Salt Lake City,
UT,
United States
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
MFA in Ballet in Salt Lake City United States | University of Utah
University of Utah
|
Salt Lake City United States
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Qualification
Masters Degree
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD
36,714
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
24 months
Our Ballet MFA program provides an opportunity to enhance your expertise in pedagogy, choreography, and historical context. The curriculum features adaptable options that equip every student with core Ballet Studies while allowing specialization.
Participants may select either a written thesis or choreographic project, with past topics ranging from developing modern ballet works and screendance productions to scholarly examinations of La Bayadère's representations, or designing choreography curricula for young students.
Faculty embrace a broad, inclusive teaching philosophy, considering ballet both as an artistic discipline and a lens for cultural, social, and historical understanding. Ideal candidates are established professionals—whether as performers, educators, arts administrators, scholars, or choreographers—seeking deeper engagement with ballet's theoretical frameworks. Priority goes to applicants who can articulate clear academic focus areas for our rigorous two-year program.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.5
Qualification Requirements
CV or Resume
Must include credentials in the areas of education, training, and work experience, and
At least three references.
2. Creative work
For candidates wishing to conduct a creative thesis, include links to full-length examples of 1-3 recent choreographic, Screendance or performance projects.
3. Teaching samples
Ballet MFA applicants: Include 1-2 links of clear audio/visual recordings of you teaching a full-length ballet class.
Modern Dance MFA applicants: Include 1-2 links of clear audio/visual recordings of you teaching contemporary techniques (broadly defined), improvisation, or composition classes
4. Letters of Recommendation
Applicants must provide two letters of recommendation. Please request a letter from two professional dance references. Direct them to upload their letters of recommendation to Slate.
5. Transcripts
Applicants must provide unofficial transcripts from all institutions of higher education you have attended..
At least a 3.0 or higher undergraduate weighted mean GPA on a 4.0 scale. If the undergraduate GPA is below 3.0, a GPA will be calculated for the last two years attended if schooling was done at a foreign institution, and based upon the last 60 semester hours (90 quarter hours) if the student attended a U.S. institution.
Transcripts (mark sheets, school records, grades) for all post-secondary schools attended. Official English translations must be provided if the transcripts are only in the native language.
English Requirements :
TOEFL : 80 or higher
IELTS : 6.5 or higher
DUOLINGO : 105 or higher
ACT English score of 18 or higher
SAT Reading score of 27 or higher
Must include credentials in the areas of education, training, and work experience, and
At least three references.
2. Creative work
For candidates wishing to conduct a creative thesis, include links to full-length examples of 1-3 recent choreographic, Screendance or performance projects.
3. Teaching samples
Ballet MFA applicants: Include 1-2 links of clear audio/visual recordings of you teaching a full-length ballet class.
Modern Dance MFA applicants: Include 1-2 links of clear audio/visual recordings of you teaching contemporary techniques (broadly defined), improvisation, or composition classes
4. Letters of Recommendation
Applicants must provide two letters of recommendation. Please request a letter from two professional dance references. Direct them to upload their letters of recommendation to Slate.
5. Transcripts
Applicants must provide unofficial transcripts from all institutions of higher education you have attended..
At least a 3.0 or higher undergraduate weighted mean GPA on a 4.0 scale. If the undergraduate GPA is below 3.0, a GPA will be calculated for the last two years attended if schooling was done at a foreign institution, and based upon the last 60 semester hours (90 quarter hours) if the student attended a U.S. institution.
Transcripts (mark sheets, school records, grades) for all post-secondary schools attended. Official English translations must be provided if the transcripts are only in the native language.
English Requirements :
TOEFL : 80 or higher
IELTS : 6.5 or higher
DUOLINGO : 105 or higher
ACT English score of 18 or higher
SAT Reading score of 27 or higher
Tuition
USD
36,714