Dance, BFA

Program Coordinator: Tommi Galaska (252-328-4916; galaskat@ecu.edu)

The Dance, BFA prepares students for a professional performing career with equal emphasis placed on ballet, jazz, modern and tap allowing for versatility and specialization.  Students develop professional skills to blend precise technical choreography to meet the demands of a competitive arts industry.

In order to declare a major in dance, a student must be admitted through an entrance audition, and must pass an examination by a dance faculty jury in the spring of the first and second year to maintain enrollment in the program. Dance faculty will determine placement in technique levels.

Dance majors must attain a minimum grade of C (2.0) in all required DNCE courses, and all students must earn a C (2.0) or better in technique classes to advance to the next level. All dance courses are restricted to declared dance majors. Enrollment by other majors requires permission of instructor.

Minimum degree requirement is 120 s.h. of credit as follows: