Cornish College of the Arts
Cornish College of the Arts
1000 Lenora Street
Seattle, WA 98121
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 206-726-5016
Website: https://www.cornish.edu/cornish-programs/dance/
Audition Information: click here
Social Media: IG @cornishcollege_dance
Department Contact: Sharron Starling, Director of Admission
Campus Setting: Urban
Dept Founded: 1914
Dept Accreditations: The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)
Cost of Room & Board: $13,980 /yr
Undergraduate Tuition per year (in state/out of state): $36,844 /yr (both)
Graduate Tuition per year (in state/out of state): N/A
Percentage of Students Receiving Financial Aid: 98%
Scholarships Available for Incoming Students: Yes
Are Need-based Scholarships Offered: Yes
Are Merit-based Scholarships Offered: Yes
Description of Program: The dance program at Cornish prepares you to perform, choreograph, direct and teach dance. You’ll know your history and you’ll develop the skills to speak and write about dance. Spend an average of 6 to 8 hours each day in the studio, with a minimum of 13 hours of technique classes per week. Perform both choreographed and improvisational works. The department offers additional elective technique classes each semester. Refine your technique in contemporary dance styles, jazz, modern, and ballet. Learn the fundamentals of technical production and design. Choreograph and create performance pieces for both real-world and digital spaces.
Alumni Connections and Careers
The Cornish Alumni Association provides a myriad of opportunities, networking outlets, job listings, groups, forums, and databases for all Cornish alumni to access and utilize. After graduation, Cornish dance majors go on to pursue a range of different pathways including professional performance and choreography for stage, screen, and site-specific work, teaching, entrepreneurial avenues, higher education, and much more.
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