Dance Programs at Colleges and Universities

Adelphi University
Dance Program
Woodruff Hall, Rm 200
Garden City, NY 11530
Director: Frank Augustyn
Phone: 516-877-4250
www.adelphi.edu
Degree offered: BFA
Courses include: ballet, choreography, modern
Admissions deadline: March 1 (fall), November 30 (spring)
Audition required: yes

Agnes Scott University
Theatre and Dance
141 E College Ave
Decatur, GA 30030
Director: Bridget Roosa
Phone: 404-471-6940
Email: broosa@agnesscott.edu
www.agnesscott.edu
Degree offered: minor
Courses include: ballet, choreography, jazz, modern
Admissions deadline: November 15, March 1
Audition required: no

The Ailey School — Fordham University
The Joan Weill Center for Dance
405 W 55th St
New York, NY 10019
Director: Denise Jefferson
Phone: 212-405-9124
Email: bfa@alvinailey.edu
www.theaileyschool.edu
Degree offered: BFA
Courses include: ballet, ballroom, choreography, dance history, dance science, jazz, modern, world dance
Admissions deadline: January 15
Audition required: yes

Alfred University
Division of Performing Arts
One Saxon Dr
Alfred, NY 14802
Director: Chase Angier
Phone: 607-871-2562
Email: performs@alfred.edu
www.alfred.edu/performing_arts
Degree offered: minor
Courses include: ballet, choreography, jazz, modern
Admissions deadline: December 1 (early), February 1
Audition required: no

Alma College
Dance Department
614 W Superior St
Alma, MI 48801
Director: Carol Fike
Phone: 989-463-7242
Email: fike@alma.edu
www.alma.edu
Degrees offered: BA, minor
Courses include: ballet, dance history, jazz, modern, pedagogy, tap
Admissions deadline: rolling
Audition required: no

Amherst College
Department of Theater and Dance
PO Box 5000, AC2248
Amherst, MA 01002
Chair: Wendy Woodson
Phone: 413-542-8145
Email: wwoodson@amherst.edu
www.amherst.edu/~theater
Degree offered: BA
Courses include: ballet, modern
Admissions deadline: November 15 (early), January 1
Audition required: no

Appalachian State University
Department of Theatre and Dance
Chapell Wilson Hall
PO Box 32123
Boone, NC 28608
Director: Ray Miller
Phone: 828-262-3028
Email: asutheatre@appstate.edu
www.theatre.appstate.edu
Degrees offered: BA, minor
Courses include: ballet, choreography, modern
Admissions deadline: November 15 (early), January 31
Audition required: no

Ball State University
Department of Theatre and Dance
2000 West University Ave
Muncie, IN 47306
Director: Bill Jenkins
Phone: 765-285-8740
Email: wjenkins@bsu.edu
www.bsu.edu/cfa/theatre
Degrees offered: BA, BS
Courses include: ballet, choreography, dance history, dance science, jazz, modern, musical theater, tap, world dance
Admissions deadline: rolling
Audition required: yes

Barnard College at Columbia University
Department of Dance
3009 Broadway
New York, NY 10027
Director: Mary Cochran
Phone: 212-854-2995
Email: svelasqu@barnard.edu
www.barnard.edu/dance
Degrees offered: BA, concentration
Courses include: ballet, choreography, dance history, dance movement therapy, dance science, modern, musical theater, jazz, tap, world dance
Admissions deadline: January 1
Audition required: no

Belhaven College
Dance Department
1500 Peachtree St
Jackson, MS 39047
Director: Cynthia A. Newland
Phone: 601-965-1400
Email: slink@belhaven.edu
www.belhaven.edu
Degrees offered: BA, BFA, certificate, minor
Courses include: ballet, choreography, dance history, modern, partnering
Admissions deadline: rolling
Audition required: yes

Birmingham — Southern College
Dance Department
900 Arkadelphia Rd
Box 549015
Birmingham, AL 35254
Director: Mira Popovich
Phone: 205-226-4945
Email: rhenry@bsc.edu
www.bsc.edu/academics/arts/dance
Degrees offered: BA, minor, certificate
Courses include: ballet, choreography, dance history, dance movement therapy, dance science, jazz, modern, pedagogy, tap
Admissions deadline: December 1
Audition required: no

Boise State University
Department of Theatre Arts
1910 University Drive
Boise, ID 83725
Director: Marla Hansen
Phone: 208-426-3568
Email: mhansen@boisestate.edu
http://theatre.boisestate.edu
Degrees offered: BA, certificate, minor
Courses include: ballet, choreography, musical theater
Admissions deadline: July 18
Audition required: no

The Boston Conservatory
Dance Division
8 The Fenway
Boston, MA 02215
Director: Yasuko Tokunaga
Phone: 617-912-9153
Email: admissions@bostonconservatory.edu
www.bostonconservatory.edu
Degree offered: BFA
Courses include: ballet, choreography, dance history, dance movement therapy, dance science, jazz, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap, world dance
Admissions deadline: December 15
Audition required: yes

Boston University
Department of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
915 Commonwealth Ave
Boston, MA 02215
Executive director: Warin Dexter
Phone: 617-353-2748
Email: budance@bu.edu
www.bu.edu/fitrec/programs/dance
Degree offered: minor
Courses include: ballet, choreography, dance history, hip hop, jazz, modern, partnering, pedagogy, tap
Admissions deadline: November 1 (early and spring), January 1
Audition required: no

Bowling Green
State University
School of Human Movement, Sport and Leisure Studies
119 Eppler South
Bowling Green, OH 43403
Director: Deborah Tell
Phone: 419-372-6905
Email: deuler@bgsu.edu
www.bgsu.edu/colleges/edhd/hmsls
Degrees offered: BS, minor
Courses include: ballet, modern
Admissions deadline: August 1 (fall), December 1 (spring)
Audition required: yes

Brenau University
Performing Arts/Dance Program
500 Washington St SE
Gainesville, GA 30501
Director: Vincas Greene
Phone: 770-534-6245
Email: vgreene@brenau.edu
www.brenau.edu
Degrees offered: BA, BFA
Courses include: ballet, choreography, modern, pedagogy
Admissions deadline: rolling
Audition required: yes

Bridgewater State College
Department of Theater & Dance/Dance Program
131 Summer St
Bridgewater, MA 02325
Director: Henry Shaffer
Phone: 508-351-2193
Email: nmoses@bridgew.edu
www.bridgew.edu/dance
Degrees offered: BA, minor, certificate
Courses include: ballet, ballroom, choreography, dance history, hip hop, jazz, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap, world dance
Admissions deadline: March 15
Audition required: no

Brigham Young University
Department of Dance
294 Richards Bldg
Provo, UT 84602
Chair: Lee Wakefield
Phone: 801-422-5086
Email: dance@byu.edu
http://dance.byu.edu
Degree offered: BA
Courses include: ballet, ballroom, folk dance, modern
Admissions deadline: February 1 (fall, spring, summer), October 1 (winter)
Audition required: no

