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Dance Colleges by State
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		Degrees Offered	Dance Focus
Alabama	Birmingham Southern College 900 Arkedelphia Road PO Box 549015 Birmingham, AL 35254 http://www.bsc.edu/academics/arts/dance/index.htm	UNDERGRADUATE Fine and Performing Arts BA Dance (4yrs) Teaching Certificate Dance Minor	Focus: Classical ballet, repertoire, jazz, modern, and tap dance, dance performance, dance history, pedagogy, and choreography. Music labs, Pilates, and anatomy/injury studies are also offered

	Huntingdon College - AL 1500 East Fairview Ave Montgomery, AL 36106-2148 Phone: (334) 833-4222 Email: admiss@huntingdon.edu

	The University of Alabama PO Box 870239 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 Website & Contact: http://www.as.ua.edu/theatre pmccray @bama.ua.edu NASD Accredited	UNDERGRADUATE: BA Dance (4yrs) BA Theatre (4yrs) GRADUATE: MFA Theatre	Focus: ballet, modern and jazz, dance performance and choreography Audition Required

Alaska	University of Alaska, Anchorage Theater and Dance 3211 Providence Drive Anchorage, AK 99508 UAA Department of Dance	Dance Minor BA Theater with Dance Emphasis

	0 NASD accredited Schools

Arizona	Arizona State University Herberger College of Fine Arts, Dance PO Box 870304 Tempe, AZ 85287 Department of Dance	BFA Dance Studies Dance Education Dance Choreography Performance MFA

	Glendale Community College Performing Arts Department 6000 W Olive Avenue Glendale, AZ 85302 Performing Arts Department, Dance	AFA Associate of Fine Arts (2 Years)

	PIMA Community College West Center for the Arts 2202 W Anklam Road Tucson, AZ 85709 http://www.pima.edu

	Prescott College 220 Grove Avenue Prescott, AZ 86301 Dance Department

	Scotssdale Community College 900 E Chapparral Road Scottsdale, AZ 85256 Dance Department	AS Dance Certificate

	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 85721 Website & Contact: http://web.cfa.arizona.edu/dance/ cardella @email.arizona.edu NASD Accredited	UNDERGRADUATE: BFA (4yrs) GRADUATE: MA Theater Arts with a dance concentration (30 units) MFA in theater arts with a dance concentration (60 units - 2yrs)

Arkansas	0 dance colleges found

	0 NASD accredited Schools

California	California Institute of the Arts 24700 McBean Parkway Valencia, CA 91355 Web Site: www.calarts.edu NASD Accredited	UNDERGRADUATE: BFA Dance (4yrs) GRADUATE: MFA Dance (2yrs)

	California State Polytechnic University Theatre and Dance One Grand Avenue San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 Theatre Department	No Dance Major Minor in Dance

	California State University, Fullerton 800 North State College Boulevard Fullerton, CA 92834 Web Site: www.fullerton.edu NASD Accredited	UNDERGRADUATE: BA Theater Arts (4yrs) BFA Theater Arts (4yrs) BA Dance (4yrs) GRADUATE: MFA Theatre

	California State University, Long Beach 1250 Bellflower Boulevard Long Beach, CA 90840-7201 Web Site: www.csulb.edu/~dance NASD Accredited	UNDERGRADUATE: BA Dance BFA Dance GRADUATE: MFA Dance MA Dance

	Chapman University One University Drive Orange, CA 92866 Phone: 714-997-6815 Web Site: http://www.chapman.edu/	UNDERGRADUATE: BA Dance BFA Dance Performance BA Theatre BFA Theatre Performance

	Dominican University Alonzo King's Lines Ballet Dance Dept. 28 7th Street San Francisco, CA 94132 Dance Department	BFA Dance

	Allan Hancock College 800 S. College Dr. Santa Maria, CA 93454 http://www.hancockcollege.edu	AA Dance ballet, choreography, jazz, modern, performance, tap	No audition required

	Loyola Marymount University One LMU Drive Los Angeles, CA 90045-2659 Web Site: www.lmu.edu/dance NASD Accredited	UNDERGRADUATE: BA Dance GRADUATE: none

	San Jose State University One Washington Square San Jose, CA 95192-0095 Web Site: www.sjsu.edu/depts/dance_program NASD Accredited	UNDERGRADUATE: BA Dance GRADUATE: None

	University of California Santa Barbara, Irvine Irvine, CA 92697 949-824-5011 Web Site: http://www.uci.edu/	UNDERGRADUATE: BA Dance BFA Dance Performance BFA Dance Choreography

