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Goucher College

Baltimore, MD

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BA Dance

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No PrescreenScholarship AuditionNo InterviewUniversity App Required

Audition format

In-Person or Virtual

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Admissions

No PrescreenScholarship AuditionNo InterviewUniversity App Required

Audition format

In-Person or Virtual

Program profile

Study Abroad

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BA Dance

ProgramOfficial Program Page

Program snapshot

Admissions

No PrescreenScholarship AuditionNo InterviewUniversity App Required

Audition format

In-Person or Virtual

Program profile

Study Abroad

Training

•Ballet, Pointe, Modern, and Africanist dance techniques

•5 guest-artists-in-residence each year augment full-time faculty

•Live accompaniment for all technique courses

•On-site physical therapist visits campus weekly

•Schon Dancer Wellness Lab for stretching and strengthening

Notable Alumni

•Radio City Rockettes, Parsons Dance Company, Paul Taylor II, Trisha Brown Dance Company

•Garth Fagan Dance, Dayton Ballet, Sacramento Ballet, Richmond Ballet

Facilities

•Kraushaar Auditorium — 1,000-seat main-stage theater for fall and spring concerts

•Todd Dance Studio Theater — 125-seat venue for smaller performances

•Harriet Sauber Eisner '43 Dance Studio with Harlequin sprung floor and aerial dance equipment

•Goucher Repertory Dance Ensemble performs fall and spring concerts

Study Abroad

•Three-week intensive dance courses to Ghana and Scotland

•Semester programs at University of Roehampton (London) and Accademia dell'Arte (Italy)

Degree Flexibility

•BA degree offers broader career flexibility than conservatory BFA

•Double major encouraged — common pairings include biology, psychology, management, theatre

•Academic partnerships with Columbia, Johns Hopkins, and other institutions for accelerated graduate pathways

School Info

Snapshot

3.27

Avg GPA (W)

78%

Admit Rate

school-wide

57%

Grad Rate

964

Enrollment

$53K

Earnings

10yr after

Costs & Aid

Tuition & Fees

$57,800

Before aid

Average Net Price

$22,470

After aid

Official source College Scorecard

Program info updated Jun 26, 10:38 PM

Program Highlights

Training

•Ballet, Pointe, Modern, and Africanist dance techniques

•5 guest-artists-in-residence each year augment full-time faculty

•Live accompaniment for all technique courses

•On-site physical therapist visits campus weekly

•Schon Dancer Wellness Lab for stretching and strengthening

Notable Alumni

•Radio City Rockettes, Parsons Dance Company, Paul Taylor II, Trisha Brown Dance Company

•Garth Fagan Dance, Dayton Ballet, Sacramento Ballet, Richmond Ballet

Facilities

•Kraushaar Auditorium — 1,000-seat main-stage theater for fall and spring concerts

•Todd Dance Studio Theater — 125-seat venue for smaller performances

•Harriet Sauber Eisner '43 Dance Studio with Harlequin sprung floor and aerial dance equipment

•Goucher Repertory Dance Ensemble performs fall and spring concerts

Study Abroad

•Three-week intensive dance courses to Ghana and Scotland

•Semester programs at University of Roehampton (London) and Accademia dell'Arte (Italy)

Degree Flexibility

•BA degree offers broader career flexibility than conservatory BFA

•Double major encouraged — common pairings include biology, psychology, management, theatre

•Academic partnerships with Columbia, Johns Hopkins, and other institutions for accelerated graduate pathways

Program Highlights

Training

•Ballet, Pointe, Modern, and Africanist dance techniques

•5 guest-artists-in-residence each year augment full-time faculty

•Live accompaniment for all technique courses

•On-site physical therapist visits campus weekly

•Schon Dancer Wellness Lab for stretching and strengthening

Notable Alumni

•Radio City Rockettes, Parsons Dance Company, Paul Taylor II, Trisha Brown Dance Company

•Garth Fagan Dance, Dayton Ballet, Sacramento Ballet, Richmond Ballet

Facilities

•Kraushaar Auditorium — 1,000-seat main-stage theater for fall and spring concerts

•Todd Dance Studio Theater — 125-seat venue for smaller performances

•Harriet Sauber Eisner '43 Dance Studio with Harlequin sprung floor and aerial dance equipment

•Goucher Repertory Dance Ensemble performs fall and spring concerts

Study Abroad

•Three-week intensive dance courses to Ghana and Scotland

•Semester programs at University of Roehampton (London) and Accademia dell'Arte (Italy)

Degree Flexibility

•BA degree offers broader career flexibility than conservatory BFA

•Double major encouraged — common pairings include biology, psychology, management, theatre

•Academic partnerships with Columbia, Johns Hopkins, and other institutions for accelerated graduate pathways

Key Info

Enrollment Term

Fall 2026

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Deadline

Early ActionNov 15, 2025

Regular DecisionJan 15, 2026

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Auditions

Video Audition Submission DeadlineJan 28, 2026

In-Person Scholarship Audition (Goucher Campus)Feb 8, 2026

Scholarship Audition Requirements

Optional audition for scholarship consideration - not required for program admission.

