The 51Ç鱨վ Dance Program engages students in a dynamic and transformative process of dance training, fostering curiosity, imagination, versatility and innovation. Through interdisciplinary learning, scholarly research and engagement with local and global communities, students experience dance on many levels helping them to think critically and live creatively as dance artists.
Program Highlights
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Students have many opportunities to perform and choreograph in multiple venues and concerts throughout their academic careers
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Students thrive in an academic and social community within a program that is supportive and encouraging of diversity and innovation
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Students interact with resident guest artists at least twice a year affording them the chance to experience art in the making, and to network and form lasting bonds with dance professionals
Careers
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Historians
Research, analyze, record, and interpret the past as recorded in sources, such as government and institutional records, newspapers and other periodicals, photographs, interviews, films, electronic media, and unpublished manuscripts, such as personal diaries and letters.
Dancers
Perform dances. May perform on stage, for on-air broadcasting, or for video recording.
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
Teach courses in drama, music, and the arts including fine and applied art, such as painting and sculpture, or design and crafts. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
Choreographers
Create new dance routines. Rehearse performance of routines. May direct and stage presentations.
Requirements
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To become a Dance major you must audition.ÌýAuditions include a ballet class*, a modern class, hip-hop class and a tour of the facilities. Please register for an audition slot and submit your  to the Dance Program.
IN-PERSON AUDITIONS In-person auditions will take place on February 15, 2025 from 9AM-12PM.ÌýAll applicants who attend the in-person audition will be considered for a scholarship. For more information, please contact us at the DanceProgram@odu.edu.Ìý ONLINE AUDITIONS To be considered for a scholarship, online auditions must be submitted by March 3, 2025. After that, we accept online submissions on a rolling basis.Ìý
Transfer
At 51Ç鱨վ, we understand that as a transfer student you have unique needs that require a wide array of campus resources. The Center for Advising Administration and Academic Partnerships aims to create a transfer inclusive culture that supports the successful...
Cost
Estimated rates for the 2025-26 academic year. Rates are subject to change. Other fees are assessed for special services and certain academic programs. Anyone that is not a current Virginia resident will be charged non-resident rates. That includes international students.
Ways to Save
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