Undergraduate Programs in Dance

The BA/BS in Dance requires 35 credits in selected dance courses with a possible additional 19 elective dance credits. In contrast, the BFA in Dance requires 85 credits in dance and emphasizes preparation for performance and performance-related careers.  The BFA is also appropriate for students pursuing Pre
K-12 State Teacher Certification in Dance with the MA degree.

Dance students receive daily training in modern dance and ballet technique, including conditioning and somatics work. Supporting techniques offered include jazz, tap, Afro-Brazilian, African, and Irish dance.  Dance majors also study improvisation, music for dance, composition, anatomy and physiology, kinesiology, injury prevention, Laban based theory, dance history, and production. Courses in dance repertory, aesthetics and criticism, body therapies, children's dance, and teaching methods round out the dance major.

Dance is offered as a speciality option in the Arts for Children major. Also, SUNY Brockport students can combine a BA/BS dance major curriculum with existing programs that prepare them for graduate study in dance therapy, arts management, dance medicine, and other careers.

To view the specific program requirements for a major or minor in dance or the major in Arts for Children:  Dance Specialty, please select from the following:

BFA in Dance BA/BS in Dance BA/BS in Arts for Children: Dance Specialty Minor in Dance

NOTE: The dance audition, offered three times annually (November, February and April), is required for admission to all four programs (BA/BS in Dance, BFA in Dance, Arts for Children:  Dance Specialty, and Minor in Dance).

To request admission materials, please complete an online Information Request Form or contact:

Undergraduate Admissions Phone: (585) 395-2751 E-mail: admit@brockport.edu

OR

Department of Dance Phone: (585) 395-2153 E-mail: dance@brockport.edu

 

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