentown, PA
800.360.1222,
cccadmis@cedarcrest.edu
www.cedarcrest.edu
Degree: BA
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, dance therapy, jazz, kinesiology, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap, technology, world

 

Chapman University

Department of Dance
Orange, CA
888.CU.APPLY,
dance@chapman.edu
www.chapman.edu
Degree: BA, BFA, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, ballroom, composition, dance history, dance therapy, hip hop, jazz, kinesiology, modern, pedagogy, tap, technology, world

 

University of Cincinnati, College Conservatory of Music

Dance Division
Cincinnati, OH
513.556.2700, ccadmis@uc.edu
www.ccm.uc.edu/dance
Degree: BFA
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, dance therapy, jazz, kinesiology, modern, pedagogy

 

Coker College

Dance, Music and Theater
Hartsville, SC
843.383.8067, admissions@coker.edu
www.coker.edu
Degree: BA, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, jazz, modern, musical theater, tap

 

University of Colorado

Theatre & Dance
Boulder, CO
303.492.5037,
thtrdnce@colorado.edu
www.colorado.edu/theatredance
Degree: BA, BFA, MFA, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, hip hop, jazz, kinesiology, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, technology, world

 

Columbia College

Department of Dance
Columbia, SC
803.786.3778
www.columbiacollegesc.edu
Degree: BA, certificate, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, jazz, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap, world

Columbia College Chicago

The Dance Center
Chicago, IL
312.369.8300, csabin@colum.edu
www.colum.edu
Degree: BA, BFA, concentration, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, dance therapy, hip hop, jazz, kinesiology, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap, technology, world

 

Connecticut College

Dance Department
New London, CT
860.439.2830, dance@conncoll.edu
dance.conncoll.edu
Degree: BA, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, ballroom, composition,dance history, kinesiology, modern, pedagogy, technology, world

 

Cornell University

Theatre, Film, Dance
Ithaca, NY
607.254.2700, danceprogram@cornell.edu
www.arts.cornell.edu/theatrearts
Degree: BA, concentration, minor
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, hip hop, kinesiology, modern, technology

 

Cornish College of the Arts

Dance Department
Seattle, WA
800.726.ARTS,
admission@cornish.edu
www.cornish.edu
Degree: BFA
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, dance therapy, hip hop, jazz, kinesiology, modern, pedagogy, tap, technology, world

Dean College

School of Dance
Franklin, MA
508.541.1607, jpalladino@dean.edu
www.dean.edu
Degree: AA, BA
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, hip hop, jazz, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap

 

Denison University

Department of Dance
Granville, OH
740.587.6712,
millerg@denison.edu
www.denison.edu/dance
Degree: BA, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, dance therapy, kinesiology, modern, technology, world

 

DeSales University

Dance Program
Center Valley, PA
610.282.1100 x1663, dance@desales.edu
www.desales.edu/dance
Degree: BA
Audition required
Courses: ballet, ballroom, composition, dance history, dance therapy, hip hop, jazz, kinesiology, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap, technology, world

 

Drexel University

Performing Arts
Philadelphia, PA
215.895.4914
www.drexel.edu
Degree: BS
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, dance therapy, hip hop, jazz, modern, pedagogy

 

Duke University

Dance Program
Durham, NC
919.660.3353, dance@duke.edu
www.duke.edu
Degree: BA, minor
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, jazz, kinesiology, modern, world

 

East Carolina University

Theatre and Dance
Greenville, NC
252.328.6390, weeksp@ecu.edu
www.ecu.edu
Degree: BFA, certificate
Audition required
Courses: ballet, ballroom, composition, dance history, jazz, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap, world

 

École supérieure de ballet contemporain de Montréal

Dance School

Montreal, Quebec
514.849.4929, info@esbcm.org
www.esbcm.org
Degree: concentration
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, modern, world

 

Emory University

Dance Program
Atlanta, GA
404.727.7266, dance@emory.edu
www.dance.emory.edu
Degree: BA, minor
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, jazz, kinesiology, modern, pedagogy, world

