New York
2 Year Programs
Name of College
The Ailey School Certificate Program
Address
405 W 55th Street, New York,NY 10019-4402
Phone Number
(212) 405-9008
Web Link
https://www.alvinailey.org/school/professional-division-ages-17-25/certificate-program
Program contact name and email address
Freddie Moore, fmoore@alvinailey.org
What programs does the school offer?
Certificate
Style/technique is focused on at the school:
Ballet, Horton, Graham
Can you double major?
No
Estimated annual cost?
$14,678 ($7,339 per semester)
Upon graduation from your program what kind of degree or certificate will students receive?
Certificate in Dance
Application material needed?
1st arabesque picture
Which standardized test are required?
None
Do you need to audition?
Yes, virtually
If in person, where is the audition held?
Both in person and virtual options, various cities throughout the US
Will each dancer need to perform a solo?
No
Name of College
Nassau Community College
Degrees Offered:
AA
Address
One Education Dr, Garden City,NY 11530-6793
Phone Number
(516) 572-7501
Web Link
https://www.ncc.edu/programsandcourses/academic_departments/theatre_dance/
Email Contact
throff@ncc.edu
4 Year Programs
Name of College/University and Name of Program:
Pace University/School of Performing Arts/BFA Commercial Dance
Main Office Mailing Address:
140 William Street; New York, NY 10038
Program website:
https://www.pace.edu/dyson/departments/school-of-performing-arts
Program contact name, extension and email address:
Wayne Petro, wpetro@pace.edu, 212-618-6115
What programs does the school offer?
4 Year Major Program
Style/technique is focused on at the school:
Ballet, jazz, tap, theater dance, contemporary, modern, hip hop, partnering. extensive on-camera work in L.A semester.
Can you double major?
No
Estimated annual cost?
Before merit and any need-based, about $53K
Upon graduation from your program what kind of degree or certificate will students receive?
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Application deadline?
December 1
Application material needed?
Headshot, 1st arabesque picture, Essay (Self Reflection or other topic), Dance Resume and/or Dance Reel
Which standardized tests are required?
Test optional
Required high school GPA?
AVERAGE high school GPA is a 3.5.
Do you need to audition?
Yes, in person
If in person, where is the audition held?
New York, Los Angeles
Will each dancer need to perform a solo?
Yes
Please tell us about your program, any incentives, things that make your program stand out. Anything we have missed that you want to share with prospective students.
Our BFA in Commercial Dance major is a comprehensive, all-genre-inclusive program preparing you for success in the entertainment industry in New York City and Los Angeles. Our unique courses will give you an edge in the commercial world of dance. You will be able to practice your audition, performance, and choreography skills for major guest choreographers and our world-renowned faculty.
Name of College
Fordham University/The Ailey School
Degrees Offered:
BFA
Address
Lincoln Center Campus
113 W 60th Street
New York, NY 10023
Phone Number
212-636-6000
Web link
https://www.alvinailey.org/school/professional-division-ages-17-25/aileyfordham-bfa-program
Program contact name and email address:
Emily Riehle, Eriehle@alvinailey.org
What programs does the school offer?
4 Year Major Program
Style/technique is focused on at the school:
Ballet, Graham, Horton
Can you double major?
Yes
Estimated annual cost?
$57,000
Application material needed?
1st arabesque picture
Which standardized test are required?
None
Do you need to audition?
Yes, in person
If in person, where is the audition held?
Various cities in the US
Will each dancer need to perform a solo?
Yes
Name of College/University and Name of Program:
Hofstra University
Main Office Mailing Address:
Dept. of Drama and Dance, 128 Hofstra University, 102 Emily Lowe Hall, Hempstead, NY 11549
Program website:
www.Hofstra.edu/dance
Program contact name, extension and email address:
Rachel List, Director of Dance, Lowe Hall room 111, (516) 463-5661, Rachel.List@Hofstra.edu
What programs does the school offer?
4 Year Major Program
Style/technique is focused on at the school:
Modern/Contemporary
Can you double major?
Yes
Estimated annual cost?
Upon graduation from your program what kind of degree or certificate will students receive?
BFA, BA, BS/Dance Education
Application deadline?
Rolling
Application material needed?
None
Which standardized tests are required?
None
Required high school GPA?
N/A
Do you need to audition?
Yes, in person. Yes, virtually.
If in person, where is the audition held?
On campus
Will each dancer need to perform a solo?
Yes
Please tell us about your program, any incentives, things that make your program stand out. Anything we have missed that you want to share with prospective students.
