Dance, M.F.A.

Professor Bower, Chair Professor

E. Rockwell, MFA Program Director Associate

Professor Morton

Objectives:

• Develop and integrate an in-depth understanding of a Christian worldview with their dance studies, and critically assess their practice from such a perspective.

• Cultivate advanced skills in technique and performance which reflect a synthesis of practice-based and theoretical approaches to dance practice.

• Deepen their theoretical and scholarly understanding of dance and its influence in past and present cultures and the ways in which these influences interact with their own body of work.

• Practice a sense of artistry, craft, and voice through exploration, innovation, and development of advanced skills in dance-making.