MFA in Dance in Tallahassee United States | Florida State University

The Dance MFA program at Florida State University equips students to maintain an active physical practice while pursuing intensive embodied research. Participants engage in both solo and group work to refine, examine, and integrate the dynamic aspects of their creative journey, culminating in a final thesis project.
The program emphasizes fostering deep artistic investigation in dance. Coursework enhances abilities across multiple disciplines including: traditional and modern dance forms, teaching methods, visual design and production, dance science, historical context and critical analysis, dramaturgy, musical exploration, plus the technical and artistic application of dance-related technologies.
Students complete their studies with a graduate creative project. These projects may incorporate choreography, performance, or other specialized areas of focus. A faculty advisor, selected through mutual agreement between the student, program director, and mentor, guides each candidate. Detailed guidelines for the creative project are provided, including requirements for a formal proposal and a post-project evaluation with faculty and production team members.