Butler University
Jordan College of Fine Arts
Department of Dance
4600 Sunset Ave
Indianapolis, IN 46208
Director: Michelle Jarvis
Phone: 317-940-9346
Email: mjarvis@butler.edu
www.butler.edu/dance
Degrees offered: BA, BFA, BS
Courses include: ballet
Admissions deadline: March 1
Audition required: yes

California Institute of the Arts
The Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance
24700 McBean Pkwy
Valencia, CA 91355
Director: Stephan Koplowitz
Phone: 661-253-7898
Email: chowell@calarts.edu
www.calarts.edu
Degrees offered: BFA, MFA, certificate
Courses include: ballet, choreography, dance history, dance science, dance technology, modern
Admissions deadline: January 4
Audition required: yes

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Institute of New Dance and Cultures
3801 W Temple Ave
Pomona, CA 91768
Director: Gayle Fekete
Phone: 909-869-2790
Email: gmfekete@csupomona.edu
www.class.csupomona.edu/dance
Degrees offered: BA, minor
Courses include: ballet, jazz, modern, world dance
Admission deadline: rolling
Audition required: no

California State University,
Dominguez Hills
Division of Performing, Visual and Digital Arts
Dance Program
1000 E Victoria St
LCH E303
Carson, CA 90747
Chair: Carol Tubbs
Phone: 310-243-3543
Email: theatrearts@csudh.edu
www.csudh.edu
Degree offered: minor
Courses include: ballet, choreography, jazz, modern
Admissions deadline: August 15 (fall), November 1 (spring)
Audition required: no

California State University, East Bay
Theatre and Dance Department
25800 Carlos Bee Blvd
Hayward, CA 94542
Director: Tom Hird
Phone: 510-885-3118
Email: nina.haft@csueastbay.edu
http://class.csueastbay.edu/theatre
Degrees offered: BA, minor, concentration
Courses include: ballet, ballroom, choreography, dance history, dance technology, hip hop, jazz, modern, musical theater, world dance
Admissions deadline: May 8
Audition required: no

California State University, Fullerton
Theatre and Dance
800 N State College Blvd
Fullerton, CA 92834
Chair: Susan Hallman
Phone: 714-278-3178
Email: gkares@fullerton.edu
www.fullerton.edu
Degrees offered: BA, BFA, MFA
Courses include: ballet, choreography, dance history, dance movement therapy, dance science, jazz, modern, musical theater, tap, pedagogy, world dance
Admissions deadline: call
Audition required: no

California State University, Humboldt
Interdisciplinary Dance Studies
Department of Theatre, Film, and Dance
Arcata, CA 95521
Director: Sharon Butcher
Phone: 707-826-3549
Email: sgb14@humboldt.edu
www.humboldt.edu/~theatre
Degree offered: BA
Courses include: ballet, choreography, dance history, dance movement therapy, dance science, dance technology, hip hop, jazz, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap, world dance
Audition required: no

California State University, Long Beach
Dance Program
1250 Bellflower Blvd
Long Beach, CA 90840
Director: Cyrus Parker-Jeannette
Phone: 562-985-4747
Email: dance@csulb.edu
www.csulb.edu/dance
Degrees offered: BA, BFA, MA, MFA, minor
Courses include: ballet, choreography, dance history, dance science, hip hop, jazz, modern, tap, world dance
Admissions deadline: November 30
Audition required: yes

California State University, Los Angeles
Department of Theatre Arts and Dance
5151 State University Dr
KH D5104
Los Angeles, CA 90032
Chair: Lena Chao
Phone: 323-343-4110
Email: tad@calstatela.edu
www.calstatela.edu/dept/theatre_dance
Degrees offered: BA, MA, minor
Courses include: ballet, choreography, jazz, modern, tap
Admissions deadline: June 15 (fall), October 1 (winter), February 1 (spring)
Audition required: no

California State University, Sacramento
Department of Theatre and Dance
6000 J St
Sacramento, CA 95819
Chair: Linda Goodrich
Phone: 916-278-6368
Email: theatre.dance@csus.edu
www.csus.edu/dram
Degrees offered: BA, minor
Courses include: ballet, jazz, modern, production, tap
Admissions deadline: November 30 (fall), August 31 (spring)
Audition required: no

California State University, San Francisco
School of Music and Dance
1600 Holloway Ave, CA140
San Francisco, CA 94132
Director: Susan Whipp
Phone: 415-338-1431
Email: swhipp@sfsu.edu
http://musicdance.sfsu.edu
Degrees offered: BA, minor
Courses include: ballet, ballroom, choreography, dance history, dance movement therapy, dance medicine, ethnology, jazz, modern, musical theater, pedagogy
Admissions deadline: November 30 (fall), August 31 (spring)
Audition required: no

California State University, San Jose
School of Music and Dance
One Washington Sq
San Jose, CA 95192-0095
Dance coordinator: Fred Mathews
Phone: 408-924-5041
Email: fmathews@email.sjsu.edu
www.music.sjsu.edu/dance
Degrees offered: BA, minor
Courses include: ballet, choreography, jazz, modern
Admissions deadline: November 30 (fall), August 31 (spring)
Audition required: no

California State University, Sonoma
Center for Performing Arts
1801 E Cotati Ave
Rohnert Park, CA 94928
Director: Nancy Lyons
Phone: 707-664-2474
Email: shelley.martin@sonoma .edu
www.sonoma.edu/performingarts
Degrees offered: BA, minor
Courses include: ballet, choreography, dance history, hip hop, jazz, modern, musical theater, pedagogy
Admissions deadline: rolling
Audition required: no

California University of Pennsylvania
Department of Theatre and Dance
250 University Ave Box 16
California, PA 15419
Chair: Michael Slavin
Phone: 724-938-4220
Email: slavin@cup.edu
www.cup.edu/liberalarts/theatre/index.jsp
Degree offered: minor
Courses include: ballet, jazz, musical theater
Admissions deadline: rolling
Audition required: no

Calvin College
Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Dance and Sport Department
3195 Knight Way SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546
Director: Ellen Van't Hof
Phone: 616-526-6031
Email: evanthof@calvin.edu
www.calvin.edu
Degree offered: minor
Courses include: ballet, choreography, dance history, jazz, modern, tap
Admissions deadline: rolling until August 1 (fall), December 15 (spring)
Audition required: no

Carnegie Mellon University
School of Drama
The Acting/Music Theater
Purnell Center for the Arts
5000 Forbes Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Head: Barbara MacKenzie-Wood
Phone: 412-268-5750
Email: jenc@andrew.cmu.edu
www.cmu.edu/cfa/drama
Degree offered: BA
Courses include: ballet, jazz, musical theater, tap
Admissions deadline: January 1
Audition required: yes

Catawba College
Department of Theatre Arts
2300 W Innes St
Salisbury, NC 28144
Chair: Woody Hood
Phone: 704-637-4440
Email: wbhood@catawba.edu
www.catawba.edu/academic/theatrearts
Degree offered: minor
Courses include: ballet, musical theater
Admissions deadline: rolling
Audition required: no

