Program Mission and Goals

Mission  

• To educate, inspire, empower, and motivate our developing artists to achieve excellence in performance, teaching, choreography, advocacy, research, and other dance related fields.
• Through mindful rigor, provide students with opportunities to transform into holistic dance artists.
• To foster a community of artists with a focus on individual advocacy, cultural competence, and lifelong learning.
• To support and increase student engagement within their local, national, and international communities

Graduates of the Department of Theatre and Dance with a B.A. in Dance will:

• Be competent and reflective practitioners of the art of dance.
• Be capable of living a culturally rich life.
• Be passionate and confident about their work.
• Practice successful collaboration.
• Be intellectually curious and decisive in exploring new modes of expression.
• Have fundamental knowledge of dance history, dance composition, dance technique and theory.
• Perform professional standards of oral and written communication.
• Are intellectually, creatively, technically and technologically prepared to be artistic members of their communities.
• Have a well-rounded education acquired through the studies in general education courses and been involved in multiple High Impact Practices through their degree.  
• Be passionate and confident about their work.
• Practice successful collaboration.
• Be intellectually curious and decisive in exploring new modes of expression.
• Have fundamental knowledge of dance history, dance composition, dance technique and theory.
• Perform professional standards of oral and written communication.
• Are intellectually, creatively, technically and technologically prepared to be artistic members of their communities.
• Have a well-rounded education acquired through the studies in general education courses and been involved in multiple High Impact Practices through their degree.