About this Degree
At UGA Dance, students can:
- Immerse in dance as a diverse art form
- Perform in multiple concerts each year
- Train to become a P-12 teacher in Georgia
- Earn a Master’s degree in 5 years (Double Dawg degree option, Non-profit management and Leadership)
- Learn about Dance Science, Health and wellness to add value to professional pursuits.
- Explore, experiment, and develop their personal creativity and artistry.
What you will learn
The program of study is a dance curriculum with training in contemporary modern dance, ballet, jazz, tap, West African, hip hop, aerial, and ballroom dance classes are also offered.
Coursework in dance investigates the technical, stylistic, historical, analytical, and cultural aspects of dance with an emphasis on performance. Students explore, experiment, and develop personal creativity and artistry.
Interesting Facts about this Degree or Program
UGA is the only University System of Georgia school to offer P-12 Certification in Dance.
Other Information about Degree or Program
The degrees in dance at the University of Georgia Department of Dance are accredited by the National Association of Schools of Dance.
Employment Information
Employers:
- Advertising Agencies
- Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre
- Amusement/Theme Parks
- Arts Councils
- Bravo Dance Center Inc.
- Center for American Dance Inc.
- Center Stage Dance Company Georgia
- Dance Conservatory Inc.
- Touring Companies
- Colleges & Universities
- Cruise Lines
- Dance Cavise Inc.
- Dance New Amsterdam Inc.
- Dance Spirit
- Dance Theater of Harlem Inc.
- Performing Arts Centers
- Discovery Programs Inc.
- Front & Center for Performing Horneff
- Robin Performing Arts
- University Theatre/Dance Groups
- Macfadden Performing Arts Media, LLC
- New Jersey Ballet Company Inc.
- Opus Dance Theatre & Community
- Parsons Dance Foundation Inc.
- Playwrights Horizons Inc.
- Television Networks
- Xoregos Performing Co.
Possible Job Titles:
- Artist-in-Residence
- Arts Council Director
- Ballet Mistress/Master
- Booking Agent
- Choreographer
- Choreography
- College Professor
- Community Dance Worker
- Company Dancer
- Costume Designer
- Critic
- Dance Notator
- Dance Teacher
- Dance Therapist/Movement Therapist
- Editor
- Equipment Support Technician
- Event Planner
- Financial Manager
- Fundraiser
- Journalist
- Leisure & Recreation Instructor
- Performer
- Pilates/Conditioning Instructor
- Professional Dancer
- Public Relations Manager
- Rehearsal Director
- Screenwriter
- Stage Manager
- Studio Owner