Program: Dance, BFA - The Juilliard School - Modern Campus Catalog™

May 02, 2025

College Catalog 2025-2026

Curriculum

The following outline shows the required distribution of credits by year for the four-year Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) degree program in Dance.

First Year

Required of all first-time college students.
JUILL 101 — Discover Juilliard 1 credit
JUILL 102D — Essentials of Entrepreneurship 1 credit

Dance Studies

DANCE 101B- — Ballet (5 levels) 1.5 credits per semester
DANCE 101M-102M — Modern I: Limon 1.5 credits per semester
DANCE 101P-102P — Partnering I 1 credit per semester
DANCE 103BA — Ballet Technique (4 levels) 1.5 credits per semester
DANCE 103M-104M — Modern I: Graham 1.5 credits per semester
DANCE 111-112 — Dance Composition I 2 credits per semester
DANCE 121-122 — Repertory, Collaborations & Performance I 3 credits per semester
DANCE 161-162 — Elements of Performing 1 credit per semester
DSDAN 100 — Alexander Technique 1 credit
DSDAN 105 — First Year Wellness Seminar 1 credit
DSDAN 110 — Pilates Mat 1 credit
DSDAN 131 — Dance Studies I 2 credits
DSDAN 152 — Hip-hop Foundations 1 credit
THMUS 111D-112D — Music Studies for Dance I 3 credits per semester

Liberal Arts

LARTS 102 — College Writing 3 credits
LARTS 111 — Foundations of Knowledge 3 credits

Total Credits 1st Year: 46

Second Year

Dance Studies

DANCE 101B- — Ballet (5 levels) 1.5 credits per semester
DANCE 103BA — Ballet Technique (4 levels) 1.5 credits per semester
DANCE 201M-202M — Modern II: Graham 1.5 credits per semester
DANCE 201P-202P — Partnering II 1 credit per semester
DANCE 203M-204M — Modern II: Horton 1.5 credits per semester
DANCE 211-212 — Dance Composition II 2 credits per semester
DANCE 221-222 — Repertory, Collaborations & Performance II 7 credits (4 credits Fall, 3 credits Spring)
DSDAN 132 — Dance Studies II 1 credit
DSDAN 231 — Acting 1 credit
DSDAN 251 — West African Dance 1 credit
THMUS 211D-212D — Music Studies II for Dancers 1.5 credits per semester

Liberal Arts

LARTS 112 — Society, Politics, and Culture 3 credits
Liberal Arts Elective (LARTS 000) 3 credits

Total Credits 2nd Year: 37

Third Year

Dance Studies

DANCE 101B- — Ballet (5 levels) 1.5 credits per semester
DANCE 103BA — Ballet Technique (4 levels) 1.5 credits per semester
DANCE 301 — Topics in Dance 1 credit
DANCE 301M-302M — Modern III: Cunningham 1.5 credits per semester
DANCE 302 — Topics in Dance: Guests 1 credit
DANCE 302P — Partnering III: Contact Improv 1 credit
DANCE 303M — Modern III: Limon 1.5 credits
DANCE 321-322 — Repertory, Collaborations & Performance III 7 credits (3 credits Fall, 4 credits Spring)
DSDAN 341-342 — Stagecraft 1 credit per semester
DSDAN 351-352 — Anatomy/Kinesiology 3 credits per semester

Liberal Arts

LARTS 000-0 - Liberal Arts Electives 6 credits

Total Credits 3rd Year: 34.5

Fourth Year

Dance Studies

DANCE 101B- — Ballet (5 levels) 1.5 credits per semester
DANCE 103BA — Ballet Technique (4 levels) 1.5 credits per semester
DANCE 303 — Topics in Dance: Floor Work 1 credit
DANCE 401 — Topics in Dance: Guest Artists 1 credit
DANCE 402M — Modern IV: Contemporary 1.5 credits
DANCE 401P-402P — Partnering IV 1 credit per semester
DANCE 403 — Topics in Dance 1 credit
DANCE 421-422 — Repertory, Collaborations & Performance IV 7 credits (3 credits Fall, 4 credits Spring)
DSDAN 420 — Self Care for Professional Performers 1 credit
DSDAN 441-442 — Senior Production 1 credit per semester
DSDAN 461 — Pedagogy 1 credit
DSDAN 471-472 — Seminar for Seniors 1 credit per semester

Total Credits 4th Year: 25.5

TOTAL CREDITS: 143

Dance Electives

Not all courses may be offered every year.

DSDAN 111E-112E — Voice for Dancers 1 credit per semester
DSDAN 125E — Yoga 1 credit
DSDAN 127E — Mindfulness 1 credit
DSDAN 130E — Pilates Elective 1 credit
DSDAN 131E-132E — Tap 1 credit per semester
DSDAN 134E — Pilates Equipment .5 credit
DSDAN 210E — Pilates Teacher Training 2 credits
DSDAN 220E — Viewing Dance 1 credit
DSDAN 281E — Solo and Duet Repertory 1 credit
DSDAN 391E — Dance Composition III: Technology, New Media, and Multi-Arts Integration 3 credits
DSDAN 410E — Senior Production Choreography 1 credit
DSDAN 470E — Choreographers and Composers 2 credits