Hofstra University provides Dance Majors with three degree choices: a Bachelor of Fine Arts (132 credits), a Bachelor of Arts (124 credits), and a Bachelor of Science in Education/Dance Education (124 credits). The dance program’s focus is modern/contemporary dance with a strong ballet component, supported by a variety of dance genres including African, Irish, tap, jazz, hip hop and others. Hofstra’s proximity to New York City enriches the curriculum and enables the program to attract nationally and internationally known faculty and guest artists. Students are encouraged to visit the city often for performances, classes and auditions. The Hofstra dance program, part of the School of Humanities, Fine and Performing Arts, is committed to offering students a professional-level dance education. The BFA embraces both the traditional and the contemporary, developing artists who intend to pursue careers in performance and choreography. Entry into this program is by audition only. Please scroll down for audition information. The B.A. degree integrates a rich experience in the liberal arts through Hofstra’s core curriculum program and provides the possibility for students to minor or double-major in other areas of interest such as Drama, Public Relations, Business, Psychology, Exercise Science and many other topics. As soon as students are accepted academically, they may declare their B.A. dance major. An audition would only be required to apply for dance scholarship funds. The B.S. in Dance Education follows the identical dance curriculum as the B.A. program, while also teaching students how to design and implement dance programs in PreK – 12 schools. Upon graduation, students are eligible for New York State initial certification as a teacher of dance in the public schools. They are also well qualified to teach in private schools, dance studios and community centers. The curriculum culminates with a semester of student teaching alongside a certified dance educator. Students begin this degree as Dance B.A. majors, so auditions are not required to declare the major, only for scholarship consideration. Performance opportunities are abundant at Hofstra. Recent mainstage productions have included work by guest artists Doug Varone, Sean Curran, Larry Keigwin, Claire Porter, David Parker, Earl Mosley and Liz Gerring. Students have also performed reconstructions by major artists of the 20th century, including Martha Graham, Jose Limon, Trisha Brown, Eleo Pomare, and Anna Sokolow. In addition, students have many opportunities to showcase their own choreography, both on campus and at various venues throughout the New York City area. They have often won accolades at the American College Dance Festival. Hofstra alumni are performers, choreographers, teachers and arts administrators. They perform with such diverse companies as the Paul Taylor Dance Company, Camille A. Brown and Dancers, and New York Theatre Ballet as well as with the Radio City Rockettes and on Broadway. They have formed their own companies, including Bessie Award winning Keigwin + Company, are arts administrators at organizations such as American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, the Joyce Theater and Pentacle Arts Management, and teach PreK-12 dance throughout New York City and beyond. Dance scholarships are available for all three degrees. Audition information: In person auditions are scheduled for Sun. 2/19/23 and Sat. 3/11/22 on the Hofstra campus. Please contact the Hofstra Department of Drama and Dance office in January to reserve your spot (Angela.Visco@Hofstra.edu, 516-463-5444). We will also accept online video submissions. To submit video materials, please send the following to Rachel.List@Hofstra.edu as well as a dance resume outlining previous dance training and a full-body photo in dance attire. Preferably, all materials should be received by mid-January 2023, but could be accepted at any time. Hofstra admissions are rolling. To be included: 1) A selection of ballet barre work (exercises on one side only) 2) A selection of ballet center work (adagio, pirouette combination, petite allegro combination) 3) A short selection of modern/contemporary phrasework 4) A solo (1-2 minutes long, preferably modern or contemporary) which could be choreographed by the student or by someone else (please name the choreographer) When submitting an online video audition: 1. Go to youtube account 2. Click upload in upper right corner 3. Click privacy dropdown in center of upload area, set to public or unlisted 4. Upload the video Once upload is completed and processed, go to the video and click “share” underneath right corner of video, copy the link shown and send it to Rachel.List@Hofstra.edu.
Name of College
SUNY College at Potsdam
Degrees Offered:
Minor, Minor - Musical Theatre, BA
Address
44 Pierrepont Ave,Potsdam,NY 13676-2294
Phone Number
(315) 267-2000
Web link
https://www.potsdam.edu/academics/AAS/depts/theatre/programs
Email Contact
pecorajw@potsdam.edu
Name of College
SUNY College at Brockport
Degrees Offered:
Minor, BA, BS, BFA, MA, MA with Teacher Certification , MFA
Address
350 New Campus Dr, Brockport,NY 14420-2919
Phone Number
(585) 395-2361
Web link
https://brockport.edu/academics/dance/
Email Contact
janthony@brockport.edu
Name of College
SUNY at Purchase College
Degrees Offered:
BFA, Major/MA - Entrepreneurship in the Arts
Address
735 Anderson Hill Rd, Purchase, NY 10577-1400
Phone Number
(914) 251-6000
Web link
https://www.purchase.edu/academics/dance/
Email Contact
kelly.turner@purchase.edu
Features the greatest number of study-abroad programs in any dance BFA program in the United States. The program features classical ballet and modern dance techniques and offers a wide variety of contemporary dance styles as well as repertory, pointe, and partnering courses. And they have extensive electives including Gaga, West African dance, musical theater, text and movement courses, and Collaborative Video for Choreography. Students are exposed to a full range of somatics courses, including yoga, Pilates, Fluid Form, Alexander Technique, and massage.
