Training
•Limited-enrollment program providing individualized attention and intensive professional development
•Students evaluated on technical proficiency, artistry, solo performance, goals, writing ability, and academic standing
•Part of a department that ranks in the nation’s top 1% of colleges in theatre attendance
Performance & Productions
•Active participation required in two dance concerts per semester plus departmental productions
•Three dedicated performance venues including the Earley Center for Performing Arts
•Diverse off-campus performance and choreography opportunities
Notable Alumni
•Graduates pursue professional careers in performance, choreography, private studio ownership, and post-secondary teaching
Professional Development
•Alumni work professionally as dancers, choreographers, teachers, studio owners, dance therapists, and arts administrators
•Pathway to Minnesota’s first MFA in Dance through the Theatre & Dance graduate program