Cecil Community College
Performing Arts
Elkton Station
107 Railroad Ave, Rm 114
Elkton, MD 21901
Director: Janaea Rose Lyn
Phone: 410-287-6060 x207
Email: jlyn@cecil.edu
Degree offered: AA
Courses include: ballet, choreography, modern
Admissions deadline: August 25
Audition required: no

Centenary College of Louisiana
Department of Theatre and Dance
PO Box 4118
Shreveport, LA 71134-1188
Director: Don Hooper
Phone: 318-869-5077
Email: gfolmer@centenary.edu
www.centenary.edu
Degree offered: BA
Courses include: ballet, choreography, dance history, jazz, modern, pedagogy, tap
Admissions deadline: January 15 (early), February 15
Audition required: no

Central Piedmont Community College
Dance Department
CPCC-PO Box 35009
Charlotte, NC 28204
Chair: Craig Bove
Phone: 704-330-6882
Email: katharyn.horne@cpcc.edu
www.cpcc.edu
Degree offered: AFA
Courses include: ballet, jazz, modern, tap
Admissions deadline: rolling
Audition required: no

Cerritos College
Dance Department
11110 Alondra Blvd
Norwalk, CA 90650
Chair: Janet Sanderson
Phone: 562-860-2451 x2872
Email: jsanderson@cerritos.edu
www.cerritos.edu
Degree offered: AA
Courses include: ballet, ballroom, choreography, dance appreciation, dance digital technology, dance history, dance technology, hip hop, jazz, modern, notation, Pilates, tap, variations, world dance, yoga
Admissions deadline: mid-July
Audition required: no

Chapman University
Department of Dance
1 University Dr
Orange, CA 92866
Director: Dale Merrill
Phone: 714-997-6815
Email: dance@chapman.edu
www.chapman.edu
Degrees offered: BA, BFA, minor
Courses include: ballet, ballroom, choreography, dance history, dance movement therapy, dance technology, dance science, hip hop, jazz, modern, pedagogy, tap, world dance
Admissions deadline: January 30
Audition required: yes

City University of New York, Hunter College
Dance Program
695 Park Ave
New York, NY 10021
Director: Jana Feinman
Phone: 212-772-5012
Email: jfeinman@hunter.cuny.edu
www.hunter.cuny.edu
Degrees offered: BA, minor, certificate
Courses include: ballet, choreography, dance history, dance science, dance technology, modern, pedagogy, world dance
Admissions deadline: March 15
Audition required: no

Cleveland State University
Dance Program
2121 Euclid Ave, PE 214
Cleveland, OH 44115
Director: Lynn Deering
Phone: 216-687-4883
Email: dance@csuohio.edu
www.csuohio.edu/dance
Degree offered: minor
Courses include: ballet, modern
Admissions deadline: rolling
Audition required: no

Coker College
Department of Dance, Music, and Theater
300 E College Ave
Hartsville, SC 29550
Director: Wanda Ebright
Phone: 843-383-8000
Email: webright@coker.edu
www.coker.edu
Degree offered: BA
Courses include: ballet, choreography, jazz, modern, musical theater, tap
Audition required: no

College of the Holy Cross
Department of Theatre
1 College St
Worcester, MA 01610
Director: Kaela San Lee
Phone: 508-793-3490
Email: jmader@holycross.edu
www.holycross.edu/departments/theatre/website
Degree offered: BA
Courses include: ballet, jazz, modern, world dance
Admissions deadline: January 15 (fall), November 1 (spring)
Audition required: no

College of Marin
Performing Arts, Dance Department
835 College Ave
Kentfield Campus
Kentfield, CA 94904
Director: David Jones
Phone: 415-485-9315
www.marin.cc.edu/departments/dance
Degree offered: AA
Courses include: ballet
Admissions deadline: rolling
Audition required: no

The College of William and Mary
Department of Theatre, Speech and Dance
PO Box 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187
Director: Joan Gavaler
Phone: 757-221-2785
Email: jsgava@wm.edu
www.wm.edu/dance
Degrees offered: BA, minor
Courses include: ballet, choreography, dance history, modern
Admissions deadline: November 1 (early), January 1
Audition required: no

Colorado College
Drama and Dance Department
14 E Cache La Poudre St
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Chair: Tom Lindblade
Phone: 719-389-6637
Email: tlindblade@coloradocollege.edu
www.ccdrama.com
Degrees offered: BA, minor
Courses include: ballet, choreography, dance history, digital dance media, flamenco, hip hop, jazz, kinesiology, modern, music for dance, t'ai chi, world dance, yoga
Admissions deadline: November 15 (early 1), January 1 (early 2), January 15
Audition required: no

Colorado State University
School of the Arts
Music, Theatre, and Dance
349 General Services Bldg
Fort Collins, CO 80523
Director: Jane Slusarski-Harris
Phone: 970-491-4294
Email: j.slusarski-harris@colostate.edu
www.colostate.edu
Degree offered: BA
Courses include: ballet, choreography, dance history, dance science, jazz, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap

Columbia College
Department of Dance
1301 Columbia College Dr
Columbia, SC 29203
Director: Wrenn Cook
Phone: 803-786-3778
www.columbiacollegesc.edu
Degrees offered: BA, BFA, minor, certificate
Courses include: ballet, choreography, dance history, jazz, modern, pedagogy, tap, world dance

Columbia College Chicago
Dance Center
1306 S Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60605
Director: Bonnie Brooks
Phone: 312-344-8300
Email: csabin@colum.edu
www.dancecenter.org
Degrees offered: BA, BFA, minor, concentration
Courses include: ballet, choreography, dance history, dance movement therapy, dance science, dance technology, jazz, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap, world dance
Admissions deadline: May 1
Audition required: no

Community College of Baltimore County
Department of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts
7201 Rossville Blvd
Baltimore, MD 21237
Program coordinator: Christian Richards
Phone: 410-780-6347
Email: crichards@ccbcmd.edu
www.ccbcmd.edu
Degrees offered: AA, AFA
Courses include: ballet, choreography, jazz, modern, tap
Admissions deadline: rolling
Audition required: no

Connecticut College
Dance Department
270 Mohegan Ave
New London, CT 06320
Director: David Dorfman
Phone: 860-447-1911
Email: dance@conncoll.edu
http://dance.conncoll.edu
Degrees offered: BA, minor
Courses include: ballet, ballroom, choreography, dance history, dance science, dance technology, modern, pedagogy, world dance
Admissions deadline: December 15
Audition required: no

Converse College
Department of Theatre and Dance
580 E Main St
Spartanburg, SC 29302
Director: Jennifer Spearman
Phone: 864-596-9149
Email: jennifer.spearman@converse.edu
www.converse.edu
Degree offered: minor
Courses include: ballet, jazz, modern, tap
Admissions deadline: rolling
Audition required: yes

