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BA Dance

Dance Making

ProgramOfficial Program Page

Program snapshot

Admissions

No PrescreenNo AuditionNo InterviewUniversity App Required

Training

Performance-based capstone path focused on choreography, creative practice, and dance making

Students complete Dance Making coursework plus movement practice across hip hop, modern, ballet, jazz, West African, house, capoeira, somatics, yoga, and Latin American social dance

Faculty are nationally and internationally recognized artists and scholars across choreography, performance, street dance, diasporic dance, Indigenous studies, and performance studies

Performance & Productions

Capstone work can culminate in UCR is Dancing, the department annual student choreography concert

Additional performance opportunities include Spring Forward and the Gluck Fellows undergraduate touring ensemble

Professional Development

Visiting professional dancers, choreographers, and scholars offer workshops, master classes, and lectures

Eligible students can pursue Marius de Brabant Scholarship support, Gluck Fellowships, assistantships, and undergraduate research grants

School info

Snapshot

Avg GPA (W)

3.83

Admit rate

76%

school-wide

Grad rate

76%

Enrollment

22.6K

Earnings

$68K

10yr after

Costs & aid

In-state tuition

$16,758

Before aid

Out-of-state tuition

$56,028

Before aid

Cost of attendance

$46,367

Before aid

Average net price

$14,304

After aid

Cost · financialaid.ucr.edu College Scorecard

Program info updated Sep 11, 7:50 PM

Program Highlights

Training

Performance-based capstone path focused on choreography, creative practice, and dance making

Students complete Dance Making coursework plus movement practice across hip hop, modern, ballet, jazz, West African, house, capoeira, somatics, yoga, and Latin American social dance

Faculty are nationally and internationally recognized artists and scholars across choreography, performance, street dance, diasporic dance, Indigenous studies, and performance studies

Performance & Productions

Capstone work can culminate in UCR is Dancing, the department annual student choreography concert

Additional performance opportunities include Spring Forward and the Gluck Fellows undergraduate touring ensemble

Professional Development

Visiting professional dancers, choreographers, and scholars offer workshops, master classes, and lectures

Eligible students can pursue Marius de Brabant Scholarship support, Gluck Fellowships, assistantships, and undergraduate research grants

Program Highlights

Training

Performance-based capstone path focused on choreography, creative practice, and dance making

Students complete Dance Making coursework plus movement practice across hip hop, modern, ballet, jazz, West African, house, capoeira, somatics, yoga, and Latin American social dance

Faculty are nationally and internationally recognized artists and scholars across choreography, performance, street dance, diasporic dance, Indigenous studies, and performance studies

Performance & Productions

Capstone work can culminate in UCR is Dancing, the department annual student choreography concert

Additional performance opportunities include Spring Forward and the Gluck Fellows undergraduate touring ensemble

Professional Development

Visiting professional dancers, choreographers, and scholars offer workshops, master classes, and lectures

Eligible students can pursue Marius de Brabant Scholarship support, Gluck Fellowships, assistantships, and undergraduate research grants

Key Info

Enrollment Term

Fall 2027

University AppApplication

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Fees

Domestic Fee

$80

International Fee

$95

Deadline

UC Application DeadlineNov 30, 2026

Firstyear · admissions.ucr.edu

University Essays

The school's own essays for Fall 2027 entry aren't confirmed yet. Check its application before you write.

UC Personal Insight Questions

350 words each · Answer 4 of 8 · Written once for all your UC Application schools

Describe an example of your leadership experience in which you have positively influenced others, helped resolve disputes or contributed to group efforts over time.
Every person has a creative side, and it can be expressed in many ways: problem solving, original and innovative thinking, and artistically, to name a few. Describe how you express your creative side.
What would you say is your greatest talent or skill? How have you developed and demonstrated that talent over time?
Describe how you have taken advantage of a significant educational opportunity or worked to overcome an educational barrier you have faced.
Describe the most significant challenge you have faced and the steps you have taken to overcome this challenge. How has this challenge affected your academic achievement?
Think about an academic subject that inspires you. Describe how you have furthered this interest inside and/or outside of the classroom.
What have you done to make your school or your community a better place?
Beyond what has already been shared in your application, what do you believe makes you a strong candidate for admissions to the University of California?

Personal Insight Questions · admission.universityofcalifornia.edu

Verified for Fall 2027 entry

Good to Know

Application Logistics

Apply via the University of California Application

No separate arts supplement, video, or portfolio required

Admission Pathway

Dance Making is a capstone emphasis selected during the major, not during the application

Students complete shared Dance Making and Dance Studies core coursework before capstone coursework

In some cases, students may complete capstone work in both emphases

What's The Process

Audition Process

No audition required for admission to the BA in Dance

Students apply through UC Riverside Undergraduate Admissions and select Dance as their major

Dance Making emphasis selection happens after enrollment as part of the capstone path

Scholarship Info

Scholarships

Marius de Brabant Scholarship support is available to Dance majors

Selected students may receive Maxwell H. Gluck Fellowships

Student assistantships, other financial aid, undergraduate research grants, and summer dance studies stipends are available

School info

Snapshot

Avg GPA (W)

3.83

Admit rate

76%

school-wide

Grad rate

76%

Enrollment

22.6K

Earnings

$68K

10yr after

Costs & aid

In-state tuition

$16,758

Before aid

Out-of-state tuition

$56,028

Before aid

Cost of attendance

$46,367

Before aid

Average net price

$14,304

After aid

Cost · financialaid.ucr.edu College Scorecard

Training

Performance-based capstone path focused on choreography, creative practice, and dance making

Students complete Dance Making coursework plus movement practice across hip hop, modern, ballet, jazz, West African, house, capoeira, somatics, yoga, and Latin American social dance

Faculty are nationally and internationally recognized artists and scholars across choreography, performance, street dance, diasporic dance, Indigenous studies, and performance studies

Performance & Productions

Capstone work can culminate in UCR is Dancing, the department annual student choreography concert

Additional performance opportunities include Spring Forward and the Gluck Fellows undergraduate touring ensemble

Professional Development

Visiting professional dancers, choreographers, and scholars offer workshops, master classes, and lectures

Eligible students can pursue Marius de Brabant Scholarship support, Gluck Fellowships, assistantships, and undergraduate research grants

Updated Sep 11, 7:50 PM