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