Cornell University
Department of Theatre, Film & Dance
430 College Ave
Ithaca, NY 14850
Director: Allen Fogelsanger
Phone: 607-254-2700
Email: danceprogram@cornell.edu
www.arts.cornell.edu/theatrearts
Degrees offered: BA, concentration
Courses include: ballet, choreography, dance history, dance science, dance technology, hip hop, modern
Admissions deadline: January 1
Audition required: no

Cornish College of the Arts
Dance Department
1000 Lenora St
Seattle, WA 98121
Director: Kathryn Daniels
Phone: 800-726-ARTS
Email: admissions@cornish.edu
www.cornish.edu
Degree offered: BFA
Courses include: ballet, choreography, dance history, dance movement therapy, dance science, jazz, modern, pedagogy, world dance
Admissions deadline: February 2
Audition required: yes

Creighton University
Department of Fine and Performing Arts
2500 California Plaza
Lied Center
Omaha, NE 68178
Director: Lisa Carter
Phone: 402-280-3047
Email: lcarter@creighton.edu
www.creighton.edu
Degrees offered: BA, minor
Courses include: ballet, jazz, modern, tap
Admissions deadline: rolling
Audition required: yes

Dean College
School of Dance
99 Main St
Franklin, MA 02038
Director: Joan Palladino
Phone: 508-541-1607
Email: jpalladino@dean.edu
www.dean.edu
Degrees offered: AA, BA
Courses include: ballet, choreography, dance history, jazz, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap
Admissions deadline: ongoing
Audition required: no

Denison University
Department of Dance
Granville, OH 43023
Director: Gill Wright Miller
Phone: 740-587-6712
Email: millerg@denison.edu
www.denison.edu/dance
Degrees offered: BA, minor
Courses include: ballet, choreography, dance history, dance movement therapy, dance science, dance technology, modern, world dance
Admissions deadline: January 15
Audition required: no

DeSales University
Performing and Fine Arts Department
Dance Program
2755 Station Ave
Center Valley, PA 18034
Director: Timothy Cowart
Phone: 610-282-1100 x1663
Email: dance@desales.edu
www.desales.edu/dance
Degree offered: BA
Courses include: ballet, ballroom, choreography, dance history, dance movement therapy, dance science, dance technology, hip hop, jazz, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap, world dance
Admissions deadline: January 2
Audition required: yes

Dominican University
Department of Music and Performing Arts
Dance Program
Angelico Hall
50 Acacia Ave
San Rafael, CA 94901
Program director: Marina Hotchkiss
Phone: 415-863-3040 x281
Email: marina@linesballet.org
www.dominican.edu/academics/artssciences/artshum/performingarts
Degree offered: BFA
Courses include: ballet, choreography, dance history, ethnic dance, modern
Admissions deadline: December 10
Audition required: yes

Drexel University
Department of Performing Arts
3141 Chestnut St
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Director: Cecelia Fitzgibbon
Phone: 215-895-4914
Email: danceprogram@drexel.edu
www.drexel.edu/westphal/dance
Degree offered: BS
Courses include: ballet, choreography, dance history, dance movement therapy, hip hop, jazz, modern, pedagogy
Admissions deadline: February 2
Audition required: yes

Duke University
Dance Program
Box 90686
Durham, NC 27708
Director: Barbara Dickinson
Phone: 919-660-3353
Email: dance@duke.edu
www.duke.edu/web/dance
Degrees offered: BA, minor
Courses include: ballet, choreography, dance history, dance science, jazz, modern, world dance
Admissions deadline: January 2
Audition required: no

East Carolina University
School of Theatre and Dance
Greenville, NC 27858
Director: John Shearin
Phone: 252-328-6390
Email: weeksp@ecu.edu
www.theatre-dance.ecu.edu
Degrees offered: BFA, certificate
Courses include: ballet, ballroom, choreography, dance history, jazz, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap, world dance
Admissions deadline: March 15 (freshman), April 15 (transfers)
Audition required: yes

Eastern Michigan University
Department of Music and Dance
N 101 Alexander, EMU
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Dance program coordinator: Joanna McNamara
Phone: 734-487-4380
www.emich.edu/dance
Degrees offered: BS, minor
Courses include: ballet, modern, performance, pre-dance therapy, studio management
Admissions deadline: none
Audition required: yes

East Stroudsburg University
Department of Movement Activities & Lifetime Fitness
Dance Program
Koehler Fieldhouse
East Stroudsburg, PA 18301
Director: Elizabeth Gibbons
Phone: 570-422-3331
Email: lgibbons@po-box.esu.edu
www.esu.edu
Degree offered: concentration
Courses include: ballet, ballroom, modern, pedagogy, yoga
Admissions deadline: May 1 (fall), December 1 (spring)
Audition required: no

El Camino College
Dance Department
16007 Crenshaw Blvd
Torrance, CA 90506
Directors: Bernice Boseman, Daniel Berney and Pamela Santelman
Phone: 310-660-3715
Email: dberney@elcamino.edu
www.elcamino.edu
Degree offered: AA
Courses include: ballet, ballroom, choreography, jazz, Latin social dance, modern, tap, traditional dance forms
Admissions deadline: rolling
Audition required: no

Emory University
Dance Program
1602 Fishburne Dr
Atlanta, GA 30322
Director: Sally Radell
Phone: 404-727-7266
Email: dance@emory.edu
www.emory.edu/dance
Degrees offered: BA, minor
Courses include: ballet, choreography, dance history, dance science, jazz, modern, pedagogy, world dance
Admissions deadline: January 15
Audition required: no

Eugene Lang College
The New School for Liberal Arts
Dance Program
65 W 11 St
New York, NY 10011
Director: Jaime Santora Kopec
Phone: 212-229-5100 x2267
Email: santoraj@newschool.edu
www.lang.edu
Degree offered: BA
Courses include: ballet, choreography, dance history, dance movement therapy, dance science, jazz, modern, musical theater, world dance
Admissions deadline: February 1
Audition required: yes

Florida School of the Arts
Dance Program
5001 St. Johns Ave
Palatka, FL 32177
Director: Lee Dando
Phone: 386-312-4300
Email: leedando@sjrcc.edu
www.floarts.org
Degrees offered: AA, AS
Courses include: ballet, choreography, dance history, jazz, kinesiology, modern, musical theater, partnering, pedagogy, tap
Admissions deadline: June 15
Audition required: yes

Florida State University
Department of Dance
202 Montgomery Hall
Tallahassee, FL 32306
Interim Directors: Russell Sandifer and Patty Phillips
Phone: 850-644-1024
Email: pphillip@dancefsu.edu
http://dance.fsu.edu
Degrees offered: BFA, MA, MFA
Courses include: ballet, choreography, dance history, dance technology, modern
Admissions deadline: March
Audition required: yes

Friends University
Division of Fine Arts
Ballet Department
2100 W University St
Wichita, KS 67213
Director: Stan Rogers
Phone: 316-295-5848
Email: rogersst@friends.edu
www.friends.edu
Degree offered: BFA
Courses include: ballet, character, choreography, dance history
Admissions deadline: rolling
Audition required: yes