Name of College
The Juilliard School
Degrees Offered:
BFA
Address
60 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-6588
Phone Number
(212) 799-5000
Web link
https://www.juilliard.edu/dance/dance-bachelor-fine-arts
Email Contact
admissions@juilliard.edu
Name of College
SUNY at Fredonia
Degrees Offered:
Minor, Minor - Dance Studio Administration, BFA, BFA - Musical Theatre
Address
280 Central Ave, Fredonia, NY 14063-1136
Phone Number
(716) 673-3111
Web link
Email Contact
theatre.dance@fredonia.edu
Name of College
New York University Tisch
Degrees Offered:
BFA, Dual MFA/MA with Teacher Certification
Address
70 Washington Sq South, New York, NY 10012-1091
Phone Number
(212) 998-1212
Web link
Email Contact
rm180@nyu.edu
Name of College
Marymount Manhattan College
Degrees Offered:
Minor, BA/BFA with numerous concentrations
Address
221 E 71st St, New York, NY 10021-4597
Phone Number
(212) 517-0400
Web link
https://www.mmm.edu/departments/dance/
Email Contact
kgonzalez2@mmm.edu
Name of College
Skidmore College
Degrees Offered:
BS
Address
815 N Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Phone Number
(518) 580-5000
Web link
https://www.skidmore.edu/dance/
Email Contact
dfernand@skidmore.edu
Name of College
Manhattanville College
Degrees Offered:
BA
Address
2900 Purchase St,Purchase, NY 10577
Phone Number
(914) 694-2200
Web link
https://www.lehman.cuny.edu/academics/arts-humanities/music-multimedia-theatre-dance/
Email Contact
Olivier.Fluchaire@mville.edu
Name of College
Sarah Lawrence College
Degrees Offered:
Major, MS - Dance/Movement Therapy
Address
One Meadway,Bronxville, NY 10708
Phone Number
(914) 337-0700
Web link
https://www.sarahlawrence.edu/undergraduate/arts/dance/
Email Contact
jjasperse@sarahlawrence.edu
Name of College
Adelphi University
Degrees Offered:
Minor, BFA
Address
One South Avenue | P.O. Box 701 | Garden City, NY 11530-0701
Phone Number
516-877-4250
Web link
https://www.adelphi.edu/program/undergraduate/dance/
Email Contact
frisk-fox@adelphi.edu
Name of College
Barnard College
Degrees Offered:
Minor, Major
Address
3009 Broadway, New York, NY 10027-6598
Phone Number
(212) 854-2003
Web link
Email Contact
pscolier@barnard.edu
Name of College
Hobart William Smith Colleges
Degrees Offered:
Minor, Major, Major - Interdisciplinary
Address
337 Pulteney Street,Geneva,NY 14456
Phone Number
(315) 781-3000
Web link
https://www2.hws.edu/academics/dance/
Email Contact
donna_d@hws.edu
Name of College
Hamilton College
Degrees Offered:
Major
Address
198 College Hill Rd,Clinton,NY 13323
Phone Number
(315) 859-4011
Web link
https://www.hamilton.edu/academics/departments/dance-and-movement-studies
Email Contact
eheekin@hamilton.edu
Name of College
CUNY Lehman College
Degrees Offered:
Minor, Minor- Somatic Studies, BA, BFA - Multimedia Performing Arts
Address
250 Bedford Park Blvd West,Bronx,NY 10468
Phone Number
(718) 960-8000
Web link
https://www.lehman.cuny.edu/academics/arts-humanities/music-multimedia-theatre-dance/
Email Contact
amy.larimer@lehman.cuny.edu
Name of College
CUNY Hunter College
Degrees Offered:
BA, 5-Year BA/MA – Dance Ed, MA – Dance Ed w/K-12 Teacher Certification
Address
695 Park Ave
New York,NY 10065
Phone Number
(212) 772-4000
Web Link
http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/dance
Email Contact
dance@hunter.cuny.edu
Name of College
Cornell University
Degrees Offered:
Minor, Major -Performing & Media Arts
Address
300 Day Hall Ithaca,NY 14853
Phone Number
(607) 255-2000
Web Link
https://as.cornell.edu/major_minor_gradfield/dance
Email Contact
as_admissions@cornell.edu
Name of College