 

Eugene Lang College, The New School for Liberal Arts

Dance Program
New York, NY
212.229.5100 x2267, langarts@newschool.edu
www.lang.newschool.edu
Degree: BA
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, dance therapy, jazz, kinesiology, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, technology, world

 

Five College Dance Department

Amherst, MA
413.549.3600, fcdd@hampshire.edu
www.fivecolleges.edu
Degree: BA, BFA, MFA
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, hip hop, jazz, kinesiology, modern, pedagogy, tap,  technology, world

 

University of Florida

Theatre and Dance
Gainesville, FL
352.273.0500, rarose@ufl.edu
www.arts.ufl.edu
Degree: BFA, certificate, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, dance therapy, jazz, kinesiology, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, technology, world

 

Florida State University

Department of Dance
Tallahassee, FL
850.645.1024,
rsandifer@fsu.edu
dance.fsu.edu
Degree: BFA, MA, MFA
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, kinesiology, modern, pedagogy, technology

 

College at Fredonia—State University of New York

Theatre & Dance
Fredonia, NY
716.673.3596, dance@fredonia.edu
www.fredonia.edu
Degree: BFA, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, ballroom, composition, dance history, jazz, kinesiology, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap

 

George Mason University

Department of Dance
Fairfax, VA
703.993.1114,
dance@gmu.edu
dance.gmu.edu
Degree: BA, BFA, MFA, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, jazz, kinesiology, modern, pedagogy, tap, world

 

University of Georgia

Department of Dance
Athens, GA
706.542.4415, ugadance@uga.edu
www.franklin.uga.edu
Degree: BA, BFA, certificate, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, ballroom, composition, dance history, dance therapy, jazz, kinesiology, modern, pedagogy, tap, technology, world

 

Georgian Court University

Dance Department
Lakewood, NJ
800.458.8422 x2170,
sultzh@georgian.edu
www.georgian.edu
Degree: BA,concentration
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, dance therapy, jazz, kinesiology, modern, pedagogy

 

Goucher College

Dance Department
Towson, MD
410.337.6390, goucherdance@goucher.edu
www.goucher.edu/dance
Degree: BA, EdD, MA, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, dance therapy, jazz, kinesiology, modern, pedagogy, world

 

Greenfield Community College

Dance Department
Greenfield, MA
413.775.1262, arslanian@gcc.mass.edu
www.gcc.mass.edu
Degree: AA,concentration
Courses: ballet, ballroom, composition, dance history, dance therapy, hip hop, jazz, modern, pedagogy, tap, world

 

Hamilton College

Dance Department
Clinton, NY
315.859.4057, eheekin@hamilton.edu
www.hamilton.edu
Degree: BA
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, dance therapy, kinesiology, modern

 

University of Hartford

Dance Division
West Hartford, CT
860.768.2478, lesko@hartford.edu
www.hartford.edu/hartt
Degree: BFA, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, jazz, kinesiology, modern, pedagogy, technology, world

 

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Theatre and Dance
Honolulu, HI
808.956.7622, uhmdance@hawaii.edu
www.hawaii.edu/theatre
Degree: BA, BFA, MA, MFA, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, kinesiology, modern, pedagogy, world

 

Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Dance Department
Geneva, NY
315.781.3949, whittier@hws.edu
academic.hws.edu
Degree: BA
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, jazz, kinesiology, modern, pedagogy

 

Hofstra University

Drama and Dance
Hempstead, NY
516.463.5444, rachel.list@hofstra.edu
www.hofstra.edu/dance
Degree: BA, BS, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet,
composition, dance
history, jazz, kinesiology, modern, pedagogy

 

Humboldt State University

Theatre, Film & Dance
Arcata, CA
707.826.3549, sgb14@humboldt.edu
www.humboldt.edu
Degree: BA, minor
Courses: ballet, ballroom, composition, dance history, dance therapy, hip hop, jazz, kinesiology, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap, technology, world

 

