Dance + Choreography

The VCUarts Dance community seeks to shape the future of the field. We are a vital, energetic department with an established reputation, diverse guest artist program and professionally active faculty dedicated to student success. Graduates of our program thrive as performers, makers, teachers, administrators, and in many other facets of the field of dance.

VCUarts Dance’s teaching and learning environment offers a high level of student/faculty interaction. Our facilities include eight dance studios with floor-to-ceiling windows and a fully-staffed theater designed for dance.

Dance is a pre-professional program that provides students with numerous opportunities for individual artistic growth in a community that values communication, collaboration, and self-motivation. The department, an accredited member of the National Association of Schools of Dance, provides an invigorating educational environment designed to prepare students for the demands and challenges of a career as an informed and engaged artist in the field of dance.

Degree Programs

The Work

Students performing a dance at INTER9 on a dark stage with red lighting

‘INTER9’, 2024

VCUarts Department of Dance + Choreography

VCUarts Dance is thrilled to present ‘INTER9’, this year’s VCU Dance and Choreography Senior Capstone. The Class of 2025 is made up of nine amazing choreographers who have come together to craft a truly unforgettable show. ‘INTER9’ represents the connections and intertwined experiences between the tiny (but mighty) class; a dynamic fusion of creativity, innovation, individuality, and passion.

students in light fabric clothes performing dance now

Dance NOW, 2024

VCUarts Department of Dance + Choreography

person dancing under a large, ballooning white fabric cloth white a video displaying a grey and blue abstract gradient pattern plays behind them

Dance, Design and Community Justice: Shared Practice, 2019

MK Abadoo and Wesley Taylor

MK Abadoo and Wes Taylor, VCUarts professors whose individual art practices overlap with social justice and community organizing, discuss the work of their Shared Practice with Free Egunfemi, creator and founder of Untold RVA. They will present and co-facilitate participatory activities, based on their foundations in choreography and graphic design.

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Our Faculty

are Teachers and Doers

Dance + Choreography faculty are nationally and internationally recognized, critically acclaimed and respected throughout the field for their expansive research and artistic excellence. It is a core value of our faculty to support and engage in local and regional community projects with a strong focus on mentorship and community engagement.

Meet Your Professors

ballet instructor assisting student in the dance studio

Facilities

VCU Dance majors take dance classes and rehearse in the studios of the Dance Center, at the Depot Annex Studio, and in the Grace Street Theater.

VCU Grace Street Theater
The Grace Street Theater at 934 W. Grace St. is the primary performance venue for the Department of Dance + Choreography.
VCU Dance Center
The VCU Dance Center at 10 N. Brunswick St. houses seven Department of Dance + Choreography studios for dance and movement classes and features free performances for students several times a year.
Depot Annex
The Depot Annex at 801 W. Marshall St. is located behind the main Depot building. It houses administrative, advisor and faculty offices for the Department of Kinetic Imaging, along with a dance studio. The Annex is outfitted with a media equipment checkout room, a computer lab, a soundproof recording studio with instruments, and an infinity wall.