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Webster University's Dance Department within the Leigh Gerdine College of Fine Arts prepares students to develop as technically proficient, imaginative, and empathetic artists, equipping them for diverse professional paths in performance, choreography, teaching, and academic research in the modern era.
Program Objectives
Performance: Execute various dance techniques and styles with professional competence, showcasing expressive range and technical mastery.
Choreography: Develop original works that reflect comprehension and experimentation with core choreographic principles, while demonstrating the capacity to analyze and discuss these elements in others' compositions.
Instruction: Design and implement outstanding, creative instructional materials for different age groups, techniques, and communities, while cultivating effective movement communication skills.
Scholarship: Investigate personal research topics with intellectual curiosity and scholarly discipline.
Operate successfully across professional environments, demonstrating cultural consciousness through self-awareness, teamwork, cooperation, and digital competencies.