Hunter College

Dance Program
New York, NY
212.772.5012, jfeinman@hunter.cuny.edu
www.hunter.cuny.edu
Degree: BA, certificate, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, hip hop, kinesiology, modern, pedagogy, technology, world

 

University of Idaho

Center for Dance
Moscow, ID
208.885.2184, halloran@uidaho.edu
www.dance.uidaho.edu
Degree: BS, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, ballroom, composition, dance history, dance therapy, hip hop, jazz, kinesiology, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap, world

 

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Department of Dance
Urbana, IL
217.333.1010,
dance@illinois.edu
www.dance.illinois.edu
Degree: BFA, MFA
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, hip hop, jazz, kinesiology, modern, pedagogy, tap, technology, world

 

Indiana University

Department of Ballet
Bloomington, IN
812.855.6787,
ballet@indiana.edu
music.indiana.edu
Degree: BS
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance therapy, modern, pedagogy, tap

 

University of Iowa

Department of Dance
Iowa City, IA
319.335.2228
dance.uiowa.edu
Degree: BA, BFA, MFA, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, dance therapy, hip hop, jazz, kinesiology, modern, pedagogy, tap, technology, world

 

James Madison University

Theatre and Dance
Harrisonburg, VA
540.568.6511, oharast@jmu.edu
www.jmu.edu/dance
Degree: BA, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, ballroom, composition, dance history, dance therapy, jazz, kinesiology, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap, world

 

The Juilliard School

Dance Division
New York, NY
212.799.5000,
admissions@juilliard.edu
www.juilliard.edu
Degree: BFA
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, modern

 

University of Kansas

Music and Dance
Lawrence, KS
785.864.4264, kudance@ku.edu
www.dance.ku.edu
Degree: BA, BFA, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, jazz, kinesiology, modern, musical theater, world

 

Kansas State University

Dance Program
Manhattan, KS
785.532.6875,
charlieg@ksu.edu
www.k-state.edu/sctd
Degree: BA, BS, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, dance therapy, jazz, kinesiology, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap

 

Kennesaw State University

Program in Dance
Kennesaw, GA
770.423.6789; ipulinka@kennesaw.edu
www.kennesaw.edu
Degree: BA
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, jazz, kinesiology, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap, world

 

Kent State University

Dance Division
Kent, OH
330.672.2069; dance@kent.edu
www.dance.kent.edu
Degree: BFA, certificate, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet,
composition, dance history, jazz, kinesiology, modern, musical theater, pedagogy

 

La Roche College

Dance Department
Pittsburgh, PA
412.536.1214, holtg1@laroche.edu
www.laroche.edu
Degree: BA, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, jazz, kinesiology, modern, pedagogy, tap

 

Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus

New Media Art & Performance
Brooklyn, NY
718.488.1000 x 3031
www.brooklyn.liu.edu
Degree: MFA
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, hip hop, kinesiology, modern, pedagogy, tap, technology, world

 

Long Island University, CW Post Campus

Theatre, Film and Dance
Brookville, NY
516.299.2353, cgargano@liu.edu
www.liu.edu
Degree: BFA
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, hip hop, jazz, kinesiology, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap, world

 

Loyola Marymount University

Theatre Arts and Dance
Los Angeles, CA
310.338.5233, jscalin@lmu.edu
www.lmu.edu/dance
Degree: BA, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, dance therapy, hip hop, jazz, kinesiology, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap, technology, world

 

Manhattanville College

Dance and Theatre
Purchase, NY
800-32-VILLE,
admissions@mville.edu
www.mville.edu
Degree: BA, concentration, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, dance therapy, hip hop, jazz, kinesiology, modern, musical theater, tap, world

 

Marygrove College

Dance Department
Detroit, MI
313.927.1307, jivanov@marygrove.edu
www.marygrove.edu
Degree: BA, BFA, certificate, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, dance therapy, jazz, modern, kinesiology, pedagogy, tap, world

 

