Dance

Address: 323 HHP Building
Phone: 336.334.5570
Web site: performingarts.uncg.edu/dance

Majors & Concentrations

• Dance (BFA) U431
• Dance K-12 Lic (BFA) U438
• Dance Studies (BA) U435
• Dance Studies K-12 Lic (BA) U437

Special Application Procedures

An audition is required to major in dance at UNCG. Auditions are held twice a year (once in the fall and once in the spring) in the dance building on campus for new and transfer students interested in majoring in dance. The department coordinates the bi-annual auditions well in advance of other deadlines for the university. To download an application and view the audition dates, please review the department Web site: performingarts.uncg.edu/admissions/auditions.

What's unique about Dance at UNCG?

The department offers five levels of modern dance, four levels of ballet, three levels of jazz, two levels of African dance, and two levels of tap dance.

Classes are offered in improvisation, European folk, social dance, performance/repertory, choreography, dance history, dance criticism, dance production and technology, body science for dance, somatics, dance careers, and administration and dance education.

Facilities include five studios, complete sound system in every studio, a fully equipped dance theater, an extensive video resource library, and video recording/editing equipment. Live accompaniment is provided for most technique classes.

Academic Clubs and Organizations

• Prime Movers:social and educational club, responsible for annual concerts of student work

Student Opportunities

Internships are developed to meet the student's needs. Most frequent are internships in schools or community dance settings, teaching, or doing administrative work.

The department produces 10-12 concerts each year. Most of these productions offer a chance for undergraduates to perform. At least two concerts each year include choreography by undergraduate students.

Graduates/Careers

Career options include teaching in a school or community setting. Graduates of the program have pursued careers writing about dance, sales and marketing of dance-related items, dance/arts administration, lighting design for dance, costume design for dance, dance therapy, dance science/medicine, dance history, dance notation, graphic design for dance, dance photography, and dance technology.

Professional Organizations and Accreditation

• National Association of Schools of Dance

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