George Mason University
Department of Dance
MS 3D4
4400 University Dr
Fairfax, VA 22030
Director: Elizabeth Price
Phone: 703-993-1114
Email: dance@gmu.edu
http://dance.gmu.edu
Degrees offered: BA, BFA, MFA, minor
Courses include: ballet, choreography, dance history, dance science, jazz, modern, pedagogy, tap, world dance
Audition required: yes

The George Washington University
The Department of Theatre and Dance
800 21st St NW, Ste 227
Washington, DC 20052
Chair: Leslie Jacobson
Phone: 202-994-8072
Email: onstage@gwu.edu
http://theatredance.gwu.edu
Degrees offered: BA, minor
Courses include: ballet, choreography, modern, world dance
Admissions deadline: November 10 (early), January 10, October 1 (spring)
Audition required: no

Goucher College
Dance Department
1021 Dulaney Valley Rd
Towson, MD 21204
Director: Amanda Thom Woodson
Phone: 410-337-6390
Email: sthomson@goucher.edu
www.goucher.edu/dance
Degrees offered: BA, MA
Courses include: ballet, choreography, dance history, dance movement therapy, dance science, jazz, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, world dance
Admissions deadline: February 2
Audition required: no

Greenfield Community College
Dance Department
1 College Dr
Greenfield, MA 01301
Director: Sharon Arslanian
Phone: 413-775-1262
Email: arslanian@gcc.mass.edu
www.gcc.mass.edu
Degrees offered: AA, concentration
Courses include: ballet, choreography, dance history, dance movement therapy, jazz, modern, pedagogy, tap, world dance
Admissions deadline: ongoing
Audition required: no

Hamilton College
Theatre and Dance Department
198 College Hill Rd
Clinton, NY 13323
Director: Carole Bellini-Sharp
Phone: 315-859-4057
Email: cbellini@hamilton.edu
www.hamilton.edu
Degree offered: BA
Courses include: ballet, choreography, dance history, dance movement therapy, dance science, modern
Admissions deadline: Jan. 15
Audition required: no

The Hartford Conservatory
Diploma Program
834 Asylum Ave
Hartford, CT 06105
Dean: Susan Murphy
Phone: 860-246-2588 x12
Email: susanmurphy@hartfordconservatory.org
www.hartfordconservatory.org
Degree offered: accredited artist diploma
Courses include: ballet, modern
Admissions deadline: rolling
Audition required: yes

Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Dance Department
Winn Seeley Gym
Geneva, NY 14456
Director: Cynthia Williams
Phone: 315-781-3495
www.hws.edu/academics/programs/mandm/dance.asp
Degree offered: BA
Courses include: ballet, choreography, dance history, dance science, jazz, modern, pedagogy
Admissions deadline: February 2
Audition required: no

Hofstra University
Department of Drama and Dance
118 Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY 11549
Director: Lance Westergard
Phone: 516-463-5444
Email: drmlzw@hofstra.edu
www.hofstra.edu/academics/hclas/dd
Degree offered: BA
Courses include: ballet, choreography, dance history, dance science, jazz, modern, pedagogy
Admissions deadline: rolling
Audition required: no

Hope College
Department of Dance
168 E 13th St
Holland, MI 49423
Chair: Linda Graham
Phone: 616-395-7700
Email: graham@hope.edu
www.hope.edu/academic/dance
Degrees offered: BA, minor, education certificate
Courses include: ballet, dance therapy, jazz, Labanotation, modern, tap, sacred dance
Admissions deadline: rolling
Audition required: no

Indiana University
Jacobs School of Music
Department of Ballet
1201 E Third St
Bloomington, IN 47405
Director: Michael Vernon
Phone: 812-855-6787
Email: ballet@indiana.edu
www.music.indiana.edu/department/ballet
Degree offered: BS
Courses include: ballet, choreography, dance movement therapy, jazz, modern, pedagogy
Audition required: yes

Indian River Community College
Dance/Fine Arts Department
3209 Virginia Ave
Ft. Pierce, FL 34981
Director: Molly Magee
Phone: 772-462-7692
Email: mmagee@ircc.edu
www.ircc.edu
Degree offered: AA
Courses include: ballet, choreography, conditioning, modern, performance
Admissions deadline: rolling
Audition required: no

Iona College
Department of Fine and Performing Arts
Dance Program
715 North Avenue
New Rochelle, NY 10801
Chair: Catherine Mapp
Phone: 914-633-2629
Email: cmapp@iona.edu
www.iona.edu
Degree offered: minor
Courses include: ballet, dance appreciation, dance outreach, choreography, composition, modern, jazz, performance, world dance
Admissions deadline: February 15
Audition required: no

Ithaca College
Department of Theatre Arts
953 Danby Rd
201 Dillingham Center
Ithaca, NY 14850
Director: Lee Byron
Phone: 607-274-3345
Email: theatrearts@ithaca.edu
http://departments.ithaca.edu/theatre
Degree offered: minor
Courses include: ballet, jazz, modern, musical theater, tap
Admissions deadline: February 1 (fall), November 1 (spring)
Audition required: no

Jacksonville University
Department of Theatre & Dance
2800 University Blvd N
Jacksonville, FL 32211
Chair: Brian Palmer
Phone: 904-256-7373
Email: bpalmer@ju.edu
www.ju.edu
Degrees offered: BA, BFA, minor
Courses include: ballet, jazz, modern
Admissions deadline: rolling
Audition required: no

James Madison University
School of Theatre and Dance
MSC 2304, Room 349
Godwin Hall
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Director: Bill Buck
Phone: 540-568-6511
Email: oharast@jmu.edu
www.jmu.edu/dance
Degrees offered: BA, minor
Courses include: ballet, ballroom, choreography, dance history, dance movement therapy, dance science, jazz, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap, world dance
Audition required: yes

Johnson State College
Fine & Performing Arts, Dance
337 College Hill Rd
Johnson, VT 05656
Director: Maris Wolff
Phone: 800-635-2356
Email: maris.wolff@jsc.vsc.edu
www.jsc.vsc.edu
Degrees offered: education certificate, minor
Courses include: ballet, choreography, folk dance, jazz, modern, tap
Admissions deadline: rolling
Audition required: no

The Juilliard School
Dance Division
60 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York, NY 10023
Director: Lawrence Rhodes
Phone: 212-799-5000
Email: admissions@julliard.edu
www.juilliard.edu
Degree offered: BFA
Courses include: ballet, choreography, modern
Admissions deadline: December 1
Audition required: yes

Kansas State University
Dance Program
129 Nichols Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506
Director: Charlie Griffin
Phone: 785-532-6875
Email: charlieg@ksu.edu
www.k-state.edu/sctd
Degrees offered: BA, BS, minor
Courses include: ballet, choreography, dance history, dance movement therapy, dance science, jazz, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap
Admissions deadline: 1 month prior to semester
Audition required: no

