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The Dance Program, housed in the School of Performing Arts at Wichita State University, offers a BA and BFA in Performing Arts – Dance. Our program is centered in contemporary dance forms. Additional degree enhancing forms include ballet technique, jazz technique, hip hop, musical theatre dance, and tap.
All Degrees & Certificates in the Dance Program
This program will give you a well-rounded dance education with a triple-emphasis on modern dance, ballet and jazz. You'll train like a professional and gain real-world experience in on-campus productions and throughout Kansas' center of arts and culture—preparing you for a successful performance career.
This program will give you a well-rounded dance education with a triple-emphasis on modern dance, ballet and jazz. You'll train like a professional and gain real-world experience in on-campus productions and throughout Kansas' center of arts and culture—preparing you for a successful performance career.
The certificate in Choreography will be for performing arts majors who have required technique courses as a program requirement toward their degree. This will also allow for interdisciplinary students interested in dance, musical theatre and digital arts technology.
To add this certificate to your plan of study:
- Log into the myWSU portal, find the Student Tools box (center of the page) and click "Change my Major/Minor."
- Click continue (this will show your current major and minor).
- Click continue, then click on "Add a certificate" and choose your certificate program. Click continue and submit request.
The certificate in Commercial Dance intends to enhance and broaden student career opportunities in genres such as film, music videos, cruise ship entertainment and professional musicals. Students use the present resources of Wichita State University through instruction in music, theatre and dance techniques. The specialized certificate allows students to expand their professional career prospects while deepening their creative, artistic experiences.
To add this certificate to your plan of study:
- Log into the myWSU portal, find the Student Tools box (center of the page) and click "Change my Major/Minor."
- Click continue (this will show your current major and minor).
- Click continue, then click on "Add a certificate" and choose your certificate program. Click continue and submit request.
The certificate in Dance and Digital Performance will be for performing arts majors
who have required technique courses as a part of their degree. This will also allow
for interdisciplinary students interested in dance and digital arts technology.
To add this certificate to your plan of study:
- Log into the myWSU portal, find the Student Tools box (center of the page) and click "Change my Major/Minor."
- Click continue (this will show your current major and minor).
- Click continue, then click on "Add a certificate" and choose your certificate program. Click continue and submit request.
A minor in dance will expose you to techniques of contemporary dance, ballet, jazz, hip hop, tap, and musical theatre dance.
Our Faculty
Megan Bascom Denise Celestin Cheyla Clawson Sabrina Vasquez (Program Coordinator)
A Brave New World
an interpretation of the book by Aldous Huxley
CONCEIVED & DIRECTED BY: Nicholas Johnson CHOREOGRAPHY: Denise Celestin, Cheyla
Chandler, Sabrina Vasquez
LIGHTING DESIGN: Ben Roose Nick Johnson
SET DESIGN: Dan Williams ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSITION: Aleks Sternfeld Dunn
Chris Reichmeier
COSTUME DESIGN: Renea Goforth “The Voices” - Sam Raimey,
Sabrina Vasquez
STAGE MANAGER: Maddie Nevins ADDITIONAL SOUND DESIGN: Sabrina Vasquez
VIDEOGRAPHY: Greg Matthias, Kurt Rierson, Gerrick