Overview

Your teachers will include experienced dance artists and educators, and you’ll meet and study with performers and choreographers from across the country and around the world. You’ll train in modern and contemporary dance forms and you’ll take creative courses including improvisation, composition and choreography.

The curriculum of the Dance and Choreography programme at Virginia Commonwealth University includes courses in dance history, music, anatomy, dance science and teaching methods. Electives offered in the programme include West African dance, jazz, tap, hip-hop, contact improvisation, video choreography, business of dance and children’s pedagogy.

The Department of Dance and Choreography also offers a BFA programme with a ballet performance concentration in which students work as a trainee with the Richmond Ballet.

Student learning outcomes

Upon completing this programme, students will know and know how to do the following:

Students should achieve proficiency in improvisation, composition, choreography and related art forms that encourage creativity and an individual point of view.

Students should become proficient in modern dance technique and performance and a diverse range of other dance techniques in order to maximize their potential to become versatile dancers of technical excellence.

Students should demonstrate a global and historical perspective of dance as an art form, with an emphasis on diverse contemporary approaches to dance making, research and performance.

Students should demonstrate writing and critical-thinking skills.

Students should demonstrate comprehensive and theoretical understanding of the field of dance.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Dance Criticism

Video/Choreography Workshop

Partnering

Lighting Design for Dance

African American Presence in American Dance

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00

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Please contact Virginia Commonwealth University if interested in applying after the posted deadline. Individual requests may be processed.

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Richmond, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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General requirements

Admission to a VCU undergraduate degree programme requires graduation from a secondary school or the equivalent (lyceum, senior middle school, university preparatory school, completion of GCSE exams, Standard 12 graduation, etc.), which typically consists of at least 12 years beyond kindergarten.

Dance applicants are required to audition in person or virtually and interview with faculty.

Admissions criteria

Talent and potential as an artist in the field of dance.

Prior training and the ability to demonstrate knowledge of modern dance and/or classical ballet techniques.
Ability to demonstrate musicality and dynamic range.
A healthy, physically conditioned body that is injury-free.
Openness to new ideas and the ability to engage in creative problem-solving.

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Tuition Fees

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40404 USD / year

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40404 USD / year

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In-State

17240 USD / year

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Additional Details

Yearly Tuition Fee for In-State Residents: $17240 USD

Living costs

Richmond

United States

1071 - 1750 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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