The Dance Program at Snow College offers an Associate in Science Degree in Dance. We are committed to artistic excellence through fostering a supportive and creative learning environment by providing students with an in depth and broad-ranging curriculum with an equal emphasis in ballet, modern, jazz, tap, social dance, hip hop combined with coursework that includes improvisation, choreography, performance and somatic practices in yoga, taichi and pilates. This broad emphasis of the program makes it unique among other dance departments in Utah and across the United States.
Students gain hands-on dance industry experience through year-long company participation with the Snow College Dance Company or Snow College Ballroom Company. Dancers perform and choreograph for two mainstage productions and two alternative space productions each year, in addition to choreographing and performing at the American College Dance Association Conference.
Snow College Dance Company is recognized on many prestigious stages, including Regional, Virtual and National Gala performances with the ACDA Conference, as well as DANCENOW Festival in New York City, and Midwest RADFest in Kalamazoo, MI. Student and faculty collaborative work has also appeared at national and international festivals such as FilmFest by Rogue Dancer, Festival Videodanza de Puerto Rico, Festival Cuadro por Danza in Venezuela , Montrose International Screendance Festival in Chicago, RDT’s Link Series produced by Repertory Dance Theatre, and Monday Movement Lab produced by loveDANCEmore in Salt Lake City.
Snow College Dance Program provides students with clear pathways to professional opportunities. Snow College has 2+2 transfer agreements with dance programs at SUU, Utah Tech, Westminster College, and Weber State, allowing students to seamlessly continue their studies toward a bachelor’s degree while maximizing their training and performance experiences.
