University of Massachusetts Amherst College of Engineering
Bachelor of Arts in Dance
Amherst, USA
BA
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: UMass Amherst Bachelor of Arts in Dance embraces rigor, combining physical training with theoretical scholarship. The curriculum covers ballet, modern, jazz, choreography, somatics, dance history, education, and technology. You'll study with resident faculty active nationally and internationally, work with guest artists in residencies and workshops, and access Five College Dance resources for more courses, performances, and connections. Study-abroad links in Europe can complement your plan. Students develop performance technique, critical analysis, community engagement, and an entrepreneurial mindset.
Career Outcomes: Graduates pursue careers as performers, choreographers, dance educators, researchers, and arts administrators, and roles in community dance, production, and pedagogy.
Bachelor of Arts in Dance
UMass dance embraces rigor and risk. Our BA and BA curricula open new pathways for our students to succeed in the current dance climate. We integrate the physicality of dance with creative and theoretical scholarship, offering classical and contemporary forms of ballet, modern, and jazz, as well as theory courses based in history, education, somatics, and technology.
As a student, you'll benefit from a resident faculty actively engaged in art-making and scholarship, both nationally and internationally, as well as guest artists participating in residencies and workshops. You'll also be able to draw on the resources of Five College Dance, quadrupling your course choices, performance opportunities, and connections (at no additional cost). If you wish to engage in dance outside of the United States, UMass Dance has relationships with programs and institutions in Europe that would complement your academic plan.
UMass dance students are skilled performers and critical thinkers who are engaged in the community and fueled by an entrepreneurial spirit. With these qualities, our graduates are well prepared for sustainable careers as artists, educators, and scholars.