University of Maryland

Department of Dance
College Park, MD
301.405.3180, dancedept@umail.umd.edu
www.dance.umd.edu
Degree: BA, MFA
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, dance therapy, jazz, modern, tap, technology

 

Marymount Manhattan College

Dance Department
New York, NY
212.517.0610, dance@mmm.edu
www.mmm.edu
Degree: BA, BFA
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, jazz, kinesiology, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap, technology

 

Mercyhurst College

Dance Department
Erie, PA
814.824.2202, thunter@mercyhurst.edu
dance.mercyhurst.edu
Degree: BA, concentration, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, dance therapy, jazz, kinesiology, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap

 

University of Michigan

Department of Dance
Ann Arbor, MI
734.764.0593
www.dance.umich.edu
Degree: BFA, MFA
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, modern, technology, world

 

Mills College

Dance Department
Oakland, CA
510.430.2175
www.mills.edu
Degree: BA, MA, MFA, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, ballroom, composition, dance history, dance therapy, hip hop, jazz, kinesiology, modern, pedagogy, tap, technology, world

 

University of Missouri–Kansas City

Music and Dance
Kansas City, MO
816.235.2900,
cadmissions@umkc.edu
www.umkc.edu
Degree: BFA
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, jazz, kinesiology, modern, tap, technology, world

 

Muhlenberg College

Theatre and Dance
Allentown, PA
484.664.3335
www.muhlenberg.edu
Degree: BA, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, dance therapy, jazz, kinesiology, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap, world

University of New Mexico

Theatre and Dance
Albuquerque, NM
505.277.3660, dance@unm.edu
dance.unm.edu
Degree: BA, MA, MFA, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, dance therapy, hip hop, jazz, kinesiology, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap, technology, world

 

New Mexico State University

Human Performance, Dance, and Recreation
Las Cruces, NM
505.646.2070,
deknapp@nmsu.edu
education.nmsu.edu
Degree: BA
Audition required
Courses: ballet, ballroom, composition, dance history, jazz, modern, pedagogy, tap, world

 

New World School of the Arts

Dance Division
Miami, FL
305.237.3341, dlewis@mdc.edu
www.mdc.edu/nwsa
Degree: AA, BFA
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, dance therapy, jazz, kinesiology, modern, pedagogy, tap, world

 

New York University—Tisch School of the Arts

Department of Dance
New York, NY
212.998.1980, www.nyu.edu/tisch
Degree: BFA, MFA
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, modern, dance history, kinesiology

 

University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Department of Dance
Charlotte, NC
704.687.0224,
shermoor@uncc.edu
www.uncc.edu
Degree: BA, certificate, MA, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, jazz, modern, pedagogy, tap, world

 

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Department of Dance
Greensboro, NC
336.334.5570, dance@uncg.edu
www.uncg.edu/dce
Degree: BA, BFA, MA, MFA, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, ballroom, composition, dance history, dance therapy, jazz, modern, pedagogy, tap, technology, world

 

University of North Carolina School of the Arts

School of Dance
Winston–Salem, NC
336.770.3208, briggb@ncarts.edu
www.ncarts.edu
Degree: BFA
Audition required
Courses: ballet, modern

 

Northwestern University

Dance Program
Evanston, IL
847.491.3147, nu-dance@northwestern.edu
www.northwestern.edu
Degree: BA, BS, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, dance therapy, jazz, kinesiology, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap, world

 

Oakland University

Music, Theatre and Dance
Rochester, MI
248.370.2030,
mtd@oakland.edu
www.oakland.edu/mtd
Degree: BA, BFA, certificate, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, dance therapy, modern, pedagogy, world

 

Ohio State University

Department of Dance
Columbus, OH
614.292.7977, dance@osu.edu
www.dance.osu.edu
Degree: BFA, MFA, minor, PhD
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, hip hop, kinesiology, modern, pedagogy, technology

 

Ohio University

School of Dance
Athens, OH
740.593.1826, dance@ohiou.edu
www.finearts.ohio.edu
Degree: BA, BFA, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, jazz, kinesiology, modern, pedagogy, world

