Higher Education Guide
Alabama
Birmingham-Southern College
Department of Theatre and Dance
Birmingham, AL
Chair: Mira Popovich
205.226.4943
[email protected]
bsc.edu/academics/theatre-dance
BA, minor, certificate
University of Alabama
Department of Theatre and Dance
Tuscaloosa, AL
Chair: Cornelius Carter
205.348.5283
as.ua.edu/theatre
BA
Arizona
The University of Arizona
School of Dance
Tucson, AZ
Chair: Jory Hancock
520.621.4698
web.cfa.arizona.edu/dance
BFA, MFA
California
Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet/Dominican University of California
Music and Performing Arts
San Rafael, CA
Chair: Marina Hotchkiss
415.863.3040 x281
[email protected]
dominican.edu
BFA
California Institute of the Arts
The Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance
Valencia, CA
Chair: Stephan Koplowitz
800.545.2787
[email protected]
calarts.edu
BFA, MFA, certificate/advanced certificate
California State University—Long Beach
Department of Dance
Long Beach, CA
Chair: Cyrus Parker-Jeannette
562.985.4747
[email protected]
csulb.edu/depts/dance
BA, BFA, MA, MFA, minor
Chapman University
Department of Dance
Orange, CA
Chair: Dale A. Merrill
888.CU.APPLY
[email protected]
chapman.edu
BA, BFA, minor
Humboldt State University
Theatre, Film and Dance
Arcata, CA
Chair: Sharon Butcher
707.826.3549
[email protected]
humboldt.edu/theatrefilmanddance
BA, minor
Loyola Marymount University
Department of Theatre Arts and Dance
Los Angeles, CA
Chair: Judith M. Scalin
310.338.5233
[email protected]
lmu.edu/dance
BA, minor
Mills College
Dance Department
Oakland, CA
Chair: Sonya Delwaide
510.430.2175
[email protected]
mills.edu
BA, MA, MFA, minor
San Jose State University
School of Music and Dance
San Jose, CA
Chair: Fred Mathews
408.924.5043
[email protected]
music.sjsu.edu/dance
BA, BFA, minor
Santa Clara University
Department of Theatre and Dance
Santa Clara, CA
Chair: Barbara Murray
408.554.4599
[email protected]
scu.edu/theatre
BA, minor
Scripps College
Dance Department
Claremont, CA
Chair: Ronnie Brosterman
909.607.2934
[email protected]
scrippscollege.edu/dept/dance
BA, minor, concentration, double majors, majors developed by students
University of San Francisco
Performing Arts Department
San Francisco, CA
Chair: Amie Dowling
415.422.3888
[email protected]
usfca.edu/vpa/pa
BA, minor, concentration
Colorado
University of Colorado
Department of Theatre and Dance
Boulder, CO
Chair: Toby Hankin
303.492.5037
[email protected]
colorado.edu/theatredance
BA, BFA, MFA, minor
Connecticut
Connecticut College
Dance Department
New London, CT
Chair: David Dorfman
860.439.2830
[email protected]
dance.conncoll.edu
BA, minor, self-designed major
Trinity College
Theater and Dance Department
Hartford, CT
Chair: Lesley Farlow
860.297.5122
[email protected]
trincoll.edu/academics/study/theateranddance
BA
University of Hartford
The Hartt School
Dance Division
West Hartford, CT
Chair: Dennis Price
860.768.2478
[email protected]
hartford.edu/hartt
BFA, minor
Wesleyan University
Dance Department
Middletown, CT
Chair: Nicole Stanton
860.685.3488
[email protected]
wesleyan.edu/dance
BA
Florida
Florida State University
Department of Dance
Tallahassee, FL
Chair: Russell Sandifer
850.644.4425
[email protected]
dance.fsu.edu
BFA, MA, MFA
New World School of the Arts
Dance Division
Miami, FL
Chair: Daniel Lewis
305.237.3341
[email protected]
mdc.edu/nwsa
AA, BFA
Palm Beach Atlantic University
Dance Department
West Palm Beach, FL
Chair: Kathleen Klein
561.803.2428
