Dance - Integrated Dance Studies (BA)

Integrate Dance Into Your Future

The B.A. in Integrated Dance Studies at Seton Hill provides students with a broad range of dance courses in the core curriculum along with the opportunity to select a dance elective each semester. The Integrated Dance Studies major provides flexibility with course scheduling so that students can explore a minor or second major.

The Seton Hill Dance Program

In the Dance Program at Seton Hill, you will:

• Explore movement.
• Foster collaboration.
• Develop & embrace your individual artistry.

At Seton Hill, we strive to develop well-rounded dancers who are also "thoughtful artists." Faculty will be with you every step of the way to help guide you toward your goals and to further develop who you are as an artist. As a dance major at Seton Hill, you will participate in a review at the end of your sophomore year. This review will assess your progress within the program. You will receive one-on-one guidance in completing your degree. Learn more about the Seton Hill Dance Program here.

Minor in Dance

The Dance Minor curriculum offers a variety of technique courses as well as academic courses that potentially enhance regular study in your intended major. While a dance minor does not require an audition, students must successfully complete the Experiencing Dance & Performance course with a 3.0 or higher and be approved by the department coordinator to declare a dance minor.

Arts Center & Performing Arts Center

Seton Hill’s award-winning Arts Center is the home of the Dance Program and offers spacious studios, new classrooms and plenty of places to practice, study, hang out or grab something to eat. The Seton Hill University Performing Arts Center, one block away, provides a variety of performance venues, including an expansive concert hall and a black box theatre.

Performance & Production Opportunities 

As a Seton Hill dance student, you will receive individualized training coupled with abundant production and performance opportunities. Every year, Seton Hill produces a full season of theatre and dance performances. 

Students also have the opportunity to:

• Audition for three concerts per year (auditions are open to all Seton Hill students).
• Present work at the American College Dance Association (ACDA) conference.

Internships & Apprenticeships

Seton Hill dance majors are employed in the university’s costume and scene shops as well as in the box office. Dance majors also have a long track record of success working as interns, apprentices and performers in theatre companies and theme parks around the country.

Students have been accepted for continuing study into:

• Mark Morris Dance Group Summer Intensive
• Joffrey Ballet
• New York City Ballet
• American Ballet Theatre New York

...and have held internships with:

• American Dance Festival
• Attack Theatre
• Ballet de Montreal

Study Abroad Opportunities

Seton Hill's Study Abroad Program helps dancers take the leap to experience somewhere new, including locations like London, Dublin and New York City. In the past, students have had the opportunity to attend the Dublin Dance Festival, take dance classes in other countries, and meet in-person with professional choreographers and dancers.