	University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 93106 Web Site: www.dramadance.ucsb.edu NASD Accredited	UNDERGRADUATE: BA Dance BFA Dance GRADUATE: none

Colorado	Colorado College Drama and Dance Department 14 E Cache La Poudre St Colorado Springs, CO 80903 www.ccdrama.com

	Colorado State University The School of the Arts Ft Collins, CO 80523 Dance Department

	Mesa State College Fine and Performing Arts Department 1100 N Avenue Grand Junction, CO 81501 Academic Affairs	Minor in Dance

	The Naropa University Performing Arts Department 2130 Arapahoe Avenue Boulder, CO 80302 www.naropa.edu

	University of Colorado Dance Program 261 UCB Boulder, CO 80309 Theater and Dance

	University of Northern Colorado Department of Theatre Arts & Dance Campus Box 28/49 Greeley, CO 80639 College of Performing Arts

	0 NASD accredited Schools

Connecticut	Connecticut College Department of Dance 270 Mohegan Avenue, Box 5204 New London, CT 06320 www.conncoll.edu	UNDERGRADUATE: BA minor Emphasis is choreography, modern, performance	Auditions Required

	The Hartt School University of Hartford, 200 Bloomfield Avenue West Hartford, CT 06117-1599 Web Site: www.hartford.edu/hartt NASD Accredited	UNDERGRADUATE: BFA Dance GRADUATE: none	Auditions Required

	Trinity College Theater and Dance Department 300 Summit Street Hartford, CT 06106 Theater and Dance		No Audition Required

Delaware	0 Known Dance Colleges in Delaware

	0 NASD accredited Schools

District of Columbia	American University 4400 Massachusetts Avenue Washington, DC 20016 http://www.american.edu	UNDERGRADUATE: minor only Graduate Certificate in Arts Management Emphasis Modern	No Audition Required

	The George Washington University Department of Theatre and Dance 800 21 Street NW Marvin Center, Ste 227 Washington, DC 20052 Theater and Dance	UNDERGRADUATE: Emphasis Modern, choreography

	0 NASD accredited Schools

Florida	Florida International University Department of Theater and Dance VH230 Miami, FL 33199 www.fiu.edu/~thedan	UNDERGRADUATE: BA Education Certificate Minor	Auditions Required

	Florida School of the Arts 5001 St. Johns Avenue Palataka, FL 32177 www.floarts.org	UNDERGRADUATE: AA AS Emphasis on ballet, choreography, composition, dance education, pedagogy, dance history, jazz, kinesiology, modern, musical theater, partnering, performance, tap	Auditions Required

	Florida State University Department of Dance 202 Montgomery Hall Tallahassee, FL 32306-2120 Web Site: www.fsu.edu/~dance NASD Accredited	UNDERGRADUATE: BFA Dance (4yrs) GRADUATE: MFA Dance (3yrs) MA Dance (2yrs)	Auditions Required

	Indian River Community College 3209 Virginia Avenue Ft. Pierce, FL 34981 www.ircc.edu	UNDERGRADUATE: AA	NO Audition Required Ballet, choreography, jazz, performance

	Jacksonville University 2800 University Boulevard North Jacksonville, FL 32211 Web Site: www.ju.edu NASD Accredited	UNDERGRADUATE: BFA Dance (4yrs) BA Dance (4yrs) GRADUATE: none	Auditions Required

	New World School of the Arts 300 Northeast 2nd Avenue, Miami, FL 33132 Web Site: www.mdc.edu/nwsa NASD Accredited	HIGH SCHOOL Also Miami Dade College has 2 yr associates in dance.	Auditions Required

	Palm Beach Atlantic University PO Box 24708 West Palm Beach, FL 33416 http://www.pba.edu	BA Minor	Audition Required Ballet, choreography, dance education, pedagogy, modern, performance

	Santa Fe Community College Dance Department 3000 NW 83rd ST, E-137 Gainesville, FL 32606 http://inst.sfcc.edu/~vpa/dance	AA	No Audition Required Ballet, jazz, modern

	University of Florida School of Theatre and Dance PO Box 115900 Gainestville, FL 32611-5900 http://www.arts/ufl/edu/theatreanddance	BFA Certificate Minor	Audition Required modern

	University of South Florida School of Theatre and Dance 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, FAD 204 Tampa, FL 33620 http://dance.arts.usf.edu	FA BFA Minor	Audition Required Ballet, choreography, dance education, pedagogy, modern, performance, composition, dance history, kinesiology

	University of Tampa Department of Speech, Theater and Dance 401 W. Kennedy Blvd Tampa, FL 33606 http://www.ut.edu	minor only	ballet, choreography, dance ed, hip hop, jazz, Latin dance, modern, partnering, performance, tap

