Program Recognition
•Named one of the Top 30 College Dance Programs by OnStage (2019-2020)
•One of only a handful of colleges in Georgia to offer a dance major
•120-credit-hour BFA; roughly 32 majors with three full-time dance faculty
Training
•Technique training across ballet, modern, jazz, and tap, with coursework in choreography, dance history, music, and staging
•Individualized degree paths preparing graduates for performance, choreography, teaching, arts administration, and dance/movement therapy
Performance & Productions
•VSU Repertory Dancers — the oldest university repertory company in Georgia (founded 1986)
•Performance slate spans main-stage productions, musical theatre, a classical ballet fundraiser, and student choreography showcases
•Competes at American College Dance Association (ACDA) regional conferences, with the national festival held at the Kennedy Center
Notable Alumni
•David Rossetti — Broadway Annie 2012 revival (dance captain, fight captain, swing); Associate Choreographer to Andy Blankenbuehler on the 2015 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat national tour Professional Development
•Pro-Conn program brings dance professionals to campus for master classes and stages an end-of-year showcase for regional hirers
•National Honor Society for Dance Arts (NHSDA) chapter on campus
•Peach State Summer Theatre — the Official Musical Theatre of the State of Georgia — hires a company of roughly 60 artists each summer
