Program Recognition
•Premier educational institution of music and dance in the Pacific Northwest
•Smallest school in a large state university — individual attention with full university resources
Training
•Celebrates individual artistry in a welcoming and rigorous environment
•Curriculum interweaves multiple movement practices, choreographic approaches, and theoretical lenses
•Develops creative and expressive agency, cultural investigation, and historical inquiry
•Four primary movement areas: African, ballet, contemporary, and hip hop
•Additional explorations in improvisation, composition, and somatic practices
•Students develop technical proficiency alongside self-reflexive creative practice
Professional Development
•Collaboration opportunities with musicians, composers, and other performing artists on campus
•Performing Arts Collective first-year housing community
•Senior projects and internship opportunities for personal research and performance interests