Dance

Scholarship Audition Options

•Choose one: in-person campus audition, video submission, or Dancewave

•In-person audition is Sunday, February 8, 2026

•Video audition submissions are due Wednesday, January 28, 2026

•Dancewave auditionees do not need to re-audition, but must apply to Goucher and complete the Dance Scholarship Application

In-Person Audition

•Participate in brief technique classes: ballet, modern, and West African

•Prepare a solo of 1.5 minutes or less in any dance style or genre that best shows artistic qualities and performance skills

•Choreography may be original or by another person

•Bring a digital recording of solo music on a phone or similar device

•Dance solos and interviews are scheduled in the afternoon

Video Audition

•Submit one audition video no longer than 10 minutes

•Upload to YouTube or Vimeo as an unlisted video

•Save the video as Yourlastname_DanceAudition and email the link to goucherdance@goucher.edu by the deadline

•Camera should record barre movement from the side and center movement from the front

•Keep the dancer's entire body visible whenever possible

Video Content

•Begin with interview responses: name, what you would change in your world and how dance could help, and college goals/how Goucher Dance supports them

•Include ballet technique: barre excerpts, center adagio, petit allegro, and grand allegro

•Include modern technique: center combination plus a traveling combination through space

•Include a West African or African Diasporic movement phrase, such as Hip Hop, Tap, Jazz, Afrobeats, or Afropop

•End with a solo no longer than 1.5 minutes

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Good to Know

Application Logistics

•Apply to Goucher via Common App

•No application fee

•Complete the Dance Scholarship Application after submitting Common App

•Must confirm audition type: in-person, video, or Dancewave

•Common App must be submitted by January 15, 2026 for scholarship eligibility

Enrollment

•Fall enrollment for first-year students

•Spring admission available with December 1 deadline

•All students take a placement class during Fall Orientation to determine technique level

•Placement is for class level assignment only — not for admission

What's The Process

Audition Process

•No audition required for admission to Goucher or the Dance major/minor

•Optional talent-scholarship audition for first-year applicants planning to major in dance

•Scholarship review uses the Dance Scholarship Application, an audition, and the dance faculty recommendation

•Three audition formats: in-person campus audition, video submission, or Dancewave

•Dancewave auditionees do not need to re-audition, but must apply to Goucher and complete the scholarship application

Audition Expectations

•In-person audition includes faculty-led technique classes, applicant solos, and interviews

•The campus schedule includes check-in, faculty Q&A, an admissions information session, ballet, modern, and West African technique classes, lunch with current dancers, solos/interviews, and an optional campus tour

•Bring a digital recording of solo music for the in-person audition

•Video auditionees submit one 10-minute-or-less video with interview responses, ballet, modern, West African or African Diasporic movement, and a solo

Decisions

•Scholarship results are emailed in late February

Scholarship Info

Dance Talent Scholarships

•$1,000-$10,000 per year (potential total: $4,000-$40,000 over four years)

•Awarded based on scholarship application, audition, and dance faculty recommendation

•Available to all first-year applicants planning to major in dance

•Renewable each year for up to 8 semesters with full-time enrollment as a dance major in good academic standing

•Awarded in addition to any other merit scholarship

Continuing Student Scholarships

•Friends of Goucher Dance Scholarship

•Gala Scholarship

•Sophia L. Kurek '13 Memorial Scholarship

Restrictions

•Cannot be combined with Tuition Exchange or Tuition Remission from Goucher College

School Info

Snapshot

3.27

Avg GPA (W)

78%

Admit Rate

school-wide

57%

Grad Rate

964

Enrollment

$53K

Earnings

10yr after

Costs & Aid

Tuition & Fees

$57,800

Before aid

Average Net Price

$22,470

After aid

Official source College Scorecard

Training

•Ballet, Pointe, Modern, and Africanist dance techniques

•5 guest-artists-in-residence each year augment full-time faculty

•Live accompaniment for all technique courses

•On-site physical therapist visits campus weekly

•Schon Dancer Wellness Lab for stretching and strengthening

Notable Alumni

•Radio City Rockettes, Parsons Dance Company, Paul Taylor II, Trisha Brown Dance Company

•Garth Fagan Dance, Dayton Ballet, Sacramento Ballet, Richmond Ballet

Facilities

•Kraushaar Auditorium — 1,000-seat main-stage theater for fall and spring concerts

•Todd Dance Studio Theater — 125-seat venue for smaller performances

•Harriet Sauber Eisner '43 Dance Studio with Harlequin sprung floor and aerial dance equipment

•Goucher Repertory Dance Ensemble performs fall and spring concerts

Study Abroad

•Three-week intensive dance courses to Ghana and Scotland

•Semester programs at University of Roehampton (London) and Accademia dell'Arte (Italy)

Degree Flexibility

•BA degree offers broader career flexibility than conservatory BFA

•Double major encouraged — common pairings include biology, psychology, management, theatre

•Academic partnerships with Columbia, Johns Hopkins, and other institutions for accelerated graduate pathways

Updated Jun 26, 10:38 PM