Dance Introduction
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Many students who have spent years learning dance styles, practicing routines, and performing decide to continue their training by studying dance in college.
At BYU–Idaho, the Dance program helps you build on your skills and grow as a performer, choreographer, and teacher, while studying dance as both an art and an academic subject.
Through classes, rehearsals, and performances, you’ll develop creativity, teamwork, confidence, discipline, and problem-solving skills. You’ll also learn to express ideas through movement and collaborate with others.
These skills are valuable not only in dance, but also in education, wellness, the arts, and many other careers.
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BYU-Idaho Graduate Salaries
Graduates from this program build stable financial foundations by leveraging multiple income streams through the portfolio career model. You will be prepared to combine live performance and dance instruction with professional roles in arts administration, marketing, or the health and fitness industry.
Common Career Paths
You will be prepared for exciting roles as a professional dancer, choreographer, or dance educator while utilizing your transferable skills to excel as an entrepreneur or public relations specialist. This major cultivates the intense discipline and collaborative spirit necessary to lead within nonprofit organizations and the broader creative economy.
Preparation for Grad School
This degree provides a rigorous academic and physical foundation that makes you a standout candidate for top tier conservatories or advanced programs in leadership and business. Your mastery of complex movement and critical thinking ensures you are ready to excel in the world's most prestigious graduate universities both within and beyond the arts.
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