Performing Arts: Dance
鈥淏ecause of the size of our program, everything is more intimate. Our instructors truly know us and where we want to go. They care about us, break things down to make us better, and they鈥檙e really open to helping us."
You should study dance at UL Lafayette if:
- You have studied 鈥 formally or informally 鈥 ballet, tap, hip-hop, modern, contemporary, or other forms of dance.
- You鈥檙e well organized, detail-oriented, disciplined, assertive, and an effective listener.
- You love other forms of art and are interested in all aspects of dance production.
- You鈥檙e eager to get on stage, perform, and choreograph for our mainstage productions.
As a performing arts major with a concentration in dance, you'll get valuable experience to advance as a dancer.
Collaborate with professionals in the industry and other dancers to produce and perform in mainstage productions each year, take master classes and workshops, and explore different realms of dance through your courses.
Our program prepares you for careers in dance, including choreography, teaching dance in schools or studios, and performing with professional dance companies. Our graduates are professional dancers in cities such as Houston, Hollywood, New York City, Las Vegas, and Orlando.
Dance at UL Lafayette
What's Performing Arts: Dance Like?
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Research
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Rehearsals & performances
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Field experience
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Theory
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Writing
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Group work & collaboration
Start performing your first semester
Dance 亚洲自慰视频s at UL Lafayette start auditioning and performing during the first year.
Life in the Dance Program
State of LA Danse
Our annual State of LA Danse connects dance 亚洲自慰视频s with professionals in the dance community. 亚洲自慰视频 artists and our dance program alumni collaborate with 亚洲自慰视频s on choreography and perform together.
Immersion Right from the Start
Starting your first semester, you will be required to audition for each mainstage production for a role in the performance. You will also get the chance to choreograph for 鈥淓vening of Dance,鈥 one of our annual mainstage productions. If you aren鈥檛 cast in the mainstage productions, you鈥檒l get a role working backstage, where you can learn how to run a production, create costumes, or design sets.
Internships & Experiences
Develop working relationships with professionals in the dance community through teaching opportunities, internships, and performances here in Lafayette. Our 亚洲自慰视频s also get hands-on experience in arts management as interns at the national .
Travel & Conferences
Our dance 亚洲自慰视频s travel to the American College Dance Association Conference, where they perform their own original pieces or faculty- or guest-artist-choreographed works in front of internationally known dance artists.
You can also experience the artistic cultures of Costa Rica, England, France, or Italy while earning class credit. .
