This rigorous three-year B.F.A. in dance program focuses on dance creation and performance for commercial industries such as TV, film, music videos, Broadway, theme parks, cruise lines, circus arts, and more, providing career development opportunities for students to make professional connections and build strong networks.
Programs
The only three-year commercial dance B.F.A. program at the conservatory level

One-of-a-Kind Partnership
Radio City Rockettes and Boston Conservatory Partner on First-Ever, College-Level Rockettes Precision Dance Technique Course

Prepare For Any Career

TV, Film, and Web
Movies, TV shows, theater, commercials, ads, web series, and more

Entertainment Industries
Theme parks, amusement parks, cruise lines, circus arts, stadium and arena concerts, tours, and more

Artist Collaborations
Creative projects with various artists, such as music videos, tours, and stadium concerts

Guest Artist Spotlight
Jennifer Archibald Reflects on Choreographing ‘KCON’ for Boston Conservatory Dancers

ALUMNI HIGHLIGHT
Chelsey Arce
Chelsey Arce has leveraged her Boston Conservatory training to lead a dynamic career in commercial dance. In addition to collaborating with artists such as Katy Perry, Beyoncé, Nicola Roberts, and DJ Fresh, Arce works regularly with Cirque du Soleil—currently serving as assistant director and choreographer for their show Paramour—and performs and choreographs professionally for theater (Memphis, Evita), film (Ted 2, Gone with the Bullets), and TV (Germany’s Next Topmodel, Saturday Night Live).
Boston Conservatory ranked a “top college for dance”
College Magazine (2020, 2019)

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Associate Professor of Dance
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WATCH: Boston Conservatory dancers perform in concert with the Berklee Bruno Mars and Beyoncé Ensemble
Our three-year program gives you a head start on your career and saves you money.

ALUMNI HIGHLIGHT
Michael Morris Jr.
Immediately after earning his degree from Boston Conservatory, Michael Morris Jr. was contracted by Celebrity Cruise Line to tour throughout Europe, Asia, the Caribbean, and the Middle East. He went on to perform in New York City’s Broadway Bares: Take Off, in American Ballet Theatre’s Metropolitan Opera House spring season, and alongside YouTube star Todrick Hall.