Overview

The Dance experience at University of Hawaii at Manoa is particularly rich because of its ethnic, geographic, and cultural environment, which enables students to work in the dance traditions of Asia and the Pacific as well as in those of Europe and the United States. Coursework is interdisciplinary and goes hand in hand with productions staged in the 600-seat Kennedy Theatre and the intimate Earle Ernst Lab Theatre.

WHAT’S AFTER GRADUATION

Graduates of the University of Hawai‘i Dance Program are now:

performing internationally, nationally, and in Hawai‘i;
teaching dance, composition and choreography, creative dance, dance history and theory in public and private schools, and universities;
directing and choreographing for their own companies and administering their own schools in Hawai‘i, and abroad;
writing scholarly articles about dance that are presented at conferences and published in journals;
administering arts organizations;
pursuing further graduate study and earning Ph.D. degrees in Dance and Performance Studies

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Dance Kinesiology
Choreography
Performance
Hawaiian Dance Hula Chant Ensemble
Ballet
Music Theory for Dance

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-01-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-10-01 00:00:00
Starting 2025-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-04-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2025-06-30 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Dance View 406 other Bachelors in Dance in United States

Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

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Other requirements

General requirements

Complete the Freshman Application!
Application Fee: $70 U.S.
Official High School Transcripts
Letter of Recommendation
Personal Statement & List of Achievements Form
Official Standardized Test Scores

Tuition Fee

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International

33336 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 33336 USD per year during 48 months.
National

33336 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 33336 USD per year during 48 months.
In-State

11304 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 11304 USD per year during 48 months.

Living costs for Honolulu

1640 - 2500 USD /month

Living costs

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

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find Bachelor's scholarship opportunities for Dance.

Available Scholarships

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