Centering innovation through a diverse spectrum of present-day dance practices, Sarah Lawrence fosters an inclusive creative community comprised of MFA in Dance graduate and BA undergraduate students.
Students experience a holistic synergy of movement practice, creative research, and analytic studies. The program prepares students for careers as artistic citizens of the 21st century.
- Close proximity to New York City offers the best of both worlds—a world-class faculty comprised of leading dance practitioners with active professional practices of their own, easy access to the City's robust dance scene, and a serene campus on which to hone one's craft.
- The program combines daily movement practice in a variety of forms; creative research; and seminars including reading, writing, and research.
- Creative making in dance is supported through studies in functional anatomy, dance history and theory, and related forms. Students perform original work each semester.
- An expansive definition of dance gives ample opportunity for interdisciplinary studies.
