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TRAINING
•Comprehensive training in modern, ballet, tap, and jazz, plus coursework in choreography, pedagogy, somatic practices, Laban Movement Analysis, history and criticism, research, dance kinesiology, improvisation, music theatre dance, and social dance
•Unique offerings in comparative jazz styles
•Professional dance residencies featuring choreographers, educators, and performers across genres including annual Urban Bush Women Dance Residency
PERFORMANCE & PRODUCTIONS
•Zodiaque Dance Company (pre-professional student dance company with two fully produced concerts each year)
•UB Choreolab, Emerging Choreographers Showcase, and Dancers Workshop
NOTABLE ALUMNI
•Angel Mammoliti — performed with Jennifer Lopez, Pitbull, The Chicks, and Ludacris; credits with Phoenix Ballet, Paramount Pictures, and Intel
•Joyce Dara — Cotton Club on Parade (Henry La Tang/Maurice Hines), Off-Broadway career spanning decades
•Graduates work on Broadway, national tours, Cirque du Soleil, Chicago Tap Theatre, Urban Bush Women, Gus Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago, Disney, and cruise ships
•Located within large research university providing access to coursework in humanities and sciences for careers in dance science, education, and arts management
Academic info
Snapshot
3.70
Avg GPA (W)
74%
Admit Rate
school-wide
74%
Grad Rate
20,112
Enrollment
$70,814
Earnings
10yr after
Costs & Aid
Average Annual Cost
$20,995
after typical aid
In-State Tuition
$10,936
before aid
Out-of-State Tuition
$31,536
before aid
Average annual cost reflects the grants and scholarships most students receive.
$0-30k$14,668
$30-48k$16,585
$48-75k$21,262
$75-110k$24,117
$110k+$28,079
Program info updated 3d ago
TRAINING
•Comprehensive training in modern, ballet, tap, and jazz, plus coursework in choreography, pedagogy, somatic practices, Laban Movement Analysis, history and criticism, research, dance kinesiology, improvisation, music theatre dance, and social dance
•Unique offerings in comparative jazz styles
•Professional dance residencies featuring choreographers, educators, and performers across genres including annual Urban Bush Women Dance Residency
PERFORMANCE & PRODUCTIONS
•Zodiaque Dance Company (pre-professional student dance company with two fully produced concerts each year)
•UB Choreolab, Emerging Choreographers Showcase, and Dancers Workshop
NOTABLE ALUMNI
•Angel Mammoliti — performed with Jennifer Lopez, Pitbull, The Chicks, and Ludacris; credits with Phoenix Ballet, Paramount Pictures, and Intel
•Joyce Dara — Cotton Club on Parade (Henry La Tang/Maurice Hines), Off-Broadway career spanning decades
•Graduates work on Broadway, national tours, Cirque du Soleil, Chicago Tap Theatre, Urban Bush Women, Gus Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago, Disney, and cruise ships
•Located within large research university providing access to coursework in humanities and sciences for careers in dance science, education, and arts management
Updated 3d ago