Georgia	Agnes Scott College Theatre and Dance 141 E. College Avenue Decatur, GA 30030 http://www.agnesscott.edu	UNDERGRADUATE: BA Minor	NO Audition Required ballet, jazz, modern, performance

	Brenau University 500 Washington Street, Southeast Gainesville, GA 30501 Web Site: www.brenau.edu NASD Accredited	UNDERGRADUATE: BA Dance GRADUATE: none

	Emory University Dance Program 115 Rich Bldg Atlanta, GA 30322 http://www.dance.emory.edu	UNDERGRADUATE: BA Minor	NO Audition Required ballet, choreography, jazz, modern, performance

	University of Georgia Department of Dance 263 Dance Bldg Sanford Drive Athens, GA 30602 http://www.franklin.uga.edu/dance	UNDERGRADUATE: AB BFA Education Certificate Minor	Audition Required ballet, modern, performance

Hawaii	University of Hawaii at Manoa The Department of Theater and Dance 1770 East West road Honolulu, HI 96822 http://www2.hawaii.edu/~uhmdance/	UNDERGRADUATE: BA BFA Minor GRADUATE: MA MFA	Audition Required Asian and Pacific Dance Modern

	0 NASD accredited Schools

Idaho	Boise State University Department of Theatre Arts 1910 University Drive Boise, ID 83725 http://theatre.boisestate.edu	UNDERGRADUATE: BA Theater with Dance Minor	No Audition Required

	Idaho State University Theater and Dance 921 S 8th Avenue, Stop 8006 Pocatella, ID 83209 http://www.isu.edu	UNDERGRADUATE: Minor Only	NO Audition Required Performance, education

	University of Idaho Center for Dance PO Box 442401 Moscow, ID 83844 University of Idaho Dance	UNDERGRADUATE: BS Dance Minor GRADUATE: MA MFA Graduate (1 Yr Program) Masters of Dance in Physical Education (thesis, non-thesis) or Masters of Education (non-thesis	Audition Required ballet, modern and jazz and classes in social dance, world dance, tap and somatics. We also offer courses in pedagogy, production, Laban studies, choreography and performance studies

Illinois	The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago 1306 S. Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60605 http://www.dancecenter.org	UNDERGRADUATE: BA BFA Minor	NO Audition Required Modern

	Illinois State University Campus Box 5700 Normal, IL 61790 http://www.cfa.ilstu.edu/theatre/undergraduate/dance.shtml	UNDERGRADUATE: BA BS Education Certificate Minor	Audition Required Ballet, choreography, dance education, pedagogy, modern, performance, composition, dance history, kinesiology, jazz, partnering

	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 907 1/2 West Nevada Urbana, IL 61801-3810 Web Site: www.dance.uiuc.edu NASD Accredited	GRADUATE: MFA Dance



Indiana	Butler University 4600 Sunset Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46208 Web Site: www.butler.edu/dance NASD Accredited	UNDERGRADUATE: BFA Dance (4yrs) BA Dance BS Dance GRADUATE: none


Iowa	0 NASD accredited Schools


Kansas	Wichita State University 1845 Fairmount, Wichita, KS 67260-0101 Web Site: http://finearts.wichita.edu/performing/dance.asp NASD Accredited	UNDERGRADUATE: BFA Dance BFA Theater BA Theater BFA Musical Theater GRADUATE: none


Kentucky	Murray State University Department of Theatre and Dance 106 D Fine Arts Bldg Murray, K" Y 42071 www.murraystate.edu
	Northern Kentucky University Department of Theatre and Dance FA-206 Highland Heights, KY 41099 http://www.nku.edu/~theatre/
	Western Kentucky University Department of Theatre and Dance One Big Red Way Bowling Green, KY 42101 http://www.wku.edu/theatre&dance/
	0 NASD accredited Schools

Louisiana	0 NASD accredited Schools


Maine	0 NASD accredited Schools


Maryland	Towson University 8000 York Road, Towson, MD 21252-0001 Web Site: www.towson.edu/dance NASD Accredited	UNDERGRADUATE: BFA Dance Performance GRADUATE: none


Massachusetts	0 NASD accredited Schools


Michigan	Hope College Holland, MI 49422 Web Site: www.hope.edu NASD Accredited	No degree info found on website.
	Oakland University Rochester, MI 48309-4401 Web Site: www.oakland.edu/mtd NASD Accredited	UNDERGRADUATE: BA Dance/Performancing Arts GRADUATE: none
	Wayne State University Detroit, MI 48202 Web Site: www.dance.wayne.edu NASD Accredited	UNDERGRADUATE: BS Dance Performance BS Dance Education BFA GRADUATE: none
	Western Michigan University 1903 West Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5417 Web Site: www.wmich.edu/dance NASD Accredited	UNDERGRADUATE: BA Dance BFA Dance GRADUATE: none

