The Bachelor of Arts in Dance Studies at Appalachian State University was created to enable students with ability and interest to discover a way to keep dance as part of their lives forever. The program attracts students who have dance as their primary focus, but also have other interests they wish to experience.
This degree program takes an integrative and cross-disciplinary approach to dance in which students make connections among disciplines and ultimately experience dance on a deeper and more multidimensional level. They become trained for professional careers in dance but also develop skills that are highly transferable to other pursuits. The program encourages students to select a minor or second major in another area of interest to become a well-rounded artist.
The program's vibrant and diverse faculty members share a student-centered, holistic approach to teaching dance that guides students to develop awareness and integration of body, mind and spirit. Students can experience varied styles of dance, and a dynamic, cocurricular production program offers exemplary experiences in performance and choreography.