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Dance

Undergraduate
The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance degree program includes four interlocking streams of dance in a Twenty-First century approach to dance study: choreography and performance, intercultural dance studies, dance and medicine, and dance theatre. The program trains dancers and choreographers using an inclusive interpretation of contemporary dance as the organizing principle for development of the today's artist. Dance is studied as a major performing art impacting a broad range of artistic, cultural, intellectual and social spheres. Audition is required.

The B.F.A. is built upon a strong performance core and offers unique opportunities for interdisciplinary studies and experiences through our Center for World Arts, Center for the Arts in Healthcare Research and Education (CAHRE) and Digital Worlds Institute. Courses include: dance appreciation and history; composition; modern, ballet, and jazz technique; African and other world dance forms; teaching methods; Labananalysis; Pilates; theatre and music courses; and dance in healing.

Within the curriculum and programs offered through the School of Theatre and Dance, students perform in several departmental companies (Agbedidi Africa Dance Ensemble, the Florida MOD Project, Neta Dance, and Shadow Dance Theatre), faculty concerts, Summer Dance Intensive productions, Diversity Artists Projects featuring UF dancers with a cutting-edge professional company, student choreography showcases, student-run companies, and departmental musicals/plays. Touring experience is provided through community outreach, participation in the Florida Dance Association and the American College Dance Festival Association (including National Festivals), and the UF/NYC Exchange including performances and networking experiences in New York City. Internationally, UF dancers have performed with the UF/Israel Exchange, in the Netherlands, Edinburgh (Scotland), and St. Petersburg, Russia. The ideal graduate is prepared as a performer, choreographer, producer and/or teacher with possible additional abilities to relate dance to technology, specific cultures, theatre, and healthcare.


Information about specific degree requirements for the BFA in Dance degree may be found at http://www.registrar.ufl.edu/catalog/programs/majors/dance.html

Dance for Nonmajors
UF Dance courses are open and available to all eligible UF students. Enrollment in most technique courses is departmentally controlled, meaning that the student cannot sign up for these courses without the instructor’s permission. The exceptions are: Fundamentals of Dance, West African, Dance Appreciation, and some sections of World Dance. Students who wish to take Basic, Intermediate, or Advanced Modern, Ballet, or Jazz must take a placement class to enroll in these courses. Students may be placed in these courses by attending the corresponding class the prior semester and asking the instructor for placement or, if early placement classes are not offered, by attending the FIRST CLASS MEETING of the term for which you wish to register. Students who are selected to enroll in UF dance courses will be assisted by the instructor with enrollment and Kevin Austin, SOTD Undergraduate Advisor, will be given your name for course registration. Descriptions of UF dance courses may be found at:  http://www.registrar.ufl.edu/catalog/programs/courses/theatre.html

Dance Minor
The dance minor is designed for students who wish to pursue the study of dance while maintaining a separate primary academic interest. The dance minor is a 17-credit program that has both core and elective components, thus providing both a solid general background and the opportunity to tailor the minor program to meet individual interests. This program is designed to bring the student in close contact with not only classroom expertise in technique, but the enriching artistic and production aspects of dance. Additional information on the dance minor may be found at http://www.registrar.ufl.edu/catalog/programs/minors/dance.html

Certificate in Dance in Healing
The dance area, in conjunction with the Center for the Arts in Healthcare Research an Education offers a Certificate in Dance in Healing. The Certificate recognizes students' special competency and achievement in the use of movement to enhance health and healing.

Students who complete the requirements for the Certificate in Dance in Healing leave the University of Florida with unique capabilities and experiences. This certificate, recognizing these special skills, can serve as a credential for developing complementary career options and will encourage healthcare facilities to expand or initiate arts programs.

For more information about the Certificate in Dance in Healing please contact Dr. Rusti Brandman at drdance@ufl.edu or visit: http://www.arts.ufl.edu/CAHRE/certificate.asp

If you are not a University of Florida School of Theatre and Dance student and are interested in becoming one, please send a request for information to FineArtsAdmissions@arts.ufl.edu.