Minnesota	Saint Olaf College 1520 Saint Olaf Avenue, Northfield, MN 55057-1098 Web Site: www.stolaf.edu/depts/dance NASD Accredited	UNDERGRADUATE: BA in ? Info is not clear on this website. GRADUATE: none
	University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 500 21st Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55455 Web Site: www.cla.umn.edu/theatre NASD Accredited	UNDERGRADUATE: BA General Dance Studies BFA Dance GRADUATE: none in Dance

Mississippi	Belhaven College 1500 Peachtree Street, Jackson, MS 39202 Web Site: www.belhaven.edu NASD Accredited	UNDERGRADUATE: BA Dance BFA Dance GRADUATE: none
	University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS 39406-5052 Web Site: www.usm.edu/theatre/dancecover NASD Accredited	UNDERGRADUATE: BFA Dance GRADUATE: none

Missouri	0 NASD accredited Schools

Montana	University of Montana Department of Drama Dance Program Missoula, MT 59812 UM Theater and Dance	BA Dance (double major) BFA Choreography BFA Dance Performance Minor	Focus: Modern, Ballet, Jazz, Rehearsal & Performance, Contact Improvisation, 20th Century Dance History, World Dance, Kinesiology, Pedagogy, Dance as a Healing Art, beginning and intermediate Composition, Junior/Senior Project, and Dance Production.

	0 NASD accredited Schools

Nebraska	0 NASD accredited Schools

Nevada	University of Nevada, Las Vegas Department of Dance 4505 Maryland Parkway PO box 455010 Las Vegas, NV 89154 Dance Department Curriculum	BA Dance BFA Dance	No Auditions Required

	0 NASD accredited Schools

New Hampshire	0 NASD accredited Schools

New Jersey	Montclair State University Dept. of Theatre and Dance Montclair, NJ 07043 Web Site: www.montclair.edu NASD Accredited	UNDERGRADUATE: BFA Dance BFA Dance/Musical Theater
	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 85 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1411 Web Site: www.masongross.rutgers.edu NASD Accredited	UNDERGRADUATE: BFA Dance

New Mexico	Eastern New Mexico University Department of Theatre and Dance, Station 19 1500 S Avenue K Portales, NM 88130 Theater and Dance	BFA Dance Minor Theater & Dance

	University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM 87131-1406 Web Site: www.unm.edu NASD Accredited	UNDERGRADUATE: BA Dance GRADUATE MA Dance History MFA - Choreography/Performance	Ballet, Modern Flamenco - Only program in USA with full flamenco curriculum

New York	Adelphi University Dance Program Woodruff Hall Garden City, NY 11530 http://www.adelphi.edu	BFA Minor	Audition Required
	The Ailey School / Fordham University Dance Program 405 W 55th Street New York, NY 10019 http://www.theaileyschool.edu	BFA	Audition Required
	Alfred University Division of Performing Arts One Saxon Drive Alfred, NY 14802 http://www.alfred.edu/performing_arts	Minor	No Audition Required
	The American Musical and Dramatic Academy 2109 Broadway New York, NY 10023 http://www.amda.edu	BA BFA	Audition Required
	Bard College Department of Dance R.B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504 http://www.bard.edu	BA	No Audition Required
	Barnard College Columbia University 3009 Broadway New York, NY 10027-6598 Web Site: www.barnard.edu/dance NASD Accredited	BA Minor	No Audition Required Ballet, Modern with jazz, tap, flamenco and others.
	Binghamton University State University of New York Department of Theatre PO box 6000 Binghamton, NY 13902 http://theatre.binghamton.edu	BA MA	No Audition Required
	City University of New York Hunter College Dance Program 614 Thomas Hunter Hall New York, NY 10021 http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/~dance	BA	No Audition Required
	City University of New York Lehman College Department of Journalism, Communications and Theatre 250 Bedford Park Blvd W Bronx, NY 10468 http://www.lehman.cuny.edu/deanhum/jct	BA Minor	No Audition Required
	City University of New York Queens College Department of Drama, Theatre and Dance Rathaus Hall 213 65-30 Kissena Blvd Flushing, NY 11367 http://qcpages.qc.cuny.edu/dramadance	BA Minor	No Audition Required
	State University of New York, College at Brockport Brockport, NY 14420 Web Site: www.brockport.edu NASD Accredited	Undergraduate: BA/BS in Dance, BFA in Dance, Arts for Children: Dance Specialty, and Minor in Dance. Graduate: MFA in Dance, an MA in Dance, or an MA with an option for New York State Teacher Certification, Pre K-12.
	The Ailey School 405 West 55th Street, New York, NY 10019-4402 Web Site: www.alvinailey.org NASD Accredited	BFA (with Fordham University), Certificate Program.	Ballet and Modern.