Keene State College
Theatre and Dance Department
229 Main St
Keene, NH 03435
Director: Marcia Murdock
Phone: 603-358-2162
Email: mmurdock@keene.edu
www.keene.edu/programs/tad
Degrees offered: BA, minor
Courses include: ballet, modern
Admissions deadline: rolling
Audition required: no

Kent State University
Dance Division
266 MACC Annex
Kent, OH 44242
Director: Andrea Shearer
Phone: 330-672-2069
Email: dance@kent.edu
www.dance.kent.edu
Degrees offered: BFA, minor, certificate
Courses include: ballet, choreography, dance history, dance science, jazz, modern, musical theater, pedagogy
Admissions deadline: March 15
Audition required: yes

Kilgore College
Department of Music and Dance
1100 Broadway
Kilgore, TX 75662
Director: Jeanne Johnson
Phone: 903-983-8633
Email: cbeckman@kilgore.edu
www.kilgore.edu
Degree offered: AA
Courses include: ballet, dance appreciation, choreography, modern, tap
Admissions deadline: rolling
Audition required: yes

Lake Erie College
Fine Arts Department
391 W Washington St
Painesville, OH 44077
Chair: John Huston
Phone: 440-375-7000
Email: decato@lec.edu
www.lec.edu
Degrees offered: BA, BFA, minor
Courses include: ballet, choreography, modern, Pilates
Admissions deadline: rolling
Audition required: no

Lamar University
Department of Music, Theatre and Dance
PO Box 10044
Beaumont, TX 77710
Director: Dr. Harry Bulow
Phone: 409-880-8912
Email: hrlihs@my.lamar.edu
www.lamar.edu
Degrees offered: BA, BS, minor, certificate
Courses include: ballet, ballroom, choreography, dance history, dance movement therapy, dance science, jazz, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap, world dance
Audition required: yes

Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus
1 University Plaza
Brooklyn, NY 11201
New Media Art and Performance
Director: Ninotchka Bennahum
Phone: 718-780-4038
Email: bennahum@liu.edu
www.brooklyn.liu.edu/nmp
www.dance.umich.edu
Degrees offered: BFA, MFA
Courses include: ballet, choreography, dance history, dance technology, modern, world dance
Admissions deadline: December 1
Audition required: yes

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Barbara Barker Center for Dance
500 21st Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Dance program head: Ananya Chatterjea
Phone: 612-624-5060
Email: ananya@umn.edu
www.dance.umn.edu/
Degrees offered: BA, BFA
Courses include: ballet, modern, jazz, tap, contact improvisation, pedagogy
Admissions deadline: August 27, December 6, February 7
Audition required: yes

University of Missouri, Kansas City
Conservatory of Music and Dance
4949 Cherry St
Kansas City, MO 64110
Division chair: Mary Pat Henry
Phone: 816-235-2900
Email: henrym@umkc.edu
http://conservatory.umkc.edu/dance.asp
Degree offered: BFA
Courses include: ballet, modern
Admissions deadline: rolling
Audition required: yes

University of Montana
Department of Drama/Dance
PARTV 194
32 Campus Drive
Missoula, MT 59812
Dance program head: Karen Kaufmann
Phone: 406-243-4481
Email: umtheatredance@umontana.edu
www.sfa.umt.edu/drama
Degrees offered: BA, BFA, minor
Courses include: ballet, modern, pedagogy
Admissions deadline: rolling
Audition required: no

University of Nebraska, Lincoln
School of Music, Dance Department
209 Mabel Lee Hall
Lincoln, NE 68588
Director: Susan Levine
Phone: 402-472-6845
Email: stribby2@unl.edu
www.unl.edu/music
Degrees offered: BA, minor
Courses include: ballet, modern
Admissions deadline: January 15
Audition required: yes

University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Department of Dance
4505 Maryland Pkwy
Box 455010
Las Vegas, NV 89154
Chair: Louis Kavouras
Phone: 702-895-3827
Email: sandra.obrien@unlv.edu
http://dance.unlv.edu
Degrees offered: BA, BFA, minor
Courses include: ballet, jazz, modern
Admissions deadline: August 27
Audition required: no

University of New Hampshire
Department of Theatre & Dance
Paul Creative Arts Center
30 College Rd
Durham, NH 03824
Director: C. Larry Robertson
Phone: 603-862-2919
Email: c.peabody@unh.edu
www.unh.edu/theatre-dance
Degrees offered: BA, minor
Courses include: ballet, choreography, dance history, hip hop, jazz, musical theater, pedagogy, tap
Admissions deadline: February 1 (fall), October 15 (spring)
Audition required: no

University of New Mexico
Department of Theatre and Dance
MSC04 2570, 1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
Department head: Donna Jewell
Phone: 505-277-3660
Email: dance@unm.edu
http://dance.unm.edu
Degrees offered: BA, MA, MFA, minor
Courses include: ballet, choreography, dance history, dance movement therapy, dance science, dance technology, hip hop, jazz, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap, world dance
Admissions deadline: June 15
Audition required: no

University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Department of Dance and Theatre
9201 University City Blvd
Charlotte, NC 28223
Director: Bruce Auerbach
Phone: 704-687-2482
Email: vharri16@uncc.edu
www.dancetheatre.uncc.edu
Degrees offered: BA, MA
Courses include: ballet, choreography, dance history, jazz, modern, pedagogy, tap, world dance
Admissions deadline: October 15
Audition required: no

University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Department of Dance
323 HHP Building
PO Box 26170
Greensboro, NC 27402
Director: Jan Van Dyke
Phone: 336-334-5570
Email: dance@uncg.edu
www.uncg.edu/dce
Degrees offered: BA, BFA, MA, MFA, minor
Courses include: ballet, ballroom, choreography, dance history, dance movement therapy, dance technology, jazz, modern, pedagogy, tap, world dance
Audition required: yes

University of Northern Colorado
School of Theatre Arts and Dance
Frasier Hall 105 Box 49
Greely, CO 80639
Director: David Grapes
Phone: 970-351-2991
www.arts.unco.edu/theatredance
Degrees offered: BA, minor
Courses include: ballet, ballroom, jazz, modern, musical theater, tap
Admissions deadline: July 1
Audition required: yes

University of Northern Iowa
School of Health, Physical Education and Leisure Services
Wellness/Recreation Center 109
Cedar Falls, IA 50614
Director: Christopher Edginton
Phone: 319-273-6866
Email: cindy.herndon@uni.edu
www.uni.edu/dance/index.html
Degrees offered: BA, minor
Courses include: ballet, ballroom, choreography, dance history, dance notation, jazz, kinesiology, modern, pedagogy, tap, world dance
Admissions deadline: rolling
Audition required: no

University of North Texas
Department of Dance and Theatre
PO Box 310607
Denton, TX 76203
Director: Lorenzo Garcia
Phone: 940-565-2211
Email: data@unt.edu
www.data.unt.edu
Degrees offered: BA, BFA
Courses include: ballet, choreography, dance history, dance movement therapy, dance science, dance technology, jazz, modern, pedagogy, tap, world dance
Admissions deadline: June 15
Audition required: yes

