About this Program

¹ú²úÂ×Àí offers a Bachelor of Arts degree in theatre and dance with a major in prek-12 dance education that engages students in a dynamic and transformative process of dance training, fostering curiosity, imagination, versatility and innovation. Through interdisciplinary learning, scholarly research and engagement with local and global communities, students experience dance on many levels helping them to think critically and live creatively as dance artists.


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Program Highlights

  • Students have many opportunities to perform and choreograph in multiple venues and concerts throughout their academic careers

  • Students thrive in an academic and social community within a program that is supportive and encouraging of diversity and innovation

  • Students interact with resident guest artists at least twice a year affording them the chance to experience art in the making, and to network and form lasting bonds with dance professionals

Requirements

What are the requirements to apply for Dance Education at ¹ú²úÂ×Àí?
Students entering the Bachelor of Arts program in Dance Education should meet the minimum university admission requirements Undergraduate Admission.
  • To become a Dance major you must audition. Auditions include a ballet class*, a modern class, hip-hop class and a tour of the facilities. Please register for an audition slot and submit your  to the Dance Program.

    IN-PERSON AUDITIONS
    In-person auditions will take place on February 15, 2025 from 9AM-12PM. All applicants who attend the in-person audition will be considered for a scholarship. For more information, please contact us at the DanceProgram@odu.edu

    ONLINE AUDITIONS
    To be considered for a scholarship, online auditions must be submitted by March 3, 2025. After that, we accept online submissions on a rolling basis. 

Transfer

At ¹ú²úÂ×Àí, we understand that as a transfer student you have unique needs that require a wide array of campus resources. The Center for Advising Administration and Academic Partnerships aims to create a transfer inclusive culture that supports the successful...

Careers

Check out these ideas from ¹ú²úÂ×Àí's Center for Career & Leadership Development and the . A median salary is a midpoint of what people typically earn—half of those surveyed earned above the median salary, and half earned below.

Teach courses in drama, music, and the arts including fine and applied art, such as painting and sculpture, or design and crafts. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

$78,720 Median Salary

Research, analyze, record, and interpret the past as recorded in sources, such as government and institutional records, newspapers and other periodicals, photographs, interviews, films, electronic media, and unpublished manuscripts, such as personal diaries and letters.

$64,220 Median Salary

Perform dances. May perform on stage, for on-air broadcasting, or for video recording.

$17.70 per-hour Median Salary

Create new dance routines. Rehearse performance of routines. May direct and stage presentations.

$52,970 Median Salary
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Cost

Tuition is charged per credit hour. Amounts shown are tuition only and do not include mandatory fees, technology-delivered course fees, course-specific fees, books, housing, meal plans, or other costs. Campus-based students may take technology-delivered or online courses. Tuition is based on student classification. Fees for technology-delivered courses and other costs are listed on the ¹ú²úÂ×Àí tuition and fees page

Active Duty Military Rate
$250 / Cost Per-Credit
Virginia Resident
$281 / Cost Per-Credit
Technology Delivered Courses Outside Virginia and/or the United States
$453 / Cost Per-Credit
Non-Resident
$972 / Cost Per-Credit

Ways to Save

Here are a few ways for you to save on the cost of attending ¹ú²úÂ×Àí. For more information visit University Student Financial Aid.

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1106 DIEHN CENTER
NORFOLK, VA 23529