[email protected]
pba.edu
BA, minor
University of Florida
School of Theatre and Dance
Gainesville, FL
Chair: Ric Rose
352.273.0500
[email protected]
arts.ufl.edu/theatreanddance
BFA, minor, certificate
University of South Florida
School of Theatre and Dance
Tampa, FL
Chair: Marc Powers
813.974.3867
[email protected]
theatreanddance.arts.usf.edu
BA, BFA, minor
Georgia
Brenau University
Dance Department
Gainesville, GA
Chair: Vincas Greene
770.534.6245
[email protected]
brenau.edu
BA, BFA, minor
Emory University
Dance Program
Atlanta, GA
Chair: Anna Leo
404.727.7266
[email protected]
dance.emory.edu
BA, minor
Kennesaw State University
Program in Dance
Kennesaw, GA
Chair: Ivan Pulinkala
770.423.6789
[email protected]
kennesaw.edu/theatre/dance
BA
University of Georgia
Department of Dance
Athens, GA
Chair: Lisa Fusillo
706.542.4415
[email protected]
franklin.uga.edu/dance
BA, BFA, minor, certificate
Valdosta State University
Communication Arts Dept/Theatre Dance Area
Valdosta, GA
Chair: Eric Nielsen
229.333.5820
[email protected]
valdosta.edu
BFA, minor, concentration
Hawaii
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Theatre and Dance
Honolulu, HI
Chair: Gregg Lizenbery
808.956.7622
[email protected]
www2.hawaii.edu/~uhmdance/
BA, BFA, MA, MFA, minor
Idaho
University of Idaho
Center for Dance
Moscow, ID
Chair: Greg Halloran
208.885.7921
[email protected]
dance.uidaho.edu
BS, minor
Illinois
Columbia College Chicago
The Dance Center
Chicago, IL
Chair: Bonnie Brooks
312.369.8300
[email protected]
colum.edu/dancecenter
BA, BFA, minor, concentration
Northwestern University
Dance Program
Evanston, IL
Chair: Rives Collins
847.491.3147
[email protected]
www.communication.northwestern.edu/tic/dance
BA, BS, minor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Department of Dance
Urbana, IL
Chair: Jan Erkert
217.333.1010
[email protected]
dance.illinois.edu
BFA, MFA
Indiana
Ball State University
Department of Theatre and Dance
Muncie, IN
Chair: Bill Jenkins
765.285.8740
[email protected]
bsu.edu/theatre
BA, BS, minor
Butler University Jordan College of Fine Arts
Department of Dance
Indianapolis, IN
Chair: Michelle Jarvis
317.940.9346
[email protected]
butler.edu/dance
BA, BFA, BS
Indiana University
Department of Ballet
Bloomington, IN
Chair: Michael Vernon
812.855.6787
[email protected]
music.indiana.edu/department/ballet
BS
Indiana University, Modern Dance
Department of Kinesiology
Bloomington, IN
Chair: Elizabeth Shea
812.855.7020
[email protected]
www.indiana.edu/~kines/undergraduate/dance.shtml
BS, minor
Iowa
University of Iowa
Department of Dance, Division of Performing Arts
Iowa City, IA
Chair: Alan MacVey
319.335.2228
[email protected]
dance.uiowa.edu
BA, BFA, MFA, minor
Kansas
University of Kansas
Department of Music and Dance
Lawrence, KS
Chair: Jerel Hilding
785.864.4264
[email protected]
dance.ku.edu
BA, BFA, minor
Wichita State University
School of Performing Arts/Dance Program
Wichita, KS
Chair: C. Nicholas Johnson
316.978.3530
[email protected]
wichita.edu
BFA
Louisiana
Tulane University, Newcomb College Dance Program
Department of Theatre and Dance
New Orleans, LA
Chair: Alice Pascal Escher
504.314.7761
[email protected]
tulane.edu/~theatre
BA, BFA, minor
Maryland
Anne Arundel Community College
Dance and Performing Arts
Arnold, MD
Chair: Lynda P. Fitzgerald
410.777.7021
[email protected]
aacc.edu/dance
AA
Goucher College
Dance Department
Towson, MD
Chair: Elizabeth Lowe Ahearn
410.337.6390
[email protected]
