Department of Dance

Upcoming Performance: Dance/Hartwell 2026 showcases original student choreography. Developed through months of exploration and studio practice, these works reflect each artist’s unique voice and the threads of experience, identity, and imagination that shape their craft.

Artist. Choreographer. Educator. Our programs provide rich opportunities for students to develop as dancers and to pursue career paths that match their interests.

dancers on a stage lifting a dancer in the air

Specialize Your Degree

Deepen your understanding of dance. In place of liberal arts courses, students in the BFA program will earn nearly double the amount of credits in dance courses compared to the BA.

Dance Major/Minor (BA)

The Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Dance

Students within the Dance Major or Minor at Brockport

Auditions

Auditions are required for admission to all of our dance programs. On campus auditions are scheduled two times per year and video auditions are accepted throughout the year.

Undergraduate Auditions

Garth Fagan and Cassiedy Davis Quintero at the Student Honors and Awards ceremony.

Legacy Award Supports Student’s Artistic Journey

Cassiedy Davis Quintero is the first student to receive the Garth Fagan Legacy Award, which honors the SUNY Distinguished Professor Emeritus who choreographed Disney’s Broadway musical The Lion King.

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Student Engagement

Students have many opportunities to work with our professors as well as visiting guest artists. You can take part in multiple annual productions, supplemental dance programs, and workshops on-campus.

Recent News

Students perform ballet combinations at the barre in the Rose L. Strasser Studio.

Dance Awareness Days Return to Brockport This Week

The decades-long tradition features open classes with faculty and guest artists from Buffalo, Syracuse, and New York City.

Dance Faculty to Perform at University of Rochester

Dance professor Cheryl Johnson will perform at University of Rochester on February 28 and March 1.

Dance Faculty Featured in CITY Magazine

Heather Acomb (Department of Dance faculty member and alum) was featured in the February 2025 issue of CITY Magazine for her work in the field of wellness through somatic dance and yoga.

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