Department of Dance | Department Facts

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Department Facts

Undergraduate Degrees: Dance B.F.A.
Specializations: dance education, dance studies, performance, choreography
Graduate Degree: Dance M.F.A.
Department of Dance established in 1954.
First dance class, Interpretive Dance, offered through the Department of Physical Education in 1931.
The department comprises approximately 200 undergraduate and graduate students, 25 full-time faculty and staff members and an additional 25 faculty associates.
Nationally ranked in the top 10 by Dance Teacher magazine.
One of 14 programs in the United States with a Dance Certification program in Dance Education (for the state of Arizona).
One of the best dance and technology programs and facilities in the country. The department boasts the Dance Multimedia Learning Center and a strong partnership with the Arts, Media and Engineering with whom we work on many innovative projects.
More opportunities for students to perform before an audience than any other university in the Southwest, with more than 30 formal concert performances and 20 informal presentations each year.
The Department of Dance is part of the Herberger College of the Arts, which educates more than 2,500 students annually and encompasses the School of Music, School of Art, School of Theatre & Film and Department of Dance, as well as the research-based Arts, Media and Engineering and the ASU Art Museum.