goucher.edu/dance
BA, EDD, MA, minor
Towson University
Department of Dance
Towson, MD
Chair: Susan Haigler-Robles
410.704.2760
[email protected]
towson.edu/dance
BFA, BFA in Performance with a K–12 certification
University of Maryland
Department of Dance
College Park, MD
Chair: Daniel MacLean Wagner
301.405.3180
[email protected]
dance.umd.edu
BA, MFA
Massachusetts
The Boston Conservatory
Dance Division
Boston, MA
Chair: Yasuko Tokunaga
617.912.9153
[email protected]
bostonconservatory.edu/dance
BFA
Bridgewater State College
Department of Theater and Dance
Bridgewater, MA
Chair: Arthur Dirks
508.351.2193
[email protected]
bridgew.edu/dance
BA, minor, certificate
Dean College
School of Dance
Franklin, MA
Chair: Joan P. Palladino
508.541.1607
[email protected]
dean.edu
AA, BA
Five College Dance Department
Dance Building
Amherst, MA
Chair: Jim Coleman
413.549.3600
[email protected]
fivecolleges.edu/sites/dance
BA, BFA, MFA
Greenfield Community College
Dance Department
Greenfield, MA
Chair: Sharon Arslanian
413.775.1262
[email protected]
gcc.mass.edu
AA, concentration
Smith College
Department of Dance
Northampton, MA
Chair: Rodger F. Blum
413.585.3232
[email protected]
smith.edu/dance
BA, MFA
Springfield College
Visual and Performing Arts
Springfield, MA
Chair: Cynthia Nazzaro
413.748.3158
[email protected]
spfldcol.edu
BA, MS, minor
Michigan
Alma College
Dance Department
Alma, MI
Chair: Carol Fike
989.463.7242
[email protected]; [email protected]
alma.edu
BA, minor
Marygrove College
Dance Department
Detroit, MI
Chair: Jordeen Ivanov-Ericson
313.927.1307
[email protected]
marygrove.edu
BA, BFA, minor, certificate, concentration
Oakland University
Department of Music, Theatre and Dance
Rochester, MI
Chair: Gregory Patterson
248.370.2030
[email protected]
oakland.edu/mtd
BA, BFA, minor, certificate
University of Michigan
Department of Dance
Ann Arbor, MI
Chair: Angela Kane
734.764.0593
[email protected]
dance.umich.edu
BFA, MFA
Wayne State University
Maggie Allesee Department of Dance
Detroit, MI
Chair: Ray Robinson
313.577.4273
[email protected]
dance.wayne.edu
BFA, BS, certificate, dance honors
Western Michigan University
Department of Dance
Kalamazoo, MI
Chair: Nina Nelson
269.387.5830
[email protected]
wmich.edu/dance
BA, BFA, minor
Minnesota
St. Mary’s University of Minnesota
Department of Theatre and Dance
Winona, MN
Chair: Judy Myers
800.635.5987
[email protected]
smumn.edu/dance
minor
St. Olaf College
Dance Department
Northfield, MN
Chair: Janice Roberts
507.786.3248
[email protected]
stolaf.edu/depts/dance
BA
University of Minnesota—Twin Cities
Dance Program, Department of Theatre Arts and Dance
Minneapolis, MN
Chair: Ananya Chatterjea
612.624.5060
[email protected]
dance.umn.edu
BA, BFA
Mississippi
Belhaven College
Dance Department
Jackson, MS
Chair: Cynthia Newland
601.965.1400
[email protected]
belhaven.edu
BA, BFA, minor, certificate, concentration
The University of Southern Mississippi
Department of Theatre and Dance
Hattiesburg, MS
Chair: Stacy Reischman
601.266.4161
[email protected]
usm.edu
BFA, minor
Missouri
Stephens College
Department of Dance
Columbia, MO
Chair: Carol Estey
800.876.7207
[email protected]
stephens.edu
BFA, minor
University of Missouri—Kansas City
Conservatory of Music and Dance
Kansas City, MO
Chair: Paula Weber
816.235.2900
[email protected]
umkc.edu/conservatory
BFA
Washington University in St. Louis
Performing Arts Department
St. Louis, MO
Chair: Mary-Jean Cowell
314.935.5858
[email protected]
