School of Dance

The School of Dance at the University of the Arts is the largest undergraduate Dance program in the United States, with a population of approximately 300 exceptionally creative and talented students, taught by award-winning faculty and visiting artists.

Under the direction of Donna Faye Burchfield, the School has developed an innovative new curriculum that prepares students for the 21st century world of professional dance, offering the depth and rigor of a discipline-based dance conservatory while engaging students in open discussions within their own practice, valuing their voices as capable of developing new and critical perspectives in dance.