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Salt Lake City,Utah 84112
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DEGREES OFFERED

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ballet

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Modern Dance

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ballet - Dance Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Modern Dance - Dance Education

Minor in Modern Dance

Certificate in Ballet Studio - Teaching

Master of Fine Arts in Ballet

Baster of Fine Arts in Modern Dance

Graduate Certificate in Screendance


Dance at the University of Utah has a rich history and ongoing legacy. One of the first US universities to offer degrees in dance (ballet and modern dance), the U has one of the largest and longest-standing dance programs in the country. We have evolved into a vibrant, innovative, and forward-thinking School of Dance accredited by the National Associate of Schools of Dance and celebrate nine decades of successful alumni. We are an incubator for dance education and artistic exploration. Our renowned faculty connect individually with students, nurturing young artists and cultivating an environment that fosters personal and artistic growth. We offer unique and plentiful performance opportunities, a range of scholarly and creative inquiry, rigorous and challenging coursework, and interdisciplinary explorations. Our curriculum is unparalleled in its breadth and depth, offering coursework in various dance techniques, choreography, Screendance, music, anatomy, pedagogy, history, and dance studies. Comprehensive programs of study maintain a balanced emphasis on both performance and scholarship in a safe professional and inclusive atmosphere. Admission is competitive, and our student body is comprised of approximately 200 undergraduates and 15 graduate students seeking professional quality dance training and meaningful educational experiences in the following degree programs:

Faculty Info:

Luc Vanier, Melissa Bobick, Michael Wall, Eric Handman, Pamela Geber Handman, Satu Hummasti, Cole Adams, Christopher Alloways-Ramsey, Ellen Bromberg, Brenda Butcher, Bruce Caldwell, Daniel Clifton, Natalie Desch, Jennie Creer-King, Peter Christie, Molly Heller, Jay Kim, Christopher Larson, Rick McCullough, Christine McMillan, Will Maguire, Olivia Mason, Kate Mattingly, Katrina McPherson, Melonie Buchanan Murray, Pablo Piantino, Sara Pickett, Brent Schneider, Justine Sheedy-Kramer, Maggie Wright Tesch, Elizabeth Banzuzi Diansongi, Sean Carter, Benjamin Sandberg, Isaac Taylor, Abby Fiat, Jon Scoville, Mary Ann Lee, Janice Meaden, Pamela Robinson-Harris, Bené Arnold, Barbara Hamblin, Phyllis Haskell, Stephen Koester.



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Past Student Productions

SHOW THEATER
Crimes of the Heart
(9/23/22 - 10/2/22)
University of Utah
Every Brilliant Thing
(9/23/22 - 10/1/22)
University of Utah
Everybody
(9/23/22 - 10/1/22)
University of Utah
Floyd Collins
(2/21/20 - 3/8/20)
University of Utah
Men on Boats
(3/1/19 - 3/10/19)
University of Utah
The Beautiful Game
(2/16/18 - 3/4/18)
University of Utah
CATS
(4/21/17 - 4/23/17)
University of Utah
The Threepenny Opera in Broadway The Threepenny Opera
(11/7/14 - 11/23/14)
University of Utah
Once Upon a Mattress in Broadway Once Upon a Mattress
(6/21/13 - 7/7/13)
University of Utah
All My Sons
(4/13/12 - 4/22/12)
University of Utah
Rare Bird
(3/9/12 - 3/18/12)
University of Utah
The Adding Machine
(2/3/12 - 2/12/12)
University of Utah
Hair
(11/11/11 - 11/20/11)
University of Utah
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
(9/23/11 - 10/2/11)
University of Utah
Macbeth
(4/8/11 - 4/17/11)
University of Utah
Fever
(3/10/11 - 3/13/11)
University of Utah
The Last Days of Judas Iscariot
(1/28/11 - 2/6/11)
University of Utah
Almost Maine
(11/18/10 - 11/21/10)
University of Utah
Hay Fever
(11/5/10 - 11/14/10)
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