padarts.wustl.edu
BA, minor, certificate
New Hampshire
Antioch University New England
Department of Applied Psychology
Keene, NH
Chair: Susan Loman
800.552.8380
[email protected]
antiochne.edu
EdM, MA, certificate
Plymouth State University
Music, Theatre and Dance Department
Plymouth, NH
Chair: Amanda Whitworth
603.535.2713
[email protected]
plymouth.edu/music/dance
BA, certificate, concentration, minor
New Jersey
Georgian Court University
Dance Department
Lakewood, NJ
Chair: Heather Sultz
800.458.8422 x2170
[email protected]
georgian.edu
BA, concentration
Princeton University, Lewis Center for the Arts
Program in Dance
Princeton, NJ
Chair: Susan Marshall
609.258.1500
[email protected]
princeton.edu/arts
certificate
New Mexico
New Mexico State University
Department of Human Performance, Dance and Recreation
Las Cruces, NM
Chair: Dr. Debra Knapp
505.646.2070
[email protected]
education.nmsu.edu/perd/dance
BA
University of New Mexico
Department of Theatre and Dance
Albuquerque, NM
Chair: Donna Jewell
505.277.3660
[email protected]
dance.unm.edu
BA, MA, MFA, minor
New York
The Ailey School—Fordham University
BFA in Dance
New York, NY
Chair: Denise Jefferson
212.405.9124
[email protected]
theaileyschool.edu
BFA
Bard College
Dance
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
Chair: Maria Simpson
845.758.7996
[email protected]
bard.edu
BA
Barnard College, Columbia University
Department of Dance
New York, NY
Chair: Mary Cochran
212.854.2995
[email protected]
barnard.edu/dance
BA, concentration
Cornell University
Department of Theatre, Film and Dance
Ithaca, NY
Chair: Allen Fogelsanger
607.254.2700
[email protected]
www.arts.cornell.edu/theatrearts
BA, minor, concentration
Eugene Lang College, The New School for Liberal Arts
Dance Program
New York, NY
Chair: Jaime Santora Kopec
212.229.5100 x2267
[email protected]
lang.newschool.edu/dance
BA
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Dance Department
Geneva, NY
Chair: Cadence Whittier
315.781.3949
[email protected]
academic.hws.edu/dance
BA, individual major in Dance Education
Hofstra University
Department of Drama and Dance
Hempstead, NY
Chair: Rachel List
516.463.5444
HYPERLINK “mailto:[email protected]”[email protected]
HYPERLINK “http://www.hofstra.edu.dance”hofstra.edu.dance
HYPERLINK “http://www.hofstra.edu/danceeducation”hofstra.edu/danceeducation
BA, BS, minor
Hunter College
Dance Program
New York, NY
Chair: Jana Feinman
212.772.5012
[email protected]
hunter.cuny.edu/~dance
BA, minor, certificate
The Juilliard School
Juilliard Dance Division
New York, NY
Chair: Lawrence Rhodes
212.799.5000
[email protected]
juilliard.edu
BFA, Diploma in Dance
Long Island University—Brooklyn Campus
New Media Art & Performance Department
Brooklyn, NY
Chair: Donna Uchizono
718.488.1000 x3031
[email protected]
brooklyn.liu.edu/nmp
MFA
Long Island University—CW Post Campus
Department of Theatre, Film and Dance
Brookville, NY
Chair: Cara Gargano
516.299.2353
[email protected]
liu.edu
BFA
Manhattanville College
Department of Dance and Theatre
Purchase, NY
Chair: Ara Fitzgerald
800.32.VILLE or 914.323.5464
[email protected]
mville.edu
BA, concentration, minor
Marymount Manhattan College
Dance Department
New York, NY
Chair: Katie Langan
212.517.0610
[email protected]
mmm.edu
BA, BFA
New York University—Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development
Program in Dance Education
New York, NY
Chair: Dr. Susan R. Koff
212.998.5400
steinhardt.nyu.edu/dance-2009
