Session Description

Inspired by former Dean Tommie Stewart’s vision to formally bring dance to the forefront at Alabama State University, it now offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in dance (BFA Dance Program). ASU is one of only two institutions of higher learning in the state of Alabama, and one of three HBCUs in the nation to offer the degree specifically in dance. ASU’s BFA/Dance Program attracts talented students from across the United States. The BFA/Dance Program provides a rigorous and comprehensive dance curriculum designed to produce high caliber, diverse, and technically proficient dance artists, who contribute to the field of dance regionally, nationally, and globally. With ballet, modern, African or Hip Hop as foundationally techniques, students can further choose jazz or tap as a focused elective. With comfortable classroom student to teacher ratios, individualized attention is given to each student’s professional dance development and unique talents within the BFA/Dance Program at Alabama State University.