Bachelor of Arts in Dance

University of Tampa

The UTampa dance program and dance major offer a distinctive focus in preparing students to become leaders in the field of dance pedagogy in a variety of capacities and settings, including teaching in private studios and community dance programs serving diverse populations. The curriculum is built around the praxis of brain-compatible dance education, a teaching methodology developed by Anne Green Gilbert. This methodology encourages the development of a student who can utilize creativity, critical-thinking and collaboration to become a masterful dance artist and educator. Students will learn how to apply these skills in various capacities and settings, including private studios, community dance programs and in serving diverse populations. Successful students who graduate from the program have presented creative and pedagogically-sound scholarly research at local and national conferences and dance festivals. They have also gone on to pursue careers in commercial dance performance and competition dance adjudication. There is also strong foundational preparation for further study at the graduate level.

College of Arts and Letters