DEGREES

BFA in Dance

ACADEMIC INFORMATION

Number of Majors: 0

Number of Minors: n/a

Number of Graduate Students: 0

Number of Participating Non-Majors: 120

Number of additional faculty: 56

Number of Faculty (Full-Time): n/a

Size of Student Body: 120

Fall Semester Deadline: 1-Nov

Offers a Dance Team

Offers Online Courses

Offers Credit for Life Experience

Offers Study Abroad

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Cost of room & board: $19,670

Undergraduate Tuition (Resident): $54,730

Undergraduate Tuition (Out of State): n/a

Graduate Tuition (Resident): n/a

Graduate Tuition (Out of State): n/a

Percentage of students receiving financial Aid: 85

Scholarships:

Need-based Scholarships awarded

Merit-based Scholarships awarded

AUDITION INFORMATION

Auditions required for placement

Audition Dates: By invitation Dec-Feb

AREAS OF EMPHASIS

Ballet/Pointework

Choreography

Jazz

Modern/Contemporary

Performance

SPOTLIGHT DETAILS

Undergraduate Spotlight Details:
For more than 50 years, AMDA College and Conservatory of the Performing Arts has been celebrated as one of America’s premier performing arts institutions. With campuses in New York City and Los Angeles, AMDA transforms aspiring performers into industry professionals, poised for successful careers as artists and creators. AMDA’s dance-theater programs are designed to train and empower versatile dancers and movement artists for careers in theatrical, commercial, and concert dance performance. Students train alongside dancers from all over the world while honing their individual talents as dancers, choreographers, actors, vocalists, filmmakers, entrepreneurs, and interdisciplinary original content creators. A vast array of techniques are explored, including: contemporary, ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, heels, tap, commercial jazz, and Broadway styles. By working with some of the industry’s most sought-after choreographers, students learn to blend precise technical choreography with individual interpretive storytelling, enhancing their ability to meet the demands of today’s competitive industry. As a result, AMDA graduates are performing in Broadway and off-Broadway productions, dance companies, world tours, commercials, movies, television, regional theater, and everywhere their artistry may take them. Additional courses in acting, singing technique, kinetic storytelling, and original content creation help cultivate skills that allow for diverse casting and employment opportunities within the performing arts. Extensive coursework in dance for camera provides students with industry-standard reels ready for submission upon graduation. The final semester includes an industry showcase where dancers are presented to dance agencies, entertainment companies, and dance-industry guests. AMDA has two BFA degree programs that focus on the study of dance theater. The BFA in Dance Theater prepares intermediate and advanced dancers for professional careers in dance performance. This program is grounded in classical dance technique, with extensive style work in all dance disciplines. The BFA in Performing Arts with a focus in dance theater is designed for dance and movement artists of all genres and backgrounds. This innovative program is steeped in physical theater practices and theatrical and commercial dance styles. Both programs are enriched by a wide range of academic studies and performance opportunities, resulting in a comprehensive and holistic performing arts education. AMDA also offers an Associate of Occupational Studies (AOS) degree program and a Conservatory Certificate program. An audition is required for admission. AMDA offers in-person auditions throughout the world, with options for virtual audition appointments and self-tape submissions. Please visit amda.edu for information on admissions auditions.