Overview

The Dance degree at University of Wisconsin Madison provides a foundation for eventual careers in professional dance, dance teaching in K-12 and higher education, dance entrepreneurship, dance/movement therapy, Pilates, the health and fitness industry, arts administration, as well as many other fields.

The Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Dance requires a minimum of 85 major credits and is designed for students who wish to spend more time preparing for a professional career in dance.

A dance degree at UW–Madison offers opportunities to:

Study with a world-class faculty, with excellent teacher-student ratios.
Perform frequently in faculty and student-choreographed works, in state-of-the-art facilities.
Pursue an additional major or degree in a second area of interest.
Experience an interdisciplinary, rigorous approach that connects dance to the arts and humanities, as well as the social, biological, physical, and biological social sciences.
Earn scholarship and award funding for study in the academic year and summer, including departmental awards for honors study.
Work with nationally and internationally renowned guest artists and master class instructors, such as the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, Pilobolus, Meredith Monk, Elizabeth Streb, David Parsons, Sean Curran, Danielle Russo, Carrie Hanson, Joe Goode, Susan Marshall, Kun-Yang Lin, and Tim Miller, Abdel Salaam/Forces of Nature.
Train intensively in choreography to create solo and group works for performance.

An audition is required to declare a dance degree. Auditions are held in November and February.

Key Facts

Demonstration of proficiency in the physical practice of dance.
Examination of global approaches in dance, in historical, cultural, and theoretical contexts.
Utilization of tools of craft to engage in critical and creative investigations and assessment.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Dance Production
Movement as Material Through Improvisation
Music for Dancers
Movement Composition for the Performing and Visual Arts
Dance History: Western Theatrical Dance from the Renaissance through the 1920s
Screen Performance
Workshop in World Dance
African Dance
Asian American Movement

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-09-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

132 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Madison, 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

Admissions application
Application fee
Course and grade information from grades 9-12
Two essays: tell us about your academic and personal achievements
One required letter of recommendation
English language proficiency
Official test scores: scores from either the ACT or the SAT

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

44210 USD / year

≈ 44210 USD / year
Out-of-State

44210 USD / year

≈ 44210 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

12186 USD / year

≈ 12186 USD / year

Additional Details

Minnesota Resident: $16,638

Living costs

Madison

United States

1015 - 1752 USD / month

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Programme Structure

Key information

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Credits

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