 

University of Oklahoma

School of Dance
Norman, OK
405.325.4051,
dance@ou.edu
www.ou.edu
Degree: BFA, MFA, concentration
Audition required
Courses: ballet, ballroom, composition, dance history, jazz, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap

 

Oklahoma City University

Ann Lacy School of American Dance and Arts Management
Oklahoma City, OK
405.208.5322, dance@okcu.edu
www.okcu.edu
Degree: BS, MFA
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, jazz, musical theater, pedagogy, tap

 

Old Dominion University

Dance Program
Norfolk, VA
757.683.4354, mmarloff@odu.edu
www.odu.edu/al/dance
Degree: BA, certificate, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, ballroom, composition, dance history, dance therapy, hip hop, jazz, kinesiology, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap

 

Oral Roberts University

Dance Department
Tulsa, OK
918.488.3856,
amcintosh@oru.edu
www.oru.edu/dance
Degree: BA
Audition required
Courses: ballet, ballroom, composition, dance history, hip hop, jazz, kinesiology, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap, technology, world

 

University of Oregon

Department of Dance
Eugene, OR
541.346.3386
dance.uoregon.edu
Degree: BA, BS, MA, MFA, MS, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, ballroom, composition, dance history, dance therapy, jazz, kinesiology, hip hop, modern, pedagogy, tap, world

 

Palm Beach Atlantic University

Dance Department
West Palm Beach, FL
561.803.2428, kathleen_klein@pba.edu
www.pba.edu
Degree: BA, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, hip hop, jazz, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap

 

Plymouth State University

Music, Theatre and Dance
Plymouth, NH
603.535.2713,
aewhitworth@plymouth.edu
www.plymouth.edu
Degree: BA, certificate, concentration, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, jazz, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap, world

 

Point Park University

Department of Dance
Pittsburgh, PA
412.392.3450,
jmcgoldrick@pointpark.edu
www.pointpark.edu
Degree: BA, BFA, concentration, MFA, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, kinesiology, jazz, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap

 

Princeton University

Program in Dance
Princeton, NJ
609.258.1500, jfonseca@princeton.edu
www.princeton.edu/arts
Degree: Certificate
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, modern, world

 

Purchase College—State University of New York

Conservatory of Dance
Purchase, NY
914.251.6800,
dance@purchase.edu
www.purchase.edu/dance
Degree: BFA, MFA
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, modern

 

Roger Williams University

Dance and Performance Studies
Bristol, RI
401.254.3623, gshore@rwu.edu
www.rwu.edu
Degree: BA, certificate, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, dance therapy, jazz, kinesiology, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap, world

 

Sam Houston State University

Dance Program
Huntsville, TX
936.294.1875, dnc_jkp@shsu.edu
www.shsu.edu/~dnc
Degree: BA, BFA, MFA
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition,jazz, modern, pedagogy

 

University of San Francisco

Performing Arts
San Francisco, CA
415.422.3888,
asdowling@usfca.edu
www.usfca.edu/vpa/pa
Degree: BA, concentration, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, ballroom, composition, dance history, hip hop, jazz, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap, world

 

San Jose State University

Music and Dance
San Jose, CA
408.924.5043, Janie.Scott@sjsu.edu
www.music.sjsu.edu
Degree: BA, BFA, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, hip hop, jazz, kinesiology, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap, world

 

 

Santa Clara University

Theatre and Dance
Santa Clara, CA
408.554.4599, bmurray@scu.edu
www.scu.edu/theatre
Degree: BA, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, dance therapy, jazz, kinesiology, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap, technology, world

 

Sarah Lawrence College

Dance
Bronxville, NY
914.337.0700, slcadmit@slc.edu
www.sarahlawrence.edu
Degree: BA, MFA
Courses: ballet, ballroom, composition, dance history, hip hop, jazz, kinesiology, modern, pedagogy, tap, world

 