University of Oklahoma
School of Dance
Oval Rm 1000
560 Parrington
Norman, OK 73019
Director: Mary Margaret Holt
Phone: 405-325-4051
Email: rdmoore@ou.edu
www.ou.edu/finearts/dance
Degrees offered: BFA, MFA, concentration
Courses include: ballet, ballroom, choreography, dance history, jazz, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap
Admissions deadline: June 1
Audition required: yes

University of Oregon
Department of Dance
1214 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403
Director: Jenifer Craig
Phone: 541-346-3386
Email: mmoser@oregon.uoregon.edu
http://dance.uoregon.edu/
Degrees offered: BA, BS, MA, MFA, MS, minor
Courses include: ballet, ballroom, choreography, dance history, dance movement therapy, dance science, hip hop, jazz, modern, pedagogy, tap, world dance
Admissions deadline: April 1
Audition required: no

University of Richmond
Department of Theatre and Dance
Modlin Center for the Arts
Richmond, VA 23173
Director: Myra Daleng
Phone: 804-289-8314
Email: mdaleng@richmond.edu
http://theatre.richmond.edu/dance/
Degree offered: minor
Courses include: ballet, choreography, dance history, improvisation, jazz, modern, tap
Admissions deadline: November 15 (early), January 15 (fall)
Audition required: no

University of San Francisco
Performing Arts Department
2130 Fulton St
San Francisco, CA 94117
Director: Kathi Gallagher
Phone: 415-422-3888
Email: gallagher@usfca.edu
www.usfdance.com
Degrees offered: BA, minor
Courses include: ballet, ballroom, choreography, dance history, hip hop, jazz, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap, world dance
Audition required: no

University of South Carolina
Department of Theatre and Dance
Blatt PE, 1300 Wheat St
Columbia, SC 29208
Director: Susan Anderson
Phone: 803-777-5636
Email: dance@sc.edu
www.cas.sc.edu/dance
Degrees offered: BA, minor
Courses include: ballet, ballroom, choreography, gyro-kenesis, jazz, men's class, modern, partnering, pedagogy, Pilates, pointe, variations
Admissions deadline: rolling
Audition required: yes

The University of Southern Mississippi
Department of Theatre and Dance
118 College Dr, Ste 5052
Hattiesburg, MS 39406
Director: Stacy Reischman
Phone: 601-266-4161
Email: stacy.reischman@usm.edu
www.usm.edu
Degrees offered: BFA, minor
Courses include: ballet, choreography, dance history, dance movement therapy, modern, pedagogy
Admissions deadline: April 1
Audition required: yes

University of South Florida
School of Theatre and Dance
4202 E Fowler Ave
FAD 204
Tampa, FL 33620
Director: Marc Powers
Phone: 813-974-3867
Email: bfrank@arts.usf.edu
http://dance.arts.usf.edu
Degrees offered: BA, BFA, minor
Courses include: ballet, choreography, dance history, dance science, modern, pedagogy, world dance
Admissions deadline: April 15
Audition required: yes

University of Tampa
Department of Speech, Theater and Dance
401 W Kennedy Blvd
Tampa, FL 33606
Director: Susan Taylor Lennon
Phone: 813-253-3333 x3745
Email: staylor.lennon@ut.edu
www.ut.edu
Degree offered: minor
Courses include: ballet, choreography, hip hop, jazz, Latin dance, modern, partnering, pedagogy, tap
Admissions deadline: rolling
Audition required: no

University of Texas, Austin
Department of Theatre and Dance
1 University Station D3900
Austin, TX 78712
Director: Robert N. Schmidt
Phone: 512-471-5793
Email: inquiry@curly.cc.utexas.edu
www.finearts.utexas.edu/tad
Degrees offered: BA, BFA, MFA
Courses include: ballet, choreography, dance history, modern
Admissions deadline: February 1
Audition required: yes

University of Texas, El Paso
Department of Theatre, Dance and Film
500 W University Ave
Fox Fine Arts Center Rm 371
El Paso, TX 79968
Program Advisor: Myron Nadel
Phone: 915-747-5146
Email: theatredancefilm@utep.edu
www.dance.utep.edu
Degrees offered: BFA, education certificate, minor
Courses include: ballet, modern, musical theater
Audition required: no

The University of the Arts
School of Dance
320 S Broad St
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Director: Susan B. Glazer
Phone: 800-616-ARTS
Email: admissions@uarts.edu
www.uarts.edu
Degrees offered: BFA, certificate
Courses include: ballet, choreography, dance history, dance movement therapy, jazz, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap, world dance
Admissions deadline: rolling
Audition required: yes

University of Utah
Department of Ballet
330 S 1500 E Rm 112
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
Director: Carol Iwasaki
Phone: 801-581-8231
Email: info@ballet.utah.edu
www.ballet.utah.edu
Degrees offered: BFA, MFA
Courses include: ballet, choreography, dance history, dance movement therapy, dance science, dance technology, jazz, pedagogy, tap, world dance
Audition required: yes

University of Washington
Dance Program
Box 351150
Seattle, WA 98195
Director: Elizabeth Cooper
Phone: 206-543-9843
Email: uwdance@u.washington.edu
www.depts.washington.edu/uwdance
Degrees offered: BA, MFA, minor
Courses include: ballet, ballroom, choreography, dance history, jazz, modern, pedagogy
Audition required: no

University of Wisconsin, Madison
Dance Program
Lathrop Hall
Madison, WI 53706
Director: Jin-Wen Yu
Phone: 608-262-1691
Email: uwdance@education.wisc.edu
www.dance.wisc.edu
Degrees offered: BS, BFA, minor, certificate, concentration
Courses include: ballet, ballroom, choreography, dance history, dance movement therapy, dance science, dance technology, jazz, modern, world dance
Audition required: yes

University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Department of Dance
PO Box 413
Milwaukee, WI 53201
Director: Janet Lilly
Phone: 414-229-2571
Email: danceinfo@uwm.edu
www.arts.uwm.edu/dance
Degrees offered: BA, BFA, MFA, certificate, concentration
Courses include: ballet, ballroom, choreography, dance history, dance technology, hip hop, jazz, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap, world dance
Admissions deadline: August 1
Audition required: yes

University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point
College of Fine Arts & Communication
Department of Theatre and Dance
1800 Portage St
Noel Fine Arts Center
Stevens Point, WI 54481
Dance program coordinator: Joan Karlen
Phone: 715-346-4584
Email: dance@uwsp.edu
www.uwsp.edu/theatre-dance/dance
Degrees offered: BA, BS, minor
Courses include: ballet, choreography, jazz, modern, theater dance, tap
Admissions deadline: rolling
Audition required: yes

