The Department of Dance at UGA cultivates a diverse, inclusive, and stimulating community where creativity, individuality, and mutual respect flourish. Our curriculum challenges students to grow in technique and artistry while developing the critical, theoretical, and creative perspectives essential for a career in the performing arts and related fields. Our graduates are versatile, self-directed global citizens, equipped to navigate the complexities of the 21st century and lead meaningful, impactful lives.

The Department of Dance prepares students for a career in dance. Upon completing the A.B. degree in dance, students will be able to:

• Critically synthesize ideas and movement by evaluating texts, the body in motion, and creative works within historical, social, cultural, educational, and artistic contexts.
• Compose original dances using diverse tools, principles, and perspectives to communicate clear artistic intent.
• Demonstrate technical mastery and body awareness, including alignment, efficient movement patterns, core engagement, and the vocabulary and aestetics of multiple dance genres.
• Express artistry and presence through musicality, projection, focus, and a willingness to take creative risks.

Through its curriculum and student-centered research, the Department of Dance advocates for dance and the arts — on campus, in Athens, across Georgia, and around the world — fostering a vibrant culture of creativity, innovation, and artistic excellence.

Your support helps sustain this mission. Gifts to the Friends of Dance Fund ensure our students, faculty, and programs continue to thrive, create, and inspire through the transformative power of dance.