Scripps College

Dance Department
Claremont, CA
909.607.2934,
dance@scrippscollege.edu
www.scrippscollege.edu
Degree: BA, concentration, minor
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, dance therapy, jazz, kinesiology, modern, world

 

Shenandoah University

Dance Division
Winchester, VA
800.432.2266, msobczyn@su.edu
www.su.edu
Degree: BA, BFA, certificate, MA, minor, MS
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, jazz, kinesiology, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap

 

Skidmore College

Dance Department
Saratoga Springs, NY
518.580.5360, dfernand@skidmore.edu
www.skidmore.niramar.com
Degree: BS, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, jazz, modern, pedagogy, tap, world

 

Slippery Rock University

Dance Department
Slippery Rock, PA
724.738.2036,
nora.ambrosio@sru.edu
www.sru.edu
Degree: BA, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, ballroom, composition, dance history, hip hop, jazz, kinesiology, modern, pedagogy, tap, technology, world

 

Smith College

Department of Dance
Northampton, MA
413.585.3232, prist@smith.edu
www.smith.edu/dance
Degree: BA, MFA
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, hip hop, jazz, kinesiology, modern, tap, technology, world

 

Southern Methodist University

Division of Dance
Dallas, TX
214.768.2718,
smudance@smu.edu
meadows.smu.edu
Degree: BFA, MFA
Audition required
Courses: ballet, jazz, modern

 

University of Southern Mississippi

Theatre and Dance
Hattiesburg, MS
601.266.4161, stacy.reischman@usm.edu
www.usm.edu
Degree: BFA, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, dance therapy, modern, pedagogy

 

University of South Florida

Theatre and Dance
Tampa, FL
813.974.3867, mmorris@arts.usf.edu
www.usf.edu
Degree: BA, BFA, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, kinesiology, modern, pedagogy, world

 

Springfield College

Visual and Performing Arts
Springfield, MA
413.748.3158, cnazzaro@spfldcol.edu
www.spfldcol.edu
Degree: BA, minor, MS
Courses: ballet, ballroom, composition, dance history, dance therapy, hip hop, jazz, modern, pedagogy, tap, world

 

St. Mary's University of Minnesota

Theatre and Dance
Winona, MN
800.635.5987, dance@smumn.edu
www.smumn.edu/dance
Degree: minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, hip hop, jazz, kinesiology, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap

 

St. Olaf College

Dance Department
Northfield, MN
507.786.3248, jroberts@stolaf.edu
www.stolaf.edu
Degree: BA
Audition required
Courses: ballet, ballroom, composition, dance history, dance therapy, jazz, kinesiology, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap, technology, world

 

Stephens College

Department of Dance
Columbia, MO
800.876.7207, apply@stephens.edu
www.stephens.edu
Degree: BFA, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, jazz, kinesiology, modern, musical theater, tap, world

 

University of Texas at Austin

Theatre and Dance
Austin, TX
512.471.5793, inquiry@curly.cc.utexas.edu
www.finearts.utexas.edu
Degree: BA, BFA, MFA
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, modern

 

Texas Christian University

School for Classical & Contemporary Dance
Fort Worth, TX
817.257.7615, dance@tcu.edu
www.dance.tcu.edu
Degree: BFA, certificate, MFA
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, dance therapy, kinesiology, modern, pedagogy, technology

 

Texas Woman's University

Department of Dance
Denton, TX
940.898.2085, dance@twu.edu
www.twu.edu/soa/dance
Degree: BA, MA, MFA, PhD
Audition required
Courses: ballet, ballroom, composition, dance history, jazz, kinesiology, modern, pedagogy, tap, world

 

Towson University

Department of Dance
Towson, MD
410.704.2760, mdemeo@towson.edu
www.towson.edu/dance
Degree: BFA
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, jazz, kinesiology, modern, pedagogy, tap, world

 

Trinity College

Theater and Dance
Hartford, CT
860.297.5122, pkennedy@trincoll.edu
www.trincoll.edu
Degree: BA
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, jazz, modern, world

