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The is designed to create the versatile dance artist/scholar who possesses technical prowess and expressive range in the genres of ballet, modern and jazz, and the ability to think critically and express their ideas through choreography, verbal expression and well-crafted writing.

The degree requires 80 credit hours in dance, of which a minimum of 47 credit hours is in technique and the remaining 33 credit hours provide students with the opportunity to develop scholarly and creative abilities in dance and related areas of interest. 

The visualizes dance as a performing art with the intent to become practicing artists. In their first two years, students are required to take two technique classes per day, and in their junior and senior years, students are required to take a minimum of one technique class per day. Students are required to attend auditions as designated by the division and perform in concerts as cast. A minimum of four ensemble performances is required; enrollment will be processed by the division after casting is determined for each term. Four terms of dance composition are required beginning junior year. The dance curriculum is progressive and requires eight semesters to complete for those coming into the University as first year students.

A B.A. in dance (which is not offered ������ý) typically requires fewer credit hours and is more of an academic degree and not a professional degree.

Yes. All dance majors are required to perform and choreograph as an integral part of their performance studies. The Charles S. Sharp Performing Arts Studio doubles as a performing space and is also equipped with a tech booth and a theatrical lighting system.

All dance students are required to take ballet, modern dance and jazz dance during their first four terms of study. Over the course of the eight-semester curriculum, students must also complete a course in Afro-Modern technique. During the final four terms, all dance students are required to enroll in a minimum of one dance technique class per day. 

Yes. The dance performance degree is designed to create the versatile dance artist/scholar who possesses technical prowess and expressive range in the genres of ballet, modern and jazz, and the ability to think critically and express their ideas through choreography, verbal expression and well-crafted writing.  

Career options include professional dancers, choreographers, directors of performing arts, dance instructors, dance therapists, arts administrators, dance company manager or studio owner, and more.

Performance opportunities include concerts featuring masterworks and contemporary works in the genres of ballet, modern and jazz presented on the main stage in the Bob Hope Theatre, concerts featuring student choreography in noontime Danceworks performances in the Gene and Jerry Jones Grand Atrium and mainstage concerts in the Bob Hope Theatre, and performances in venues in the Dallas Arts District, including the Meadows at the Winspear concerts presented in collaboration with the Meadows Symphony. Other opportunities include special events, outreach programs and interdisciplinary projects within and beyond the Meadows community.

Yes. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, overall employment of dancers and choreographers is projected to grow five percent from 2024 to 2034, faster than the average for all occupations.