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The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance provides focused professional development within a challenging academic environment. Daily ballet and contemporary technique classes form the core of student training, complemented by a comprehensive program blending practical and theoretical coursework in performance, choreography, teaching methods, and dance scholarship (including dance history, movement anatomy, somatic practices, and world dance traditions).
Participants gain performance experience through the department's acclaimed Dance Repertory Theatre company and collaborate with visiting artists and scholars at this leading research institution. The University of Texas at Austin holds accreditation from the National Association of Schools of Dance (NASD).
Dance majors can additionally enroll in the UTeach Dance program, specializing in dance instruction to earn Texas teaching credentials for secondary education (grades 6-12).