North Carolina	Appalachian State University Theatre and Dance PO Box 32123 Boone, NC 28608 http://www.theater.appstate.edu	Minor	Audition Required

	Catawba College Department of Theatre Arts 2300 W Innes Street Salisbury, NC 28144 http://www.catawba.edu/academic/theatrearts	Minor	Audition Required

	Central Piedmont Community College Dance Department CPCC-PO Box 35009 Charlotte, NC 28204 http://www.cpcc.edu

	Duke University Dance Program 106 Bivins Bldg, Box 90686 Durham, NC 27704 http://www.duke.edu/web/dance	Minor	No Audition Required

	East Carolina University School of Theatre and Dance Messick Theatre Arts Center Greenville, NC 27858 http://www.theatre-dance.ecu.edu	BFA	No Audition Required

	Lees-McRae College Division of Performing Arts Dance Program 191 College Drive, PO Box 128 Banner Elk, NC 28604 http://www.lmc.edu	BA BS Minor	Audition Required

	Meredith College Department of Dance and Theatre 3800 Hillsboro Street Raleigh, NC 27607 http://www.meredith.edu/dance	BA Minor	No Audition Required

	North Carolina School of the Arts School of Dance 1533 S Main Street Winston-Salem, NC 27292 http://www.ncarts.edu	BFA	Audition Required

	University of North Carolina, Charlotte Department of Dance and Theatre 9201 University City Blvd Charlotte, NC 28223 http://www.dancetheatre.uncc.edu	BA Education Certificate Minor MA	No Audition Required

	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Department of Dance Greensboro, NC 27402-6170 Web Site: www.uncg.edu/dce NASD Accredited	BA BS BFA MFA MA	Audition Required BA, BS only. Modern Dance.

North Dakota	0 NASD accredited Schools

Ohio	Bowling Green State University School of Human Movement Sport and Leisure Studies 119 Eppler S Bowling Green, OH 43403 http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/edhd/hmsls	BS Minor	No Audition Required

	Case Western Reserve University Department of Theater and Dance 10900 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, OH 44106 http://dance.case.edu	BA Minor MA MFA	No Audition Required

	Cleveland State University Dance Program 2121 Euclid Avenue, PE 214 Cleveland, OH 44115 http://www.csuohio.edu/dance	Minor	No Audition Required

	Denison University Dance Department Granville, OH 43023 http://www.denison.edu/dance	BA Minor	No Audition Required

	Kent State University School of Theatre and Dance 266 MACC Annex Kent, OH 44242-0001 Web Site: www.dance.kent.edu NASD Accredited	BFA degree in either Dance Performance or Dance Education (Pre-K through Adult licensure).	Audition Required Dance composition, ballet and jazz.

	Kenyon College Department of Dance and Drama Hill Theater Gambier, OH 43022 http://www.kenyon.edu	BA Minor	No Audition Required

	Lake Erie College Fine Arts Department 391 W Washington Street Painesville, OH 44077 http://www.lec.edu	BA BFA	Audition Required

	Oberlin College Theater and Dance Program 30 N Professor Street Warner Center Obertlin, OH 44074 http://www.oberlin.edu/thedance	BA Minor	No Audition Required

	Ohio Northern University Department of Communication Arts 525 S Main Street Ada, OH 45810 http://www.onu.edu/a+s/comm_arts/Dance.html	BA BFA	No Audition Required

	Ohio State University Department of Dance 1813 North High Street Columbus, OH 43210-1307 Web Site: www.dance.osu.edu NASD Accredited	BFA Minor MA MFA	Audition Required

	Ohio University School of Dance Athens, OH 45701-2979 Web Site: www.dance.ohiou.edu NASD Accredited	BFA Minor	Audition Required Modern, Ballet, Jazz, Choreography.

	University of Akron Akron, OH 44325-2502 Web Site: www.uakron.edu/dtaa NASD Accredited	BA, BFA. A fifth-year option in both degree programs is available in which students can be licensed to teach dance in public schools, grades pre-K through 12.	BA: ballet, modern, jazz and tap dance BFA: Emphasis on ballet.

	Otterbein College Department of Theatre and Dance Cowan Hall Westerville, OH 43081 http://otterbein.edu/dept/thr	BFA musical theatre with a dance concentration Minor