Syracuse University School of Education
Degrees Offered:
Minor
Address
230 Huntington Hall
Syracuse, NY 13244
Phone Number
315.443.9332
Web Link
https://soe.syr.edu/admissions/undergraduate/programs/dance-minor/
Email Contact
kkonkol@syr.edu
Name of College
Alfred University
Degrees Offered:
Minor
Address
1 Saxon Drive, Alfred, NY 14802
Phone Number
607-871-2014
Web Link
https://www.alfred.edu/academics/undergrad-majors-minors/dance/index.cfm
Email Contact
bentley@alfred.edu
Name of College
The American Musical and Dramatic Academy
Degrees Offered:
Dance Theatre: Certification , AOS, BFA
Address
211 West 61st Street
New York, NY 10023
Phone Number
212-787-5300
Web Link
https://www.amda.edu/programs?area=dance#find-program
Email Contact
n/a
Name of College
Bard College
Degrees Offered:
Major
Address
Campus Road, PO Box 5000
Annandale-on-Hudson, New York 12504-5000
Phone Number
800-BARDCOL
Web Link
Email Contact
msimpson@bard.edu
Name of College
CUNY College at Staten Island
Degrees Offered:
Minor
Address
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island, NY 10314
Phone Number
718.982.2000
Web link
Email Contact
george.sanchez@csi.cuny.edu
Name of College
Ithaca College
Degrees Offered:
Minor, BFA - Musical Theatre
Address
953 Danby Road, Ithaca, NY 14850
Phone Number
(607) 274-3011
Web link
https://www.ithaca.edu/academics/majors-minors/musical-theatre-bfa
Email Contact
n/a
Name of College
Iona College
Degrees Offered:
Minor, BA -Arts Leadership
Address
715 North Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10801
Phone Number
(800) 231-IONA
Web link
https://www.iona.edu/academics/explore-majors-programs/dance-minor
Email Contact
hpark@iona.edu
Name of College
The New School
Degrees Offered:
Minor, Major
Address
66 West 12th Street New York,NY10011
Phone Number
212.229.5600
Web link
https://www.newschool.edu/lang/dance/
Email Contact
danielle.goldman@newschool.edu
Name of College
Niagra University
Degrees Offered:
Minor
Address
5795 Lewiston Rd, Niagara University, NY 14109
Phone Number
800.778.3450
Web link
https://www.niagara.edu/theatre-minors
Email Contact
n/a
Name of College
Queens College, CUNY
Degrees Offered:
Minor, BA
Address
65-30 Kissena Blvd. | Queens, NY 11367-1597
Phone Number
(718) 997-5000
Web link
https://www.qc.cuny.edu/Academics/Degrees/DAH/DramaTheatreDance/Pages/Dance-Program.aspx
Email Contact
eweeks@qc.cuny.edu
Name of College
Buffalo State University of New York
Degrees Offered:
BA, BFA, BFA - Musical Theatre, MFA PhD
Address
1300 Elmwood Avenue ● Buffalo NY 14222
Phone Number
(716) 878-4000
Web link
https://theater.buffalostate.edu/dance
Email Contact
n/a
Name of College
University of Buffalo
Address
285 Alumni Arena, North Campus
Buffalo, New York 14260
Phone Number
(716) 645-6897
Web link
https://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/theatre-dance.html
Email Contact
n/a
Name of College
SUNY Geneseo
Degrees Offered:
Minor, Minor - Dance History
Address
1 College Circle | Geneseo, NY 14454
Phone Number
585-245-5000
Web link
https://www.geneseo.edu/theatre_dance/dance
Email Contact
lancos@geneseo.edu
Name of College
State University of New York at Oswego
Degrees Offered:
Minor
Address
7060 State Route 104
Oswego, NY 13126-3599
Phone Number
315.312.2500
Web link
http://catalog.oswego.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=40&poid=5034
Email Contact
n/a
Name of College
University of Rochester
Degrees Offered:
Minor, Minor - Movement Studies, BA
Address
203 Todd Union
P.O. Box 270051
Phone Number
(585) 273-5150
Web link
https://www.sas.rochester.edu/dan/undergraduate/index.html
Email Contact
n/a