MA in Dance Education or in Teaching Dance in Higher Education and the Professions, concentration in ABT Ballet Pedagogy, K–12 certification
New York University—Tisch School of the Arts
Department of Dance
New York, NY
Chair: Cherylyn Lavagnino
212.998.1980
nyu.edu/tisch/dancenow09
BFA, MFA
Sarah Lawrence College
Dance
Bronxville, NY
Chair: Sara Rudner
914.337.0700
[email protected]
sarahlawrence.edu
BA, MFA
Skidmore College
Dance Department
Saratoga Springs, NY
Chair: Debra Fernandez
518.580.5360
[email protected]
skidmore.niramar.com
BS, minor
State University of New York—The College at Brockport
Department of Dance
Brockport, NY
Chair: Darwin Prioleau
585.395.2153
[email protected]
brockport.edu/dance
BA, BFA, BS, MA, MFA, minor, PreK–12 certification
State University of New York—College at Fredonia
Department of Theatre and Dance
Fredonia, NY
Chair: Stephen Rees
716.673.3107
[email protected]
fredonia.edu/department/theatredance
BFA, minor
State University of New York—Empire State College
Performing Arts
New York, NY
Chair: Lucy Winner
212.647.7800
esc.edu/artsnyc
AA, BA, BS, MA
State University of New York—Purchase College
Conservatory of Dance
Purchase, NY
Chair: Carol N. Shiffman
914.251.6800
[email protected]
purchase.edu/dance
BFA, MFA
University at Buffalo
Theatre & Dance
Buffalo, NY
Chair: Robert Knopf
716.645.6897
[email protected]
theatredance.buffalo.edu
BA, BFA
North Carolina
Duke University
Dance Program
Durham, NC
Chair: Keval Khalsa
919.660.3353
[email protected]
duke.edu/web/dance
BA, minor
East Carolina University
School of Theatre and Dance
Greenville, NC
Chair: John Shearin
252.328.6390
[email protected]
ecu.edu/theatredance
BFA, certificate
University of North Carolina—Charlotte
Department of Dance
Charlotte, NC
Chair: Pamela Sofras
704.687.0224
[email protected]
coaa.uncc.edu
BA, MA, minor, certificate
University of North Carolina—Greensboro
Department of Dance
Greensboro, NC
Chair: Dr. Jan Van Dyke
336.334.5570
[email protected]
uncg.edu/dce
BA, BFA, MA, MFA, minor, licensure in K–12 Education
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
School of Dance
Winston-Salem, NC
Chair: Ethan Stiefel
336.770.3208
[email protected]
ncarts.edu
BFA, arts diploma
Ohio
Case Western Reserve University
Theater and Dance
Cleveland, OH
Chair: Ron Wilson
216.368.1491
[email protected]
dance.case.edu
BA, MA, MFA
Denison University
Department of Dance
Granville, OH
Chair: Gill Wright Miller
740.587.6712
[email protected]
denison.edu/dance
BA, minor
Kent State University
Dance Division
Kent, OH
Chair: Andrea Shearer
330.672.2069
[email protected]
dance.kent.edu
BFA, minor, certificate
The Ohio State University
Department of Dance
Columbus, OH
Chair: Susan Petry
614.292.7977
[email protected]
dance.osu.edu
BFA, MFA, PHD, minor
Ohio University
School of Dance
Athens, OH
Chair: Madeleine Scott
740.593.1826
[email protected]
finearts.ohio.edu/dance/
BA, BFA, minor
University of Akron
Dance Program
Akron, OH
Neil Sapienza, Interim Director
330.972.7948
[email protected]
uakron.edu/dtaa
BA, BFA, minor
University of Cincinnati, College Conservatory of Music
Dance Division
Cincinnati, OH
Chair: Shellie Cash
513.556.2700
[email protected]
ccm.uc.edu/dance
BFA
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City University
Ann Lacy School of American Dance and Arts Management
Oklahoma City, OK
Chair: Jo Rowan
405.208.5322
[email protected]
okcu.edu/dance_amgt
BS, BPA (Bachelor of Performing Arts), MFA
Oral Roberts University