The A.B. major in Dance at the University of Georgia enables dancers to develop technical proficiency and choreographic ability; gain experience in performance, production, and teaching; explore the scientific, philosophical, and historical foundations of dance; consider the relationship of dance to other art forms; experience the power of dance as an educational tool; and encounter dance as a total theatre experience.
The curriculum is grounded in dance technique studio courses, with a 32 semester-hour ballet and contemporary dance requirement and additional requirements in jazz, tap, improvisation, and alternate forms. A wide range of courses complement the program's technique component that employ dance as a vehicle for the study of the human body, the creative process, musical form, the history of world cultures, psychology, educational theory and practice, and technical design for the stage and other multi-media formats.
Incoming first-year and transfer students are required to audition for admission to the Dance major program. Interested dancers may contact the Department of Dance at (706) 542-4415.