Graduate Degrees

Graduate Degrees

Dance is a way of knowing

Dance is an embodied and energetic way of experiencing and understanding oneself in real time and space. As a performing art, kinesthetic experience, creative process and cultural representation, dance is a source, and interpretation, of artistic, personal, theoretical, social, cultural, and historical ideas.

The School of Dance is an empowering educational community that thrives on a spirit of investigation. Anchored in a vibrant Research 1 context, students and faculty investigate a range of creative and scholarly pursuits in areas including embodied practice, choreography, Screendance, improvisation, pedagogy, history and theory, media arts, somatics, and community-engaged projects.



Fully Funded Teaching Assistantships Available

  • 2-Year Degree Program

  • Full Tuition Waiver

  • Annual Stipend (see here)

  • Subsidized Health Insurance Options (see here)

  • University Teaching Experience

Our MFA Degrees:

  • are 2-year, 60 credit hour degrees, accredited by the National Association of Schools of Dance (NASD)

  • develop dynamic contributors to the ever-changing field of dance, as evidenced by our vast network of successful alumni

  • offer curricula organized around physical, creative, scholarly, and pedagogical practices

  • grant each student flexibility to pursue individual creative and scholarly interests and professional development opportunities

  • foster a community of artist-educators comprised of faculty, guest artists, and students from around the globe

  • are highly competitive, admitting a limited number of graduate students each year

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