University of Wyoming
Department of Theatre and Dance
1000 E University Ave
Department 3951
Laramie, WY 82071
Chair: Leigh Selting
Phone: 307-766-2198
Email: msknight@uwyo.edu
www.uwyo.edu/th&d
Degrees offered: BA, BFA, minor
Courses include: ballet, modern, jazz, tap
Admissions deadline: rolling
Audition required: no

Valdosta State University
Communication Arts Dept/Theatre Dance Area
1500 N Patterson St
Valdosta, GA 31698
Director: Eric Nielsen
Phone: 229-333-5820
Email: enielsen@valdosta.edu
www.valdosta.edu
Degrees offered: BFA, minor, concentration
Courses include: ballet, ballroom, dance history, choreography, dance science, jazz, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap
Admissions deadline: July 15
Audition required: yes

Virginia Commonwealth University
Department of Dance and Choreography
PO Box 843007
Richmond, VA 23284
Director: James Frazier
Phone: 804-828-1711
Email: dance@vcu.edu
www.vcu.edu/artweb/dance
Degrees offered: BFA, minor
Courses include: ballet, ballroom, choreography, dance history, dance science, dance technology, jazz, modern, pedagogy, tap, world dance
Admissions deadline: February 1
Audition required: yes

Virginia Intermont College
Dance Department
1013 Moore St
Bristol, VA 24201
Director: D. Harolyn Gaudette
Phone: 276-466-7930
Email: harolyn@vic.edu
www.vic.edu
Degrees offered: BA, BFA, minor
Courses include: ballet, choreography, dance history, jazz, modern
Admissions deadline: rolling
Audition required: no

Wake Forest University
Department of Theatre and Dance
219 Scales Fine Arts Center
PO Box 7264
Winston-Salem, NC 27109
Director: Nina Lucas
Phone: 336-758-5294
Email: lucasnm@wfu.edu
www.wfu.edu/theatre
Degree offered: minor
Courses include: ballet, choreography, dance history, improvisation, jazz, modern
Admissions deadline: November 15 (early), January 15
Audition required: no

Washington University in St. Louis
Performing Arts Department
Campus Box 1108
St. Louis, MO 63130
Director: Mary-Jean Cowell
Phone: 314-935-5858
Email: pad@artsci.wustl.edu
http://padarts.wustl.edu
Degree offered: BA
Courses include: ballet, choreography, dance history, jazz, modern, musical theater, tap, world dance
Admissions deadline: January 15
Audition required: no

Wayne State University
Maggie Allesee Department of Dance
4841 Cass Ave
Old Main Building Ste 3226
Detroit, MI 48202
Director: Doug Risner
Phone: 313-577-4273
Email: dance@wayne.edu
www.dance.wayne.edu
Degrees offered: BS, BFA, minor, certificate
Courses include: ballet, choreography, dance science, dance technology, modern, pedagogy, world dance
Admissions deadline: January 11
Audition required: yes

Weber State University
Department of Performing Arts
1905 University Circle
Ogden, UT 84408
Director: Joanne Lawrence
Phone: 801-626-6479
Email: jlawrence@weber.edu
http://departments.weber.edu/performingarts
Degrees offered: BA, minor, certificate
Courses include: ballet, choreography, dance history, dance science, dance technology, hip hop, jazz, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap, world dance
Admissions deadline: February 1
Audition required: no

Wesleyan University
Dance Department
275 Washington Terrace
Middletown, CT 06459
Chair: Pedro Alejandro
Phone: 860-685-3488
Email: molerud@wesleyan.edu
www.wesleyan.edu/dance
Degree offered: BA
Courses include: ballet, choreography, dance history, dance technology, jazz, modern, tap, world dance
Admissions deadline: January 1
Audition required: no

Western Kentucky University
Department of Theatre and Dance
1906 College Heights Blvd, Ste 71086
Bowling Green, KY 42101
Department head: Scott Stroot
Phone: 270-745-5845
Email: scott.stroot@wku.edu
www.wku.edu/dept/academic/ahss/theatre
Degrees offered: BA, BFA, minor
Courses include: ballet, jazz
Admissions deadline: April 1 (international students), August 1 (U.S. students)
Audition required: yes

Western Michigan University
Department of Dance
1903 W Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo, MI 49008
Director: Nina Nelson
Phone: 269-387-5830
Email: nina.nelson@wmich.edu
www.wmich.edu/dance
Degrees offered: BA, BFA, minor
Courses include: ballet, ballroom, choreography, dance history, dance movement therapy, dance science, dance technology, jazz, modern, tap, world dance
Admissions deadline: February 22
Audition required: yes

Western Oregon University
Department of Theatre and Dance
345 N Monmouth Ave Rice Auditorium
Monmouth, OR 97361
Director: Sharon Oberst
Phone: 503-838-8243
Email: obersts@wou.edu
www.wou.edu
Degrees offered: BA, BS, minor
Courses include: ballet, choreography, dance history, dance movement therapy, dance science, dance technology, hip hop, jazz, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap, world dance
Admissions deadline: rolling
Audition required: no

Western Wyoming Community College
Theater and Dance Department
2500 College Dr Box 428
Rock Springs, WY 82902
Director: Deirdre MacDonald
Phone: 307-382-1718
Email: dmacdona@wwcc.wy.edu
www.wwcc.wy.edu/xdance
Degree offered: AA
Courses include: ballet, choreography, jazz modern, tap
Admissions deadline: rolling
Audition required: no

West Virginia University
Division of Theatre and Dance
305A Creative Arts Center
PO Box 6111
Morgantown, WV 26506
Director: Heather Ahern
Phone: 304-293-4841 x3120
Email: heather.ahern@mail.wvu.edu
www.wvu.edu/~theatre
Degree offered: minor
Courses include: ballet, choreography, jazz, modern
Admissions deadline: rolling
Audition required: no

Wichita State University
School of Performing Arts/Dance Program
1845 N Fairmont, Ste 101
Wichita, KS 67260
Director: C. Nicholas Johnson
Phone: 316-978-3530
Email: nick.johnson@wichita.edu
www.wichita.edu
Degree offered: BFA
Courses include: ballet, ballroom, choreography, dance history, dance science, dance technology, hip hop, jazz, modern, musical theater, pedagogy, tap
Admission deadline: none
Audition required: no

Winthrop University
Department of Theatre and Dance
115 Johnson Hall
Rock Hill, SC 29733
Chair: Andrew Vorder Bruegge
Phone: 803-323-2287
Email: theaterdance@winthrop.edu
www.winthrop.edu/vpa/theatre_&_dance/default.htmDegrees offered: BA, education certificate,minor
Courses include: ballet, jazz, modern, pedagogy
Admission deadline: rolling
Audition required: no (only for scholarship consideration)

Wright State University
Department of Theatre, Dance & Motion Pictures
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
Dayton, OH 45435
Chair: W. Stuart McDowell
Phone: 937-775-3072
Email: theatre_arts@wright.edu
www.wright.edu/academics/theatre
Degree offered: BFA
Courses include: ballet, choreography, jazz, modern
Admissions deadline: rolling
Audition required: yes