Overview

The school hosts renowned guest choreographers each semester, who visit campus to create new works for Conservatory dancers or to reconstruct masterworks, teach classes, and provide career advice and support. Connecting students to today's leading artists gives young dancers invaluable insight into the creative process, and offers an opportunity to work closely with the artists who are shaping the field.

Upon successful completion of the B.F.A. in Dance: Contemporary Dance program at Berklee College of Music, students will:

demonstrate a high level of technical skill in both ballet and modern dance, complemented by training in other dance forms, through the completion of a four-year course sequence in movement techniques and regular participation in mainstage productions;
demonstrate artistry and skill in performance developed through participation in the creation of new works by accomplished artists as well as the reconstruction of a wide range of both classical and contemporary masterworks;
exhibit a unique artistic voice honed through the completion of courses in composition, improvisation, and an individualized senior seminar/capstone project;
demonstrate a broad knowledge of the field by completing academic coursework that provides history, context, and theory which informs their work as dance artists;
draw from a wide range of skills, in addition to performance, to support a lifelong career by completing coursework that includes pedagogy, choreographic practice, and movement analysis; and
demonstrate a deep understanding of the human body and the development of a personal movement practice by completing coursework that includes somatic theories, anatomy, and individualized movement research.

Programme Structure

Courses:

Modern Technique

Modern Partnering

Deconstructing Gender Identities in Classical Ballet: Ballet Partnering

Dance History

Dance Pedagogy

Performance Repertory

Acting for Dancers

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

124 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Boston, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

You must submit official, up-to-date high school academic transcripts or General Educational Development (GED) scores.

If you have college/university credits at another institution, you must also submit an official transcript.

All documents must be submitted in English. If you are applying as an international student, please see the International Applicant Requirements below.

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Tuition Fees

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52440 USD / year

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52440 USD / year

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52440 USD / year

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Living costs

Boston

United States

1560 - 3239 USD / month

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Upon successful completion of the B.F.A. in Dance: Contemporary Dance program at Berklee College of Music, students will:

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Boston

Funding

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