BFA in Dance in Athens United States | University of Georgia

The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance program emphasizes intensive studio training, requiring 32 semester hours in ballet and contemporary dance, along with additional coursework in jazz, tap, improvisation, and alternative dance forms. B.F.A. students must demonstrate superior performance skills compared to A.B. candidates. The program also mandates four semesters of participation in one of the department's pre-professional performance ensembles. Supplementary courses examine dance through various lenses, including human anatomy, creative processes, musical structures, global cultural history, psychology, educational methodologies, and stage/technical production. This comprehensive curriculum cultivates technical mastery, choreographic skills, performance experience, teaching capabilities, and deep understanding of dance's scientific, philosophical, and historical contexts. Students explore dance's connections to other arts, its educational value, and its potential as a complete theatrical medium.