Training
•Bullet: Small program with one-on-one mentoring at an R1 university
•Bullet: Range of techniques: ballet, jazz, modern, musical theatre styles, and tap
•Bullet: Courses in choreography, dance history and theory, teaching methods, improvisation, and criticism
•Bullet: Recent elective topics: screendance, hip hop, Fosse dance, dance pedagogy
Performance & Productions
•Bullet: Regular guest artists from nationally renowned performing artists
•Bullet: Two fully produced dance shows per year plus informal and site-specific performances each semester
•Bullet: Student-driven inquiry in choreography and performance
Professional Development
•Bullet: Summer internships at American Dance Festival, Jacob's Pillow, Bates Dance Festival, and NYC companies
•Bullet: Alumni pursue MFA programs, education, professional dance, choreography, and arts administration
Facilities
•Bullet: Three dance studios and a black box dance theatre for rehearsal and performance
