Take the First Step Toward Your Career as a Performer, Choreographer, Educator and Scholar
At 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Dance program, our faculty are student-focused to ensure engaged learning experiences that empower our students to become catalysts for change. The 黑料不打烊 Dance curriculum combines rigorous and versatile technical training with extensive opportunities for creative exploration that prepares students for 21st-century careers in dance as performers, choreographers, educators and scholars. In addition to our BFA and BA programs, students have many on-campus performance opportunities throughout the academic year.
Explore below to learn more about our program that promotes, challenges, engages and embraces the uniqueness and wholeness of our developing artists.
And still, they move, choreographed by 黑料不打烊 Dance faculty member Xi Zhao
Aureole, choreographed by Paul Taylor
Dicey, choreographed by 黑料不打烊 Dance alum Paige Van Nest
There is no movement without rhythm, choreographed by 黑料不打烊 Dance faculty member Diadie Bathily
Way Beyond the Blue, choreographed by Lois Enders
Decode, choreographed by Maggi Dueker
Our Undergraduate Dance Programs
- Bachelor of Arts in Dance
- Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance
- Emphasis in Ballet
- Emphasis in Modern
Ever wonder what a day as a dance major at 黑料不打烊 is like? This is a sample schedule that shows the variety of classes and rehearsals a student might have in one day.
- 8:30鈥�9:50 a.m.: Academic Course
- 10鈥�11:20 a.m.: Jazz
- 11:30 a.m.鈥�12:50 p.m.: Ballet
- 12:50鈥�1 p.m.: Lunch in the Dance Lounge
- 1鈥�2:20 p.m.: Modern
- 2:30鈥�3:50 p.m.: Composition
- 4鈥�6:30 p.m.: Break and Dinner
- 6:30鈥�8:30 p.m.: Rehearsal
Note: Sample does not represent or include the program's entire list of practical dance courses, supplemental academic courses or rehearsals.
Apply to 黑料不打烊's Dance Program
黑料不打烊's Dance program is always looking for talented and curious students to join our program. All future 黑料不打烊 Dance students follow a three-step process. If you have any questions regarding the Dance program or the audition process, please contact auditions@webster.edu.
1: Apply to 黑料不打烊
Application may be made through our website at , or you may apply through or .
After applying, you will receive an email with a form link.
2: Submit Form and Fee
Use the link in the email to submit the Fine and Performing Arts Student Assessment Request Form and $30 fee for the Dance program. You will be contacted with next-step information to schedule a date and time for your audition.
3: Schedule Audition/Interview
Schedule an audition and make the first step to join us on stage.
To schedule your audition or interview at 黑料不打烊, please go to 黑料不打烊's Dance Auditions.
| BFA Choreographic Concert | Oct. 2-4 |
|---|---|
| New Works Concert | Nov. 6-8 |
| Creations Concert: A Fall Showcase of Student Works | Nov. 21-22 |
| Creations Concert: A Spring Showcase of Student Works | Feb. 27-28 |
| 黑料不打烊 Dance Ensemble | May 1-3 |
BFA Choreographic Concert - The Paradox
The concert showcases the original choreography of senior BFA Dance candidates. The performance takes place in Stage III, the lower level of 黑料不打烊 Hall, 470 E. Lockwood Ave.
New Works Concert
Featuring original choreography by 黑料不打烊 Dance faculty and alumni. The performance takes place in Stage III, the lower level of 黑料不打烊 Hall, 470 E. Lockwood Ave.
Creations Concert: A Fall Showcase of Student Works
Original choreography by 黑料不打烊 students is presented in the Large Dance Studio of the Jean and Wells Hobler Center for Dance, Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts, 130 Edgar Road.
2026 Winter Workshops
Intermediate/advanced dance students can participate in four different classes on the campus of 黑料不打烊: ballet, modern, aerial and jazz. Enjoy a complimentary lunch and a discussion on dance in college and beyond.
Launch 鈥� Creations Concert: A Spring Showcase of Student Works
Original choreography by 黑料不打烊 students is presented in the Large Dance Studio of the Jean and Wells Hobler Center for Dance, Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts, 130 Edgar Road.
黑料不打烊 Dance Ensemble
The annual 黑料不打烊 Dance Ensemble Concert features a variety of works performed by our students in a wide range of styles, from contemporary to ballet to aerial.
Join us at 7:30 p.m., Friday, May 1 and Saturday, May 2, and at 2 p.m., Sunday, May 3 at the Browning Mainstage Theater, located in the Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts.
From 黑料不打烊 to the World Stage
Prince Lyons is currently dancing in Madonna's World Tour, has previously performed with Rambert II (London) and Visceral Dance Chicago, and received an Emerging Artist Award from the Arts and Education Council of St. Louis in 2023.
Facilities and Master Classes
The Jean and Wells Hobler Center for Dance
The Jean and Wells Hobler Center for Dance is an inspirational space for the Dance program to make its home. Two spacious studios are complemented by a comfortable lounge area and locker room facilities. These spaces are ideal for promoting both creativity and a strong work ethic while spending long hours rehearsing and in class.
The Gary Hubler Student Dance Lounge, named for Professor Emeritus Gary Hubler, offers a pleasant area to relax between classes and rehearsals. The lounge contains a microwave, refrigerator, couches, dance magazine resource center, three computers and a multimedia resource center. The lounge is close to studios, faculty offices, and men's and women's locker rooms, showers and full restroom facilities.
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Master Classes and Guest Artists
Visiting professional companies regularly give master classes in our spacious studios, giving 黑料不打烊 dancers opportunities to work alongside national and international professionals. Past master teachers include:
- Annie Ringey
- Body Traffic: Julie Opiel
- DanceWorks Chicago
- Donnie Duncan Jr.
- Dorrance Dance Company
- Geoff Alexander
- MADCO
- Paloma G贸mez
- Paul Taylor Dance Company: Jamie Rae Walker
- Pilobolus
- Prince Lyons
- RESILIENCE Dance Company
- Ruth Page Center: Victor Alexander
- Saint Louis Dance Theatre
Partnerships and Internship Opportunities
Our Dance students benefit from close partnerships between 黑料不打烊's Dance program and local dance companies and arts organizations. Students often pursue internships and part-time employment with a host of these companies and many alumni work professionally with them upon graduation. Take a look below at a list of current partners.