Advanced Dance Track
Program Overview
In the final two years of the BFA Musical Theater program, students in the Advanced Dance track will develop into dance-driven storytellers who lead with movement while sustaining high-level skills as singer-actors. This track is designed for students who want to communicate a story through the body, shape the energy of a room, and contribute as both performers and leaders in the rehearsal process. Students will build advanced technical proficiency in multiple dance styles relevant to musical theater while learning to integrate dance with acting and vocal performance, ensuring movement is always rooted in character, intention, and storytelling. They also explore choreography and composition, developing the ability to create and communicate original work with clarity, style, and artistic purpose.
Students will also be trained to lead rooms both creatively and pedagogically. Through coursework in teaching methods and collaborative practice, they learn to teach dance effectively in professional and educational settings while strengthening the leadership skills needed for careers as dance captains, swings, associate choreographers, and director-choreographer assistants. Throughout their advanced training, students will continue to refine vocal and acting integration, so they remain fully capable musical-theater performers, not dancers working alongside the form.
By senior showcase, students who have successfully progressed through the track’s rigorous dance training will emerge as versatile, highly trained artists with strong leadership instincts and the ability to perform, create, teach, and guide work across live performance, camera work, ensemble demands, and the evolving professional musical theater landscape.