The Juilliard School is one of the most prestigious conservatories in the world. The school, founded in 1905, is located at New York City's Lincoln Center. Students enjoy immediate access to the facilities of the performing arts center, which includes the home of the New York City Ballet. Juilliard's dance faculty includes dancers and choreographers from some of the world's top companies. Students can earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts. An annual "Composers and Choreographers" concert allows Juilliard student composers and choreographers to collaborate in creating performances in which all dance students participate.
The Juilliard School
60 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York, NY 10023-6588
212-799-5000
juilliard.edu
Texas Woman's University's dance department is one of the oldest in the United States. Created in 1926, it offers degrees for undergraduates and graduates students. Students can earn a BFA, a master's in fine arts or a doctoral degree in dance. The doctoral program in dance is the first of its kind in the nation and TWU, located in the town of Denton, celebrated the 50th anniversary of the program in 2008. Its faculty includes former dancers and choreographers from the world's top companies, including the internationally-recognized Dallas Black Dance Theatre.
Texas Woman's University
Department of Dance
P.O. Box 425708
Denton, TX 76204-5708
twu.edu/dance/
The University of Arizona's School of Dance is a highly competitive program in Tucson. Students can earn a BFA and a MFA. The school offers a minor for non-dance students. There are six to eight student-produced performances each year. The school has a touring ensemble that travels domestically and abroad. Student resources include a large collection of dance films and videos in the university's library. Faculty members are winners of several performing arts research awards, including grants from the National Endowment of the Arts.
University of Arizona
School of Dance
P.O. Box 210093
1713 E University Blvd
Ina Gittings Bldg, Rm 121
Tucson, AZ 85721-0093
520-621-4698
web.cfa.arizona.edu
Oklahoma City University's Ann Lacy School of American Dance and Arts Management is considered by many choreographers and publications to be the best dance program in the country. In 2003, Dance Magazine's managing editor called it the "best preparatory dance program in the nation." It was one of the first dance programs to consider tap and jazz as serious dance and include the art forms in its curriculum. Founded in 1981, the school offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in performance, dance management, entertainment business and teaching.
Oklahoma City University
Ann Lacy School of American Dance and Arts Management
2501 North Blackwelder
Oklahoma City, OK 73106-1493
800-633-7242
okcu.edu/dance_amgt