Dance
Dance
Faculty
Program Format
Full Time: Four Years
Degree Earned
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Prepare for a professional career as a performer, choreographer or teacher at Canada’s premier post-secondary dance program.
The 4-year BFA Dance Program in the School of Performance is the most intensive and comprehensive program of its kind in Canada and has earned widespread respect throughout the Canadian and international dance communities. This conservatory style environment offers rigorous daily professional training in four core dance disciplines (ballet, modern, contemporary and jazz) alongside direct collaboration with highly acclaimed visiting guest artists and major arts organizations. This core training is combined with classes in improvisation, composition, partnering, street dance styles, music, acting, film and extensive creative work. Beginning in second year, dancers participate in a series of fully produced performances, working closely with guest choreographers and students in the Performance Production+Design program.
Integrated into the students’ education is a broad selection of specially designed academic studies including history of theatre and dance, anatomy, global stage and many more. The programme prepares graduates for careers as performers, choreographers, teachers and educators. All courses support the mandate, which is to ensure that graduates are highly skilled, uniquely versatile, entrepreneurial and articulate artists who can actively contribute to the art form and advocate for themselves and for the arts as a whole.
Admission Information
What We Offer
Daily Professional Training
Build new skills in our conservatory style training environment
Specially Designed Academic Courses
Integrated classes in history of theatre and dance, anatomy, production, global theatre, and entrepreneurship
Variety of Disciplines
Train in ballet, modern, contemporary, and jazz
Related Studies
Expand your education with courses in improvisation, composition, partnering, music, acting, film, and extensive creative work
Performance Opportunities
Studio and public performances of original works
Professional Connections
Work with internationally acclaimed guest artists and professional dance companies
Core Curriculum
For more information on additional required courses please see Ryerson's Course Calendar
Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 |
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Music I: Introduction | The Moving Image in Performance I | Creative Performance Studies V | Creative Performance Studies VII |
Music I: Advanced Introduction | Music II: Introduction to Singing | Creative Performance Studies VI | Independent Study Seminars |
Creative Performance Studies I | Music II: Intermediate Singing | Conceiving the Production | Advanced Performance Tech I: Dance |
Creative Performance Studies II | Creative Performance Studies III | Performance Tech I: Dance | Advanced Performance Tech II: Dance |
Anatomy of Movement and Lifestyle I | Creative Performance Studies IV | Performance Tech II: Dance | |
Elements of Production I | Intermediary Tech I: Dance | ||
Timelines of Performance History I | Intermediary Tech II: Dance | ||
Timelines of Performance History II | Landmarks of Choreographic Development | ||
Fundamentals of Tech I: Dance | |||
Fundamentals of Tech II: Dance |