Department of Dance

The Department of Dance is a center of excellence in dance education and artistry.

Towson offers professional dance training within the context of a comprehensive liberal arts education. Majors experience rigorous preparation to dance and create dance at all ages and stages of life—in professional companies, as educators and as arts advocates.

UArts Students Summer dance audition

The Department of Dance will also be holding an in-person BFA audition for just UArts School of Dance students on Friday June 28^th from 10:00am -12:30pm EST. We will be waiving the Audition Fee and we will also be offering Talent Scholarships at this audition. For more information on this audition, please have students reach out to Reggie Cole, Department of Dance Administrative Assistant at rcole AT_TOWSON with their interest.
For questions related to transfer credits, Towson University in general, and admission processes, UArts current/transfer students should reach out to Viviana Vacaflor - vvacaflor AT_TOWSON who will be the Transfer Admissions Counselor in the TU Admissions Office.
For questions related to Towson University in general and admission processes, UArts incoming freshman students should reach out to Kaila Groben - kgroben AT_TOWSON who will be the point of contact for incoming first-year/freshmen in the TU Admissions Office.
All UArts students interested in attending Towson University this fall 2024 semester can be considered for the TU Black and Gold Scholarship if they are from the neighboring states of: Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington DC, and West Virginia.

Who we are...

PASSIONATE. DEDICATED. DISCIPLINED. RESILIENT.

What we offer

Find out more about the advantages of studying dance at Towson University. The department offers students:

small classes taught by nationally recognized faculty who are dedicated teachers, mentors and active professionals
the only B.F.A. in dance performance and choreography with a Dance Education PreK-12 Teacher Concentration in the Maryland State higher education system
a dance education master's program that provides flexible part-time graduate study for certified dance teachers and dance professionals
state-of-the-art facilities, including four large, well-equipped dance studios, and two performance spaces
performance and choreography opportunities as part of the TU Dance Company, dance repertory classes, senior projects, end of semester concerts, outreach programs and special invitations
guest artist programs
diversity of experiences in styles, philosophies and perspectives
internship opportunities
a variety of courses for non-majors, including ballet, modern, tap, jazz and aerial