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1000 Lenora Street
Seattle,Washington 98121
206.726.5079
admission@cornish.edu
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Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance
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To succeed in today’s professional dance world, you need strong technique, choreographic skills, teaching knowledge and the ability to create your own opportunities. The Cornish College of the Arts Dance Department offers a challenging yet nurturing environment in which you can discover your own voice, moving beyond imitation to creative self-expression.
Our BFA program is unique in its holistic educational focus that addresses the heart and mind as well as the body. We will give you the tools to create a sustainable life in dance: strong, anatomically sound technique; versatile performance skills; choreographic craft and creative voice; teaching and technical production experience; and knowledge of the business of dance. You will also develop an inner sense of self that will help you navigate the many opportunities available to you in dance.
At Cornish you will join a community of students committed to becoming professional dancers. For the first time in your life you’ll be surrounded by people who want to eat, think, sleep and dream dance. Our department atmosphere is warm and supportive, with students drawing inspiration from one another. The drive and focus of our students create an energy that is contagious and will help you work to your full potential.
We invite you to visit the Dance Department at Cornish College of the Arts and experience for yourself the excitement and energy of people who love to dance as much as you.
Acceptance Rate:
The acceptance rate for Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, Washington is around 71%
Faculty Info:
Victoria Watts, Sarah Haskell, Alfonso Cervera, Meg Fox, Melanie George, Wade Madsen, Deborah Wolf, Lucie Baker, Corrie Befort, Amelia Bolyard, Jeannette D'Armond, Claudette Evans, Alice Gosti, Amy Lambert, Markeith Wiley, Erricka Turner Davis, Margaret Hotchkiss, Christina Kennedy, Tonya Lockyer, Paula J. Peters, Noelle Price, Dorienne Raynolds, Jenna Spinei, Christine Weh, Gracie Whyte, Vanesa Wylie, Mark Kay Bisignano-Vadino.
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