 

Tulane University

Newcomb College
Dance Program
New Orleans, LA
504.314.7761, dance@tulane.edu
www.tulane.edu/~theatre
Degree: BA, BFA, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, dance therapy, jazz, modern, tap, world

 

University of Utah

Department of Ballet
Salt Lake City, UT
801.581.8231,
info@ballet.utah.edu
www.ballet.utah.edu
Degree: BFA, MFA
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, dance therapy, jazz, kinesiology, pedagogy, tap, technology, world

 

Valdosta State University

Communication Arts–Theatre Dance
Valdosta, GA
229.333.5820, enielsen@valdosta.edu
www.valdosta.edu
Degree: BFA, concentration, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, ballroom, composition, dance history, jazz, kinesiology, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap

 

Virginia Commonwealth University

Dance and Composition
Richmond, VA
804.828.1711, dance@vcu.edu
www.vcu.edu/arts/dance
Degree: BFA, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, ballroom, composition, dance history, hip hop, jazz, kinesiology, modern, pedagogy, tap, technology, world

 

University of Washington

Dance Program
Seattle, WA
206.543.9843, uwdance@u.washington.edu
depts.washington.edu/uwdance
Degree: BA, MFA, minor
Courses: ballet, ballroom, composition, dance history, jazz, kinesiology, modern

 

Washington University in St. Louis

Performing Arts Department
St. Louis, MO
314.935.5858, pad@artsci.wustl.edu
padarts.wustl.edu
Degree: BA, certificate, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, dance therapy, hip hop, jazz, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap, world

 

Wayne State University

Maggie Allesee Department of Dance
Detroit, MI
313.577.4273, dance@wayne.edu
www.dance.wayne.edu
Degree: BFA, BS, certificate
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, hip hop, jazz, kinesiology, modern, pedagogy, technology, world

 

Weber State University

Department of Performing Arts
Ogden, UT
801.626.6437, jlawrence@weber.edu
weber.edu/dance
Degree: BA, BS, certificate, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, hip hop, jazz, kinesiology, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap, technology, world

 

Wesleyan University

Dance Department
Middletown, CT
860.685.3488, molerud@wesleyan.edu
www.wesleyan.edu/dance
Degree: BA
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, jazz, kinesiology, modern, pedagogy, tap, technology, world

 

Western Michigan University

Department of Dance
Kalamazoo, MI
269.387.5830, dance_info@wmich.edu
www.wmich.edu/dance
Degree: BA, BFA, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, ballroom, composition, dance history, dance therapy, hip hop, jazz, kinesiology, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap, technology, world

 

Western Oregon University

Theatre and Dance
Monmouth, OR
503.838.8243, obersts@wou.edu
www.wou.edu
Degree: AA, BA, BS, concentration, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, dance therapy, hip hop, jazz, kinesiology, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap, technology, world

 

West Texas A&M University

Art, Theatre and Dance
Canyon, TX
806.651.2820, etruitt@wtamu.edu
www.wtamu.edu/dance
Degree: BFA, MA
Audition required
Courses: ballet, composition, dance history, jazz, modern, pedagogy, tap

 

Wichita State University

Dance Program
Wichita, KS
316.978.3530, nick.johnson@wichita.edu
www.wichita.edu
Degree: BFA
Audition required
Courses: ballet, ballroom, composition, dance history, hip hop, jazz, kinesiology, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap, technology

 

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Dance Program
Madison, WI
608.262.1691,
uwdance@education.wisc.edu
www.dance.wisc.edu
Degree: BFA, BS, certificate, concentration, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, ballroom, composition, dance history, dance therapy, jazz, kinesiology, modern, technology, world

 

University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Department of Dance
Milwaukee, WI
414.229.2571, danceinfo@uwm.edu
www.arts.uwm.edu/dance
Degree: BA, BFA, certificate, concentration, MFA, minor
Audition required
Courses: ballet, ballroom, composition, dance history, hip hop, jazz, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap, technology, world

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